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By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Lin Noueihed and Allyn Fisher-Ilan GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM – Mon Aug 4, 2014 9:15pm EDT (Reuters) – Israel and Islamist Hamas were expected to hold their fire for three days starting on Tuesday, under terms of an Egyptian-brokered truce, while launching negotiations to cement a long-term deal to end a four-week Gaza war. The ceasefire was the latest of several failed attempts to stop what has been the worst Israeli-Palestinian fighting in two years. […]
Chinese media release footage of earthquake-stricken Yunnan province.
Israel troops were redeployed near the Gaza border following an air strike in a United Nations school, resulting in 10 civilian deaths.
In a bid to discredit whistleblower Benhur Luy, alleged pork barrel scam mastermind, Janet Lim Napoles, now wants the Sandiganbayan to subpoena Luy’s travel records from 2004-2013.
The Supreme Court enjoys higher approval and trust ratings compared to the Congress, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey.
At least 381 were killed as a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits the Chinese province of Yunnan.
The trust ratings of legislators continue to fall following of arrests and incarceration of senators tagged in the pork barrel scandal and the Supreme Court’s ruling that the DAP is unconstitutional.
In its latest bulletin, the PAGASA said that typhoon “Jose” continues to weaken as it moves away from the country. The typhoon was last seen near Aparri. PAGASA reiterated that “Jose” will not affect any part of the country, saying that it is the “habagat” that is bringing rains to the Philippines.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 367 people and leaving 1,881 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province, and causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake registered at a shallow depth of less than 1 mile (1.6 km). Chinese state media said it was felt most strongly in Yunnan as well as in the neighboring provinces of Guizhou and […]
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front does not find it acceptable that the Malacañang amended 50% of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
The water level in Angat Dam rises to more than two meters due to the continous rains.
An estimated 50 overseas Filipino workers were said to be included in the foreign workers that evacuated Libya through the Tunisian border.
