BEIRUT—Al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels holding 45 Fijian peacekeepers hostage have issued a set of demands for their release, including the extremist group’s removal from a U.N. terrorist...
BANGKOK, Thailand—Thailand’s ruling military junta has forced a human rights group to cancel a presentation on the precarious rights situation in the Southeast Asian country three months after...
MANILA — GlobalSource Partners, a think tank based in New York, raised its evaluation of the Philippine economic growth forecast to 6.1 percent after a good...
For the first time in the Syrian civil war, al-Qaida fighters are hunkered down on Israel’s doorstep, and Israelis in the lush, hilly Golan Heights who...
TALLINN, Estonia — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States will not be intimidated by Islamic State militants after the beheading of a second...
KIEV, Ukraine — A day ahead of a NATO summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued his own peace plan for eastern Ukraine, calling on the Russian-backed...
BAGHDAD — Militants from the Islamic State group carried out a mass killing of hundreds of Iraqi soldiers captured when the extremists overran a military base...
YANGON, Myanmar – May Myat Noe of Myanmar was recently crowned winner of the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World beauty pageant, making her the country’s first...
DAKAR, Senegal — Food in countries hit by Ebola is getting more expensive and will become scarcer because many farmers won’t be able to go to...
WASHINGTON — For the second time this year, President Barack Obama will travel to Russia’s backyard to assure nervous nations of his ironclad commitment to their...
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Did you know that a mother’s cells can live in her child’s body for their entire lives? This fascinating phenomenon...
At 25, I imagined life at 50 would mean I’d be past my prime and grumpy. Little did I know,...
Spring has sprung! This season is perfect for spring cleaning, but why stop at our homes? We can also rejuvenate...
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a woman who wants her happily ever after. I certainly did. After 21 years...
Margaret Atwood aptly captured this dynamic with the phrase, “Old money whispers, new money shouts.” Let me elaborate on this...
Mikaela Ariar, Philippine Canadian Inquirer July 5, 2026 CANADA – Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. concluded his visit to...
Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer July 3, 2026 CANADA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived on Canadian soil on July...
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