Don’t enforce UN sanctions, North Korea urges world
UNITED NATIONS -- North Korea made a global appeal in a letter released on Friday for states to reconsider enforcing UN sanctions on the...
Melissa McCarthy motors through New York dressed as Sean Spicer
She was seen impersonating Spicer while shouting at cars to get out of the way as she cruised through traffic.
NDFP demands release of consultant, Aglipayan bishop nabbed in Ozamiz
(UPDATE - 12:26 p.m.) The National Democratic Front of the Philippines is demanding the immediate release of one of its peace consultants and a bishop of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente who were arrested in Ozamiz City this week.
SMOKE ALARM | Indonesians take tiny steps against Big Tobacco
A neighborhood in the Indonesian capital has informally declared itself a smoke-free zone as students plan further protests against what they see as an increased effort by cigarette companies to target the young.
A decade after joining war on drugs, Mexican army seeks return to barracks
After more than a decade on the streets of Mexico battling ruthless drug cartels, the nation's battered armed forces have thrown their weight behind a law that would force them to return to barracks and put the fight back in the hands of the police.
2 drug suspects die in Novaliches shootout, trike driver gunned down on Commonwealth
It was a bloody early Friday morning in Quezon City, with two drug suspects targeted in a buy-bust operation killed when they shot it out with police officers in Novaliches, and a tricycle driver gunned down in Barangay Commonwealth.
Trump warns Comey not to talk to media with threat of ‘tapes’
US President Donald Trump warned ousted FBI Director James Comey on Friday not to talk to the media, a highly unusual move that prompted fresh charges he is trying to silence the man who led an investigation into possible collusion between the president’s election campaign and Russia.
Gunmen kill Saudi child, Pakistani in Shi’ite district
Gunmen killed a Saudi child and a Pakistani man during an attack on workers at a building project in restive eastern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the interior ministry said on Friday.
WATCH | British hospitals, Spanish firms among targets of global ‘ransomware’ attack
A huge cyber attack leveraging hacking tools widely believed to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency brought disruption to Britain's health system and infected dozens of other countries around the world.
New Zealand scientists re-focus on recently extinct species for resurrection
A New Zealand biologist believed the effort to "resurrect" extinct species through gene editing should focus on recently extinct ones instead of ancient ones like woolly mammoth.
CITF | Victims of Makati ‘kotong’ cops come forth to build case
Victims of four "kotong cops" in Makati City – rogue police officers engaged in extortion and kidnap activities – are showing up at the...
F1 2017 | Hamilton fastest as Mercedes dominate in Spain
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Spanish Grand Prix practise on Friday as Formula One world champions Mercedes responded to the challenge of Ferrari with aerodynamic upgrades and consistently quicker times.
Myanmar coach sees silver lining in huge loss to Gilas
Nobody from Myanmar's squad knows the Philippine men's basketball team more than head coach Ten Kok Heng. Ten was a member of the Malaysian team...
Gilas’ rout of Myanmar a show of respect, not the other way around
The Philippine national men's basketball team justified its 107-point destruction of hapless Myanmar in the 2017 SEABA Championship, saying that playing at its best...
Thailand gives Facebook until Tuesday to remove ‘illegal’ content
Facebook Thailand could face legal action next week after Thai authorities warned Facebook Inc to take down content deemed threatening to national security or violating strict lese majeste laws.