Attack at Afghan base kills US soldier, wounds 15

KABUL, Afghanistan — A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire Tuesday on foreign troops at a military base, killing at least one U.S....

Ukrainian troops edge closer to rebel-held Donetsk

DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops took control of a checkpoint Tuesday on the western edge of the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk as the government makes...

DFA says court decision on 12 Chinese fishermen grounded on PHL laws

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the decision of the court to convict the 12 Chinese fishermen who were jailed for poaching in...

Miriam points finger at LTFRB for Metro’s miserable traffic situation

Though these days absent from many Senate sessions due to her battle with the Big “C,” Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is ever-present in championing the causes...

PCG Vancouver holds family picnic

Pinoy Pride Vancouver joins Pride Fest

Military vehicles transporting brand new rifles fuel rumours of coup

  MANILA, Philippines – Rumours of a military coup flew last week, fueled by President Aquino’s slide in popularity ratings and the sight of several army...

Harper government grants $50k to combat social isolation among seniors

Alice Wong, minister of state (seniors) recently announced the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) funding of ,000 to the First United Church for its Seniors’...

LP adopting Binay for 2016 race?

MANILA – Vice President Jejomar Binay said that he has received information that the Liberal Party (LP) is planning to adopt him in the 2016 Presidential...

Large scale comm’l farming seen to address poverty

MANILA – Investors in the agriculture sector believes that large-scale commercial farming of various industrial crops and technology adaptation can be a powerful poverty alleviation key...