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(Reuters) – Monsters and murders of the Victorian age come alive in Showtime’s new “Penny Dreadful,” as actor Josh Hartnett leads a band of gothic mavericks to uncover the terrors that attack the city of London. “Penny Dreadful,” premiering on the CBS Corp cable network on Sunday, follows wealthy explorer Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton) on a quest to find his kidnapped daughter Mina, as a terrifying creature wreaks havoc by devouring humans in the […]
President Aquino appointed retired naval admiral Alexander Palma as the replacement of Eduardo Del Rosario,who resigned as the Executive Director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
The Department of Foreign Affairs will take action regarding the incident wherein a Filipino waiter was abducted by three armed Saudi nationals in the restaurant were he was working.
Over 40 casualties were recorded after a boat sunk off a coastal town in Libya.
A taxi cab was crushed when a car suddenly collided with it in the corner of Taft and UN Avenue. The taxicab driver lost his consciousness as his taxi cab overturned twice. According to witnesses the car was overspeeding and ignored the red light. The passengers of the car are all minors, sparking investigation as to whether or not the driver can legally drive.
BY MATT ROBINSON AND ALESSANDRA PRENTICE DONETSK/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Moscow rebels declared a resounding victory in a referendum on self-rule for eastern Ukraine, with some saying that meant independence and others eventual union with Russia as fighting flared in a conflict increasingly out of control. Organizers in the main region holding the makeshift vote on Sunday said nearly 90 percent had voted in favor. Well before polls closed, one separatist leader said the region would form […]
(Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed after police fired tear gas in a crowded football stadium in Democratic Republic of Congo, provoking a stampede, according to a police source and a local official. Fans in Kinshasa grew angry on Sunday evening after their local team was defeated 1-0 by a team from the eastern town of Lubumbashi in a heated final, according to Emmanuel Akweti, local minister for the capital’s inner city. “Four policemen […]
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, May 11 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has left Myanmar and is now travelling back to the Philippines after attending the two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. The president is expected to touch down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminal 2 on Monday (May 12) at around 1 am. During the summit, leaders of member states took turns to emphasize the importance of a […]
MANILA, Philippines (ENS) — The Philippine Postal Corporation on Saturday, May 10, officially launched the “Iglesia Ni Cristo Centennial Commemorative Stamp” inside the INC Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Church’s registration in the Philippines which it said was “of national historical significance.” In a brief formal ceremony held at the Bulwagan of the INC Central Office, INC Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo, PhlPost Chairman Cesar Sarino […]
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar, May 10 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived here Saturday afternoon to join fellow Southeast Asian leaders in the 24th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. President Aquino together with the Philippine delegation arrived at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport at 3:32 p.m (Myanmar time) onboard Philippine Airlines flight PR001. Upon arrival, the President was welcomed by Philippine officials led by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Philippine […]
(Reuters) — Foreign ministers and heads of state of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are facing a test of unity at their summit this weekend as some members express alarm over China’s growing assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and push for a strong joint statement. Tensions ratcheted up in the past week after China positioned a huge oil rig in an area also claimed by Vietnam, with each country accusing the other of ramming its ships in the […]
(Reuters) — A surge of tensions in the South China Sea threatens to widen divisions between Southeast Asian nations at a summit this weekend, posing a severe test for host Myanmar as the newly democratic country seeks to manage the region’s growing alarm over China. Leaders and government officials of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) will be attending meetings in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyitaw to discuss regional and international issues starting on Saturday (May 10). However, the routine annual meeting of […]
