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(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama signaled on Monday he will wait for the results of high-stakes talks on Ukraine before deciding whether to arm the Kiev government, saying diplomacy and sanctions remain his preferred tools to resolve the crisis. Obama, at a White House news conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said providing weapons to Ukrainewas among the options he and his advisors were considering. But he made clear he had reservations about […]
(Reuters) – Heartbreak paid off handsomely for British soul singer Sam Smith, a newcomer who won four Grammy awards on Sunday including record and song of the year for his anthem “Stay With Me.” The 22-year-old was also anointed best new artist and his debut album “In The Lonely Hour” won best pop vocal album. But rocker Beck robbed Smith of a sweep in the top three Grammy categories by winning album of the year […]
(Reuters) – Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who was tipped to become French president before being accused of sexual assault by a New York maid in 2011, will testify to a criminal court on Tuesday over his alleged role in sex parties with prostitutes. The allegations that he participated in a French sex ring have dogged the once prominent Socialist ever since criminal charges were dropped against him in the New York case and […]
Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria released a video on Monday (February 9) apparently showing captive British journalist John Cantlie “reporting” from Syria’s largest city of Aleppo. The documentary-style 12 minute video was posted on social media sites. It is called ‘Inside Aleppo’ and features Cantlie touring the city, which he calls by its ancient name, Haleb. Speaking directly to the camera, a pale looking Cantlie, dressed in a brown jacket and black […]
(Reuters) – Malaysia’s highest court will deliver a decision on Tuesday on an appeal against a sodomy conviction by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, with a ruling against him likely meaning a five-year prison term that would stymie his political ambitions. Anwar was the ruling party’s rising star in the mid-1990s before he fell out with then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Since then, the former deputy prime minister has been beset by legal problems and spent […]
A bear-like creature, believed to be a South American coati, has been spotted in a garden in southern England. Anna Shearer, who photographed the animal, said she at first thought it was a dog in her back garden. But, after seeing it scampering up a tree, she realized it wasn’t, and called an animal welfare charity for advice. The organization said the creature could be a baby bear. They tried to catch it using night […]
MANILA, Feb. 9 — Malacañang announced several budget allocations for the Department of Education (DepEd) Sunday to fund various programs and projects aimed at augmenting public school personnel and improving the quality of education in the country. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. in an interview over state-run Radyo ng Bayan said the government allotted P10-billion to hire over 39,000 new teachers and create 1,500 non-teaching positions in our public schools. According to the […]
A 15 foot megamouth male shark found by fishermen with its tail missing was washed up on a beach in Marigondon, Pioduran in between Albay and Masbate provinces last January 28, 2015. Nonie Enolva, head of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Regional Emergency Stranding Response Team (BFAR-RESRT) said that “the megamouth shark is a rare deep-water shark with a wide open mouth that eats planktons and jellyfish.” The shark has been named toothless by […]
Two survivors of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) of the Mamasapano incident were invited as resource persons in the Senate today for its first hearing. Their names were not disclosed to the public because of their physical condition. According to Senator Grace Poe, Head of Senate Committee on public order, “The two members of the SAF who survived the mis-encounter incident are (here in the senate) and we will conduct separate meetings for them.” […]
The heavy traffic in EDSA everyday causes many commuters a lot of headaches and delays. This is why authorities are now aiming to launch the ‘express buses’ project that they hope will help counter the increasing growth of private vehicles in EDSA. It seeks to deploy some 50 express buses that will only stop on two busy thoroughfares – at its pick-up point and its destination. The project is headed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in collaboration of the […]
Boston and other areas of the Northeast, already buried under about a yard (91 cm) of snow, braced for up to two more feet (60 cm) the the next couple of days, while more rain and high winds were in store for parts of the Pacific coast, forecasters said on Sunday (February 8). The National Weather Service predicted a “long duration snow event” in Boston and surrounding areas of New England and issued a winter […]
A large security operation was underway in Bata on Sunday (February 8) ahead of the African Nations Cup final between Ivory Coast and Ghana. Violence marred the semi-final between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea in Malabo where projectiles were hurled at players and supporters, a police helicopter was called to disperse fans in the stadium and conflict continued outside the ground after the match which was delayed for over half an hour before Ghana won it […]
