Backstreet Boy Nick Carter denies girl group member’s 2002 rape allegation

Melissa Schuman, who was a member of girl group Dream in the 1990s, made the claim in a lengthy blog post earlier this month.

Jensen and the Flips, Ang Bandang Shirley apologize over sexual misconduct claims

'We know the things we did wrong; rest assured we have, and will continue to work on being better individuals moving forward...'

Suspected NPA kill construction site caretaker, fire at responding cops in Nueva Ecija

Suspected communist rebels shot dead the caretaker of a construction site and opened fire on responding policemen in Caranglan town, Nueva Ecija early Wednesday morning.

The future looks bright: light pollution rises on a global scale

The world is getting brighter, but scientists say that may not be a good thing.

WATCH | Returning war on drugs to PNP will mean more bloodshed – HRW

Returning the government’s war on drugs to the Philippine National Police, as President Rodrigo Duterte has suggested, would mean more of the bloodshed that has already claimed thousands of lives since he assumed office last year, a human rights watchdog warned.

Scrap ICBM arsenal, nuke strategists urge

Of all weapons in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, the ICBM is the one most likely to cause accidental nuclear war, arms-control specialists say. It is for this reason that a growing number of former defense officials, scholars of military strategy and some members of Congress have begun calling for the elimination of ICBMs.

Myanmar engaged in ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya – U.S.

The United States on Wednesday called the Myanmar military operation against the Rohingya population “ethnic cleansing” and threatened targeted sanctions against those responsible for what it called “horrendous atrocities.”
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Sen. Kiko: ‘Gaguhan na! Peke ang drug war’

(UPDATE - 11:10 a.m., November 23, 2017) 'Gaguhan na talaga!' Senator Francis Pangilinan remarked on Facebook, in reaction to the DOJ's dismissal of drug smuggling charges against former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and 11 other BOC officials in P6.4 billion shabu shipment caper.

Ex-Bosnian Serb commander Mladic convicted of genocide, sentenced to life in prison

A UN tribunal on Wednesday convicted former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic of genocide and crimes against humanity for orchestrating massacres and ethnic cleansing during Bosnia’s war and sentenced him to life in prison.

Senate tackles TRAIN, okays higher P250K ceiling for income tax exemption

Starting 2018, workers with a take-home pay of less than P250,000 annually will be exempted from payment of income tax. This, after Senate ways and means committee chief Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara accepted an amendment raising the exemption ceiling from P150,000 to P250,000.
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DOJ junks drug raps vs Faeldon, 11 BOC officials

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday dismissed the criminal charges filed against former Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and...
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U.S. Navy plane crashes in Philippine Sea; three missing

(UPDATE - 8:44 p.m.) TOKYO - A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in the Philippine Sea south of Japan on Wednesday...

Lawmaker, Sereno spokespersons: Burden of proof rests with Gadon

The spokespersons of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno in the impeachment case filed against her by lawyer Lorenzo Gadon have stressed that the burden of proof rests with the complainant and not on the respondent. The statement was echoed by Quezon City 6th District Kit Belmonte as the House Committee on Justice ended its first hearing for determination of probable cause on Wednesday.
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DOJ panel files drug smuggling raps in PhP6.4B Valenzuela City shabu bust

A Department of Justice Panel of Prosecutors on Wednesday sued before the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela City an array of respondents for the...

Ateneo sets up another UAAP finals date with rival La Salle

No.1 seed Ateneo Blue Eagles forged a rematch against bitter rival De La Salle Green Archers after booking the last UAAP Season 80 finals...