Iran’s supreme leader rejected possible intervention in Iraq by the United States and others, saying that Iraqis themselves can bring peace in their country.
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23 dead in China bad weather
The continuous rainstorms affecting six provinces in south China has resulted in 26 deaths and 3 missing.
Milipitas City Council led by Fil-Am Mayor Esteves proclaims June 21 as Iglesia ni Cristo Day
Milipitas City Council led by Fil-Am Mayor Jose Esteves proclaims June 21 as Iglesia ni Cristo Day. Don Orozco reports from the scene.
Unity Games in Northern Europe
As the Iglesia Ni Cristo approaches its Centennial celebration on July 27 this year, the Church members in Northern Europe countries recently held together a two-day event in Germany called ‘Unity Games’. Marie Francisco reports
Fighting strains Ukraine ceasefire, Putin urges dialogue
(Reuters) – Fighting flared between Ukrainian and pro-Moscow separatist forces, both sides reported on Sunday, further straining a unilateral ceasefire declared by Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin pressed Kiev to talk to the rebels. Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, at separate ceremonies marking the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, both stressed the need to bring peace to Ukraine’s rebellious east. The seven-day ceasefire came under pressure almost as soon at it […]
Sunni militants seize three towns in Iraq’s Anbar: sources
(Reuters) – Sunni insurgents led by al Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) captured three towns in Iraq’s western Anbar province on Sunday, witnesses and security sources said. “Army troops withdrew from Rawa, Ana and Rutba this morning and ISIL moved quickly to completely control these towns,” a military intelligence official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The office for the prime minister’s military command said it had no […]
Hundreds of thousands vote in Hong Kong democracy ‘poll’ in defiance of Beijing
(Reuters) – Nearly 600,000 votes have been cast in three days of an unofficial referendum on democratic reforms in Hong Kong, part of a civil campaign that has been branded illegal by the former British colony and by Communist Party authorities in Beijing. Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with wide-ranging autonomy under the formula of “one country, two systems”, along with an undated promise of universal suffrage. But social tensions have risen […]
South Texas lawmaker calls for inquiry into mass immigrant graves
(Reuters) – A state senator from South Texas called on Saturday for an investigation into recently discovered mass graves containing the bodies of apparent illegal immigrants believed to have been buried by a funeral home paid by the local county government. The grisly discovery – including one body that had been stuffed inside a kitchen garbage bag – was made by anthropologists at a cemetery in Falfurrias, Texas, 80 miles (130 km) from the state’s […]
South Korea launches manhunt for soldier who killed five comrades
(Reuters) – South Korean special forces joined a manhunt on Sunday for a soldier who killed five comrades in a grenade and gun attack at a base near the North Korean border, and once dawn broke military helicopters began scouring the forested hillsides. The soldier shot dead five of his fellow unit members and wounded seven others late on Saturday at a outpost in the base at Goseong county, a mountainous region that borders the […]
Cuffed knifeman ‘apologizes’ for holy war assault in China’s Xinjiang
(Reuters) – One of the assailants who carried out an attack in western China that injured four people has apologized and said other members of his group had convinced him to participate in a “holy war”, state media said late on Saturday. The knife attack occurred last Sunday in a crowded chess hall in the city of Hotan in troubled Xinjiang, the traditional home of ethnic Muslim Uighurs. Two of the attackers died from serious injuries, while […]
Poroshenko’s Ukraine peace plan gets limited support from Putin
(Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced limited support for Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists, but told President Petro Poroshenko there had to be talks with the rebels to prevent the truce collapsing. The Kremlin set out Putin’s view after overnight fighting in Ukraine’s east in which pro-Russian separatists, according to Ukrainian government forces, attacked military bases and customs posts within hours of the ceasefire coming into force on Friday […]
South Korea soldier shoots dead five comrades near border with North
SEÚL (Reuters) – A South Korean conscript soldier shot and killed five of his fellow unit members and injured five others late on Saturday at a guard post near the heavily armed border withNorth Korea, a South Korean official said. The exact circumstances of the incident at the remote guard post were not immediately clear and the official could not provide further details, although there was no indication that North Korea was involved in the incident. The […]
