China court locked down for trial of prominent rights lawyer
TIANJIN, China — Chinese police locked down a courthouse on Wednesday for the trial of a prominent rights lawyer who is accused of subversion of...
Fact-check: No petition to ban Miss Universe candidates of mixed descent in the future
Rumors of an international petition allegedly making rounds online that seeks to prevent mixed-race candidates from joining the Miss Universe pageant is false. Two dubious websites...
Duterte orders ‘destruction’ of CPP-NPA as insurgency celebrates 50th anniversary
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to "destroy" the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army, as...
Irving shoots Celtics past 76ers in OT
Kyrie Irving scored 40 points, including two 3-pointers in the final two minutes of overtime, and the Boston Celtics overcame a five-point deficit in...
Indonesian rescuers use drones as tsunami death toll tops 400
LABUAN — Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a...
IN PHOTOS: Christmas Day celebrations around the world
Christmas Day, one of the most popular Christian holidays, is observed by billions of people around the world to celebrate the birth of Jesus...
Thailand approves medical marijuana in New Year’s ‘gift’
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand approved marijuana for medical use and research on Tuesday, the first legalization of the drug in a region with some...
Pope Francis’ Christmas message: ‘Remember poor and shun materialism’
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas on Monday, urging people in the developed world to seek a simpler,...
Amid gloomy Washington Christmas, Donald Trump takes kids’ Santa calls
WASHINGTON - It was the night before Christmas, and U.S. President Donald Trump was on the phone with children, peppering them with questions about...
Mexican girl outsmarted 20-foot-tall U.S. border wall for Christmas wishlist
A balloon launched by a Mexican girl with her Santa present list attached floated over the U.S. border wall and was found by an...
Santa begins Christmas journey from Lapland home
ROVANIEMI, Finland — Santa Claus has set off to deliver Christmas presents to children around the world, with his helpers giving him a musical send-off at his...
Anne Curtis almost missed MMFF Parade of the Stars 2018
Actress-model Anne Curtis-Smith apologized on social media to her fans after the float of her Film Festival entry titled “Aurora” can no longer join...
Kelsey Merritt’s grandmother greeted her by saying: ‘Tumaba ka’
Model Kelsey Merritt in her Instagram story shared that she wasn’t spared from the typical Filipino comment-turned-greeting exchanged during reunions and family gatherings.
The 22-year-old...
AXA’s Swiss employees mistakenly get double December pay
ZURICH — French insurer AXA's 4,300 Swiss employees mistakenly got double their normal December salaries in a Christmas surprise that quickly fell flat when they learned they...
How woman who confronted sexual harasser overcame fear of victim blaming
Social media users commended a woman for standing up against a sexual harasser whom she encountered on a public bus during a commute.
The woman...