Myanmar court jails Reuters reporters for seven years in landmark secrets case
YANGON— A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years, in a...
UK surge in online child sex abuse images stokes global slavery fears
LONDON- A dramatic surge in the number of online child sex abuse images uncovered in Britain has stoked fears about the growing sexual exploitation...
HIGHLIGHTS: Day 12 of the Asian Games
JAKARTA — Highlights of day 12 of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang on Wednesday (times GMT): Hosts Indonesia continued their dominant run in...
Duterte says “never again” at Israel’s Holocaust memorial
JERUSALEM — President Rodrigo Duterte, who once likened his crime-fighting policy to Hitler's mass murders and then apologised for the comparison, on Monday laid a...
How DOT chief Bernadette Puyat offered Lourd de Veyra a Boracay consultation job
Department of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has responded to broadcaster-musician Lourd de Veyra's open letter and has even offered him a role in the...
Harry Roque’s campaign jingle in Boy Scouts’ event sparks criticism
An apparent campaign jingle of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. was played at an event of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in Botolan, Zambales,...
Massive fire tears through Rio’s 200-year old National Museum
RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive fire raced through Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, probably destroying its collection of more than 20 million...
Gone too soon: Table tennis heroine Ian Lariba succumbs to leukemia at 23
The Philippines' sports community woke up to news of the passing of Olympic table tennis player Ian Lariba, whose masterful career inspired athletes to...
Why Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te has resigned from his post
Veteran lawyer Theodore Te is receiving much praise following his decision to resign from his post as Supreme Court spokesperson on Monday morning. Te in...
HIGHLIGHTS: Day 11 of the Asian Games
JAKARTA — Highlights of day 11 of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang on Tuesday (times GMT): China extended their lead at the top...
Japan braces for likely landfall from strong typhoon Jebi
TOKYO — Japan braced on Monday for the arrival of strong typhoon Jebi as the storm churned north towards the islands, the latest in...
Bomb kills one and injures 15 in cafe in Sultan Kudarat
MANILA - A bomb blast killed one person and injured 15 in an internet cafe in the southern Philippines on Sunday, in the second such attack...
The ‘-ber’ months are here and Jose Mari Chan is coming to town
As the "-ber" months settle in, Filipinos begin to post memes of Jose Mari Chan, a singer renowned for his Christmas songs that have...
History and controversy of ‘Kabataang Barangay’ goes back to Martial Law era
The Kabataang Barangay’s anniversary on August 25, 2018 was a gathering of supporters of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos with his daughter Ilocos Norte Governor...
Eminem drops surprise album, teaser to ‘Venom’ soundtrack
Legendary rapper Eminem shocked fans around the world on Friday morning by releasing a surprise album and a teaser to the soundtrack for upcoming...