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Trump calls North Korea ‘sincere’ on possible nuclear talks, but others skeptical

Feeling the pressure of sanctions, North Korea seems “sincere” in its apparent willingness to halt nuclear tests if it held denuclearization talks with the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday as U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials voiced skepticism about any discussions.

Trump economic adviser Cohn quits after dispute over tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, said on Tuesday he was resigning, a decision that came after he lost a fight within the White House over plans to impose hefty steel and aluminum tariffs.

Man charged in theft of Frances McDormand’s Oscar

Terry Bryant, 37, faces up to three years in county jail if convicted.

U.S. general warns of ‘significant’ consequences if China takes key Djibouti port

The top U.S. general for Africa told lawmakers on Tuesday that the American military could face “significant” consequences should China take a key port in Djibouti, as Beijing becomes increasingly muscular in Africa in an effort to expand its influence.

‘NOT IN A MILLION YEARS’ | Duterte says ICC ‘can’t acquire jurisdiction’ over him,...

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed Tuesday to press on with his “war on drugs,” reiterating his threat to “kill” those who “destroy the young of my country” as he claimed the International Criminal Court “cannot acquire jurisdiction over me, not in a million years.”

39 Russians dead as military plane crashes in Syria

A Russian military transport plane crashed in Syria on Tuesday killing all 39 people on board, Russian officials said, an incident that sharply raised the death toll from the Kremlin’s intervention in the Syrian war.
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WORD OF THE LOURD | Impeachment throwback

Scarcely had the vivid memories of the Renato Corona impeachment started to fade when here we are, jolted back to the impeachment process underway...

Japan urges US to shun steel tariffs but makes no threats

Japan on Tuesday stuck to its low-key approach to threatened US tariffs on steel and aluminum, reflecting a desire to keep trade fights from hurting security ties as well as lessons learned about how to deal with President Donald Trump.

Manufacturing posts double-digit growth in January

Manufacturing output posted double-digit growth in both volume and value terms in January 2018, recovering from a series of declines in the last months of the previous year, the government reported on Tuesday.

PC HARDWARE | Ryzen 7 1700: probably the only 8-core CPU you will ever...

The Ryzen 7 1700 is the entry-level CPU in AMD’s range of Ryzen 7 CPUs.
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WATCH | Justice Leonen wants Sereno quo warranto trashed outright

Just a day after Solicitor General Jose Calida petitioned the Supreme Court to hoist quo warranto action on Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Associate...

Baron Geisler nabbed for alarm and scandal in Angeles

Charges of grave threat, alarm and scandal and illegal possession of bladed weapon were filed against the notorious actor.
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Philippine inflation to ease despite uptick in February: BSP

The Philippine central bank poured cold water on the prospect of an interest rate hike, maintaining on Tuesday that annual inflation would ease to its target next year, despite the faster rate in February.

BIDDING SANS FUNDING | Garin, Abad face House grilling on P9.3-B health stations project

Members of the House committee on good government and public accountability on Monday decided to invite two members of the Aquino Cabinet on the funding and implementation of the P9.3-billion Barangay Health Stations project of the DOH in 2015, after it was revealed that a bidding was held even though no funding had yet been placed in the budget.

Robotics is key to continuing competitiveness of PH industry – Universal Robots

Universal Robots, the world’s leading collaborative robotics company, has forged a partnership recently with Asia Integrated Machine, Inc. (AIM).