(Reuters) – Former “Batman” star Michael Keaton gave a soaring start to the on Wednesday as a crestfallen superhero in “Birdman”, a film its Mexican director Alexandro Inarritu called an experiment that could have failed miserably. The film brings starpower that Venice, the world’s oldest film festival, needs to keep itself from being sidelined by the celebrity magnet of Cannes in May and industry powerfest the Toronto Film Festival, which opens next week. Noted for […]
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Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base: social media
(Reuters) – Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a group hostage after capturing an air base in northeast Syria at the weekend, pictures posted on social media by supporters showed on Wednesday. Islamic State, an offshoot of al Qaeda, stormed Tabqa air base near Raqqa city on Sunday after days of fighting with the army that cost more than 500 lives, according to monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Tabqa […]
Indefinite ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants, takes hold
In Jerusalem, observers said that the indefinite ceasefire seems to be holding, as parties focus on long-term arrangements.
Alert level 4 remains in Gaza strip
The Department of Foreign Affairs said that the Alert Level 4 remains in the Gaza despite the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine.
Palace: Pnoy did not commit any impeachment offence
Malacañang said that President Aquino should not be impeached, saying that, although they respect the constitutional mandate of the Congress on the impeachment process, the President had not committed any impeachable offense.
Palestine celebrates cease fire
Palestinians celebrate the cease-fire after a month-long fight between Israel and Hamas militants.
Atty. Florin Hilbay, Acting Solicitor General
A professor at the University of the Philippines College of Law, Atty. Florin Hilbay, was appointed as Acting Solicitor General to replace Francis Jardeleza who was appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Single visa scheme, proposed in Congress
Proposed in the House of Representatives is the single-visa scheme which will allow Filipinos to enter any member-nation of the ASEAN.
Senate not decided on whether to invite VP Binay
The Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee has not yet decided whether or not to invite Vice-President Jejomar Binay regarding the over-priced Makati City Hall.
South station open for out of line buses
The south station in Muntinlupa will now be open for out-of-line buses with an expected 556 buses to make use of the said station.
Senate continues investigation of Malampaya
The long-awaited Senate investigation of the controversial Malampaya fund will finally pushed thru on September.
LPA enters West Philippine Sea
According to the PAGASA, Caraga region and Davao will be experiencing rains while Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience scattered rain showers. A low pressure area has entered the West Philippine Sea and is expected to leave the country within the day.