Ebola health workers battle death, heat, rumors

LONDON — Doctors and nurses fighting Ebola in West Africa are working 14-hour days, seven days a week, wearing head-to-toe gear in the heat of muddy...

Twin protests suspend life in Pakistani capital

ISLAMABAD — Twin protests demanding the Pakistani government step down have wreaked havoc in the capital, Islamabad, where commuters must circumvent shipping containers and barbed wire...

Iraq forces retake Mosul Dam; militants deny claim

BAGHDAD — Boosted by two days of U.S. airstrikes, Iraqi and Kurdish forces on Monday wrested back control of the country’s largest dam from Islamic militants,...

Ukraine: Rebels fire on civilian convoy

Napoles asks SC to void her plunder raps

MANILA — Alleged pork barrel scam “brains” Janet Lim Napoles has questioned before the Supreme Court (SC) the ruling of the Office of the Ombudsman indicting...

Gilas Pilipinas absorbs third straight loss in France tourney

MANILA — With naturalized player Andray Blatche and Paul Lee nursing minor injuries, Gilas Pilipinas suffered yet another defeat after bowing to taller and hot shooting...

Solon suggests pullout of Filipino soldiers in Africa as Ebola virus disease spread

MANILA — Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Monday the government should seriously consider sending home 115 Filipino soldiers in Liberia as Ebola virus is...

PHL protests China’s conducting of illegal patrols in its territory

MANILA -– The Philippine government on Monday protested China’s conducting of illegal patrols over its territorial waters and the steady presence of its vessels in the...

Pres. Aquino reminds politicians to do their jobs first before campaigning

MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday reminded politicians to do their jobs first before conducting early campaign. “Mga kasama, ‘pag nagbabasa tayo ng...