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At least 175 dead after quake hits southwest China

(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 175 people and leaving more than 180 missing and 1,400 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province, 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 […]

OFWs in Libya to be evacuated

After the execution of a Filipino worker and a Filipino nurse gang-raped, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Labor and Employment are asking overseas Filipino workers in Libya are being urged to evacuate as violence mounts.