More NGOs follow MSF in suspending Mediterranean migrant rescues

Two more aid groups have suspended migrant rescues in the Mediterranean, joining Doctors Without Borders, because they felt threatened by the Libyan coastguard.

Suspected jihadists kill 18 in Burkina Faso restaurant attack

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 18 people and wounded several during a raid on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital overnight, but security forces shot dead both attackers and freed people trapped inside the building.

North Korea’s Kim puts army on alert as U.S. warns it can intercept missile

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned on Monday that the military would be prepared to intercept a missile fired by North Korea if it was headed to Guam, while North Korean leader Kim Jong Un alerted his army that it should always be fire-ready.

MILF-BIFF clashes in Maguindanao claim 25 lives – military

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao -- Clashes between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Maguindanao province have claimed 25 lives...

More than 200 killed in Sierra Leone mudslide

A mudslide killed more than 200 people on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Monday, sweeping away homes and leaving residents desperate for news of missing family members.

WATCH | Trump bows to pressure, calls neo-Nazis, KKK ‘criminals’

U.S. President Donald Trump denounced neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan as criminals and thugs on Monday, bowing to mounting political pressure to condemn such groups explicitly after a white-nationalist rally turned deadly in Virginia.
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AFP pleads for patience in resolving Marawi standoff

MANILA, Philippines - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) begged for patience from the people in finishing off the Maute terrorist group in...
poultry farm Pampanga bird flu

WATCH | BIRD FLU OUTBREAK: Govt intercepts chickens, duck, eggs crossing San Luis quarantine

In the face of the first-ever outbreak of avian, or bird flu in the country in the town of San Luis, Pampanga, a government...
Lour de Veyra DOLE logo fiasco

WATCH | Trending: Netizens suggest alternative logo art for government agencies

In the wake of the recent web page slip-of-the-click booboo, whether or not inadvertently, by the Philippine News Agency's online jocks, erroneously posting a...
Maute Group planning Marawi conflict

WATCH | Marawi Crisis: Maute planned to use hostages as human bombs

Hostages in the Islamic City of Marawi, who have managed to escape from their captors, the terrorist Maute Group who are still locked in...

Veteran Jay Washington rues bad timing of hamstring injury

Veteran forward Jay Washington hurt his hamstring at a bad time. The two-time Best Player of the Conference couldn't do anything but watch from the...

Jimmy Alapag looking forward to new challenge as Alab Pilipinas coach

Jimmy Alapag said he is looking forward to embarking on a new chapter in his basketball career as he is set to coach Alab...

Bad weather stops ‘Pinoy Aquaman’ English Channel swim

DOVER, United Kingdom -- Looks like the endeavor for the first Filipino crossing on the English Channel will have to wait a little...

WATCH | LTFRB suspends Uber for 1 month; Poe calls move ‘cruel and absurd’

(UPDATED - 9:00 p.m.) Operations of transport network company Uber were ordered suspended for one month by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). This means the company can no longer accept online bookings effective immediately.

Russia-linked hackers target hotel guests in Europe

A cyber-spying group with suspected links to Russian military intelligence was probably behind a campaign targeting hotel guests in eight mostly European countries last month, researchers at security firm FireEye said on Friday.