Emerald weighing more than 600 pounds found in Brazil

SAO PAULO — Miners have found a 4.3-foot (1.3-meter) tall emerald weighing more than 600 pounds (272 kilograms) in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia. Paulo Santana...

Lawmakers urged to stay in Manila for review of PRRD’s martial law declaration

MANILA—Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas on Wednesday advised members of the House of Representatives to “stay put in Manila” in anticipation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s report on...

PNP: Marawi City attackers not ISIS members

MANILA—The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said that the terrorists who are now sowing fear in Marawi City are not members of the Islamic State...

President Duterte meets Putin at Kremlin before flying back to PHL

MOSCOW—President Rodrigo Duterte met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin before flying back to Manila at 1:38 a.m. Wednesday (6:38 a.m., Manila time). The...

5 killed, 286 held in Bahrain raid on Shiite cleric’s town

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain police raided a town Tuesday that is home to a prominent Shiite cleric facing possible deportation, arresting 286 people in...

Hands off US election, ex CIA director says he warned Russia

WASHINGTON — Former CIA Director John Brennan told Congress Tuesday he personally warned Russia last summer against interfering in the U.S. presidential election and was so...

Southeast Asian nations to co ordinate against IS returnees

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia says Southeast Asian governments will hold a summit in August to co-ordinate against the security threat posed by homegrown Islamic militants returning...

B.C. election outcome still murky, two weeks after voters go to the polls

VICTORIA — The final count in British Columbia’s tight and inconclusive election will be known on Wednesday, but the possibility of a judicial recount means the...

3 troops killed, 12 hurt in ongoing ops in Marawi City

Landslide on California highway part of $1 billion in damage

A massive landslide that went into the Pacific Ocean is the latest natural disaster to hit a California community that relies heavily on an iconic coastal...