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ISIS claims Norwegian, Chinese captives executed

(REUTERS)  Islamic State said in its magazine on Wednesday that it had killed a Chinese and a Norwegian captive, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men with a banner reading “executed.” In its previous issue of Dabiq, it had said the two captives were “for sale.” Islamic State also said it had originally planned to bring down a Western plane over Egypt’s Sinai but changed its target to a Russian one after […]

Two die in police raid targeting suspected Paris attack mastermind

(REUTERS) A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and another militant died on Wednesday when police raided an apartment in the Paris suburb of St. Denis seeking suspects in last week’s attacks in the French capital. Three sources told Reuters the raid stopped a jihadist cell that had been planning an attack on Paris’s business district, La Defense, after coordinated bombings and shootings killed 129 across the city. Officials said police had been hunting Abdelhamid […]

Filipina tells Obama, APEC CEOs: ‘climate change is like cancer — and the world is at stage 2’

(MANILA) Climate change is like cancer and the world is at Stage 2, young Filipina entrepreneur Aisa Mijeno told United States President Barack Obama and participants in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit 2015 here Wednesday. “Climate change is real and not a myth created by scientists to get funding. It is like cancer,” Mijeno said, citing the four stages of the disease — cell mutation, symptoms, manifest effects, and decline. “I believe we […]

France continue strikes against Islamic State targets

French fighter jets intensified their raids on Syria on Tuesday night (November 17), targeting the Islamic State’s stronghold in Raqqa after the group claimed coordinated attacks in Paris that killed more than 130 people, the defense ministry said. “The raid including 10 fighter jets, was launched from the Persian Gulf and Jordan. It successively bombarded two Islamic State command centres at 1830gmt,” the French military said in a written statement. Islamic State said it carried […]

Tips on how to avoid “Tanim-Bala” extortion scheme in airports.

The infamous “laglag bala” or “tanim bala” had caused a media field day, widely reported and covered in newspapers, radios and televisions and in the internet as well. Some employee had even lost their jobs when the authorities found out that their luggage are said to contain bullets. Now that holiday is coming shortly, many of us will be going in and out of the country for a vacation and sightseeing. Here’s some more tips […]

Olongapo RTC postpones judgment against Pemberton

The Olongapo City Regional Trial Court, Branch 74 postponed its issuance of judgment against United States Marine Scott Pemberton to December 1, in order to gather additional evidence connected with said case. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Obama affirms commitment to Philippine defense

“Rock solid” is how United States President Barack Obama described the commitment of his country regarding the defense of the Philippines after his bilateral meeting with President Benigno S. Aquino III in the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Summit, in connection with the pending hearing of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement at the Supreme Court. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)