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Kerry presses Maliki as Iraq loses control of Syrian, Jordanian borders

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Iraq’s prime minister in Baghdad on Monday to push for a more inclusive government, even as Baghdad’s forces abandoned the border with Jordan, leaving the entire Western frontier outside government control. Sunni tribes took the Turaibil border crossing, the only legal crossing point between Iraq and Jordan, after Iraqi security forces fled, Iraqi and Jordanian security sources said. The tribes were negotiating to hand the post over to […]

Palace welcomes Sen. Estrada’s arrest

According to Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, Malacañang is of the stand that the Sandiganbayan’s arrest warrant against Senator Estrada is one step closer to finding the truth and that the Palace has no systematic plan to persecute the opposition. MANILA, Philippines – Malacanang acknowledged the surrender of Senator Jinggoy Estrada as a “step forward” in the quest to find the truth regarding the controversial pork barrel scam. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda made the announcement regarding […]

‘Man’ beats ’22 Jump Street,’ ‘Dragon’ to win weekend box office

(Reuters) – “Think Like A Man Too”, a sequel to the 2012 comedy based on Steve Harvey’s book “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man”, collected $30 million in ticket sales to lead the weekend box office, outdistancing last weekend’s top film, “22 Jump Street”. In a rare summer week with no big-budget movie openings, “22 Jump Street”, starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, took the No. 2 spot with $29 million at U.S. […]

Unity Games in Northern Europe

As the Iglesia Ni Cristo approaches its Centennial celebration on July 27 this year, the Church members in Northern Europe countries recently held together a two-day event in Germany called ‘Unity Games’. Marie Francisco reports

Sandiganbayan drafts arrest warrant against Senator Estrada

The fifth division of the Sandiganbayan ordered the drafting of the warrant of arrest against Senator Jinggoy Estrada and his co-accused after finding that there is probable cause in the charges against him. Senator Estrada said that he will voluntary surrender if a warrant of arrest is issued against him.