Wizards star John Wall buries booming triple to force Game 7 vs Celtics

John Wall buried a sensational three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left to give the Washington Wizards a 92-91 win over the Boston Celtics and force...

Has Mariel de Leon jeopardized her chances of winning Miss International?

'I wish Asec. Mocha Uson success in her job. I will use this title as a platform to promote unity for the country.'

Cordillera 60% short of senior high classrooms

Education officials in the Cordillera region have admitted a shortfall of close to 60 percent in the number of classrooms needed for thousands of Grade 11 finishers expected to complete their last year of Senior High School in the coming school year.

Global cyber attack fuels concern about US vulnerability disclosures

A global cyber attack on Friday renewed concerns about whether the U.S. National Security Agency and other countries' intelligence services too often hoard software vulnerabilities for offensive purposes, rather than quickly alerting technology companies to such flaws.

US close to sealing $100B in arms deals for Saudi Arabia – White House...

The United States is close to completing a series of arms deals for Saudi Arabia totaling more than $100 billion, a senior White House official said on Friday, a week ahead of President Donald Trump's planned visit to Riyadh.

Japan sees 50% chance of El Nino emerging by autumn

Japan's weather bureau said on Friday it sees a 50 percent chance of the El Nino weather pattern emerging by the beginning of autumn, or sometime in September.

Baguio tourist road reduced to single lane after retaining wall at construction site collapses

A road leading to two major tourist sites in the country’s summer capital has been reduced to a single lane after a retaining wall at a construction site collapsed, taking part of the thoroughfare with it.

‘Birdshot’ merits Special Mention at Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival

'Birdshot' is a mystery thriller about a farm girl who wanders into the boundaries of a reservation forest.

Don’t enforce UN sanctions, North Korea urges world

UNITED NATIONS -- North Korea made a global appeal in a letter released on Friday for states to reconsider enforcing UN sanctions on the...

Melissa McCarthy motors through New York dressed as Sean Spicer

She was seen impersonating Spicer while shouting at cars to get out of the way as she cruised through traffic.

NDFP demands release of consultant, Aglipayan bishop nabbed in Ozamiz

(UPDATE - 12:26 p.m.) The National Democratic Front of the Philippines is demanding the immediate release of one of its peace consultants and a bishop of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente who were arrested in Ozamiz City this week.

SMOKE ALARM | Indonesians take tiny steps against Big Tobacco

A neighborhood in the Indonesian capital has informally declared itself a smoke-free zone as students plan further protests against what they see as an increased effort by cigarette companies to target the young.

A decade after joining war on drugs, Mexican army seeks return to barracks

After more than a decade on the streets of Mexico battling ruthless drug cartels, the nation's battered armed forces have thrown their weight behind a law that would force them to return to barracks and put the fight back in the hands of the police.

2 drug suspects die in Novaliches shootout, trike driver gunned down on Commonwealth

It was a bloody early Friday morning in Quezon City, with two drug suspects targeted in a buy-bust operation killed when they shot it out with police officers in Novaliches, and a tricycle driver gunned down in Barangay Commonwealth.

Trump warns Comey not to talk to media with threat of ‘tapes’

US President Donald Trump warned ousted FBI Director James Comey on Friday not to talk to the media, a highly unusual move that prompted fresh charges he is trying to silence the man who led an investigation into possible collusion between the president’s election campaign and Russia.