Rainy Thursday due to LPA, monsoon

The southwest monsoon and a low-pressure area off Samar will bring cloudy skies and rains to most parts of the country Thursday.

Dutch foil possible attack on tip from Spain

A Spanish man was detained by Dutch police on Wednesday after he was found driving a van with gas canisters near a Rotterdam venue where a rock concert was canceled due to a threat of a possible attack.

Air strikes kill at least 35 in Yemen

At least 35 people were killed in air strikes that hit a hotel near a Houthi-controlled outpost outside the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, a medic said, and a Saudi-led coalition spokesman said it conducted the strike against its Houthi adversary.

Barcelona balances security and freedom after deadly attacks

Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia, hit last week by two Islamist militant attacks which killed 15 people, is to deploy more police, install bollards in Barcelona and step up security around stations and tourist landmarks.

Fellow Republicans rebuke Trump over shutdown threat

Donald Trump's fellow Republicans rebuked the president on Wednesday after his threat to shut down the U.S. government over funding for a border wall rattled markets and cast a shadow over congressional efforts to raise the country's debt ceiling and pass spending bills.
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WATCH | PNP’s Kian autopsy, PAO forensic findings don’t jibe

Findings of the autopsy conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) crime laboratory do not completely align with the earlier forensic examination by the...
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WATCH | As anger simmers over killings, police do house-to-house drug tests

Police knock on doors to encourage people to take on-the-spot drug tests, in a campaign condemned by rights groups as harassment that could endanger lives.
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Pope due to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh, before Christmas: source

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will almost certainly visit Myanmar and Bangladesh, two countries caught up in a crisis over the Rohingya Muslim minority,...

Poe, Chiz grill execs of bank where Andy Bautista kept deposits amounting to millions

A series of deposits made by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman and the amount of money on his numerous accounts at the Luzon Development Bank (LDB) should have raised a red flag, Sen. Grace Poe said Wednesday as the Senate Banks committee opened hearings on possible violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
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Wall Street drops on Trump’s threats of government shutdown

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were lower late on Wednesday morning (U.S. time) after President Donald Trump's warning of a government shutdown to secure...
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Maj. Gen. Ronald Villanueva assumes command of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Maj. Gen. Ronald Villanueva assumed command of the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division on Thursday, August 23, at Camp...
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WATCH | DOJ’s Aguirre: Kian slay ‘exception to the rule’; Hontiveros cloisters witnesses

MANILA - The killing of 17-year-old student Kian Delos Santos was not prevailing practice among law enforcers in carrying out the administration’s anti-illegal drug...

Alleged top BOC bribe-givers also earlier linked to rice, garlic smuggling

Some of the individuals who were accused by Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday as among the players allegedly pulling the strings at the Bureau of Customs were also linked to rice and garlic smuggling in past Senate investigations, according to Sen. Cynthia Villar.
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Gordon: Go slow in appointing military men to govt posts

MANILA - Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday said President Rodrigo Duterte should be careful in appointing former military officers to serve in government agencies...

Star outshines Phoenix to remain unbeaten

The Star Hotshots stretched their unbeaten run in the Oppo PBA Governors' Cup after thumping the Phoenix Fuel Masters, 100-81, on Wednesday at Mall...