'No to letting him give me oral sex [among other overtures]. And with every refusal came Harvey’s Machiavellian rage.'

An independent U.N. human rights investigator said on Wednesday that he had information about an inmate being tortured at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention facility, despite Washington banning “enhanced interrogation techniques” almost 10 years ago.

Muslim leaders on Wednesday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and called on the world to respond by recognizing East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.

No negotiations can be held with North Korea until it improves its behavior, a White House official said on Wednesday, raising questions about U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s offer to begin talks with Pyongyang any time and without preconditions.

Myanmar’s government said on Wednesday that police had arrested two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. The reporters had been working on stories about a military crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rahkine State that has caused almost 650,000 people to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.

(UPDATE 2 - 2:45 p.m.) Tropical cyclone warning signal No. 1 has been raised over provinces in the Eastern Visayas and Bicol regions as tropical depression “Urduja” accelerated and changed course slightly as it neared the Sorsogon-Northern Samar area early Thursday, December 14.

Members of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption have again pushed for the ouster of Conchita Carpio-Morales by submitting to the House of Representatives an impeachment complaint against the ombudsman.

(UPDATED) As its final act before adjourning for the year, the House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill, the first tax measure under the Duterte administration.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will not be offering the 28-day Term Deposit Facility (TDF) during the auction on Dec. 20 as it continues to be less attractive to banks.

An official of French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur on Wednesday apologized to members of the Philippines' congressional health committee for issuing a global advisory that its vaccine may cause severe dengue among those who had received Dengvaxia shots prior to contracting dengue.

The lawyers of three consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, including alleged communist rebel leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, have asked a Manila trial court not to cancel their bail bonds as requested by the Department of Justice following the collapse of peace talks.

(UPDATE - 6:31 a.m., December 14, 2017) Asked during a press briefing if he didn't have any plans of declaring martial law nationwide and if it would only be within Mindanao, President Duterte said, "Well, it is up to the enemies of the state."

Twelve entities are awaiting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) approval to operate as Bitcoin exchange, as virtual currency (VC) transactions in the country continue to rise, with the average in the first half of 2017 reaching USD8.8 million a month.

Ahead of possible charter change next year, the House of Representatives began discussions on a resolution for Congress to transform into a constituent assembly to propose the revision of the 1987 Constitution.

PBA officials and team executives found themselves in an awkward situation during the league's 43rd season launch on Wednesday. As they posed for a...