Boston Celtics land first overall pick in 2017 NBA draft

Four years ago, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett played their final games for the Celtics. A month later, they were traded to the Brooklyn...

China must use ties with North Korea to prevent more dangerous acts – US...

A ranking American diplomat is urging China to use its close ties to North Korea and convince it to halt its "provocations" in the wake of another launching of a missile over the weekend.

Miss Universe producer sues Czech maker of winners’ crowns

IMG Universe canceled Diamonds International Corp's contract last August after the company missed two payments.
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WATCH | Anti-distracted driving, child safety on motorbike laws come into force Thursday

Beginning Thursday, May 18, 2017, two key laws intended to improve road safety will come into force: Republic Act 10913 or the “Anti-Distracted Driving Act,” and RA 10666 or “An Act Providing for the Safety of Children Aboard Motorcycles.”

NO MORE G2G | Rice imports to be handled by private sector – Evasco

The National Food Authoriy council has agreed to allow rice imports but to leave this to the private sector, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. said.

De Lima seeks mandatory, continuing rights education for uniformed services, public school teachers

Senator Leila de Lima is seeking to make human rights education mandatory and continuing for law enforcement and military personnel as well as public school teachers.

Mexican journalists mourn, protest after deadly day

Mexican journalists covered news conferences wearing black on Tuesday, and brought pictures of slain colleagues to rallies to put pressure on authorities to act against an escalation of murderous attacks on their trade.

Trump’s search for new FBI chief falters as candidates nix job

The Trump administration's search for a new FBI director hit roadblocks on Tuesday when two high-profile potential candidates, a moderate judge and a conservative senator, signaled they did not want the job.

MMDA: Towing of illegally parked vehicles to be enforced equally

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reiterated Tuesday it will not tolerate illegal parking of vehicles and will enforce its clearing operations with no special privileges to anyone.

Brooke’s Point mayor sends out SOS vs mining

Palawan province's biodiversity haven Brooke's Point is under siege from what the mayor described as illegal mining.

Cayetano confirmed as DFA secretary but Taguiwalo hits another snag

(UPDATE - 1:58 p.m.) It took all of three minutes on Wednesday morning -- what Senator Panfilo Lacson called “the shortest confirmation hearing of a Cabinet secretary” -- for Alan Peter Cayetano to transform from lawmaker to Foreign Affairs secretary.

US man charged with beheading mom on Mother’s Day

A blood-covered man carrying the severed head of his mother and a knife, walked into an Oregon grocery store on Mother's Day and stabbed a clerk before being subdued, local law enforcement officials said.

Karapatan writes UN expert on IDPs as military operations displace thousands in Mindanao

The human rights group Karapatan has written the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of internally displaced persons even as it reported more displacements in Mindanao from military operations.

China quietly releases draft of tough new intelligence law

China on Tuesday quietly released the first public draft of an intelligence law giving authorities powers to monitor suspects, raid premises, and seize vehicles and devices while investigating domestic and foreign individuals and groups.

InterAksyon Cinema Club gets off to a rip-roaring start with ‘Patay na si Hesus’...

The club is 'aligned with InterAksyon's mission to tell the story of the Filipino,' editor-in-chief Roby Alampay said.