18 soldiers wounded in ongoing clash with Abu Sayyaf extremists in southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines—The military launched a strike on Abu Sayyaf extremists in the southern Philippines early Friday and ongoing clashes have left at least 18 soldiers wounded,...

Flaherty had looked forward to starting new life, more family time, say friends

OTTAWA – By all accounts, Jim Flaherty appeared to be looking forward to the next phase of his life. The former finance minister for two conservative...

Obama faces pressure from Democrats to approve Keystone by May 31

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama is being pressured by members of his own party to approve the Keystone XL pipeline by May 31, in a letter that...

Government should take control of MRT’s operations—consumer advocate

  With the problems that are hounding the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), many were asking, who’s really in-charge of its operations? The MRT 3 is operated...

Woman throws shoe at Hillary Clinton during speech in Las Vegas

    LAS VEGAS — A woman was taken into federal custody Thursday after throwing a shoe at Hillary Rodham Clinton as the former secretary of state...

Asia stock markets dwindle as tech sell-off continues

  SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets were lower Friday as investors dumped technology stocks and a drop in U.S. jobless claims failed to boost...

Take passenger buses instead of riding MRT—Malacañang

Try other modes of transportation. This may well be the temporary solution of Malacañang to the problems being faced by the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), which...

9 killed; up to 50 injured in school bus crash

ORLAND, California — Nine people were killed Thursday in a three-vehicle crash involving a bus carrying high school students on a visit to a college. The...

Australia’s PM Abbott confident signals are coming from MH370 black box

    PERTH, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said on Friday authorities are confident that a series of underwater signals detected in a remote patch of...

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