What the new PH warship is capable of
Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom - 6 hours agoThe Philippines' newest warship has embarked on its first journey, the Philippine Embassy in Washington said. More »What the new PH warship is capable of
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Zest Air cancels Kalibo-Taiwan flights
Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom - 3 hours agoPolitical tensions between Manila and Taipei are apparently making the Philippines less fun for Taiwanese tourists. More »Zest Air cancels Kalibo-Taiwan flights
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PNoy questions MECO exec's supposed joint-probe offer to Taiwan
GMANews - 15 hours agoPresident Benigno Aquino III on Monday questioned the supposed offer made by the Philippines' de facto envoy to Taiwan to his counterparts in Taipei for a joint probe into the death of a Taiwanese fisherman earlier this month.The President's deputy spokesperson, Abigail Valte, said Aquino "made proper inquiries" on why Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) executive director Antonio Basilio supposedly agreed to a joint investigation on the incident in a letter to Taiwan's government dated May 10. ... More »PNoy questions MECO exec's supposed joint-probe offer to Taiwan
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PNoy rallies Navy, says PHL will not be cowed by threats
GMANews - 3 hours agoFORT SAN FELIPE, Cavite City – Faced with an ongoing diplomatic row with Taiwan and a long-standing territorial dispute with China, President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday rallied Navy troops here, saying the Philippines will not be cowed by threats including those from the outside."Sa ilalim ng ating agenda ng mabuting pamamahala, malinaw ang pahiwatig natin ngayon sa buong mundo: Ang sa Pilipinas ay sa Pilipinas, at kaya nating pumalag at ipagtanggol ang sarili tuwing may sisindak sa atin sa loob at labas ng bansa," Aquino said in a speech during a Philippine Navy event here. ... More »PNoy rallies Navy, says PHL will not be cowed by threats
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PNoy forms task force to enhance PHL's business competitiveness
GMANews - 2 hours 54 minutes agoPresident Benigno Aquino III has created a task force to propose measures that will make doing business in the Philippines easier.Under Administrative Order 38, Aquino directed Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo to lead the task force, to be composed of 12 government agencies, that will review and develop policies to enhance the Philippines' business competitiveness. ... More »PNoy forms task force to enhance PHL's business competitiveness
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NPA rebs seize six civilians in Tagum City — military
GMANews - 5 hours agoSix people, including a young girl, were abducted by communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels in a raid on a security agency in Tagum City on Monday night, a military official said Tuesday.The victims were the manager of DASIA Security Agency, his wife, their daughter, a mechanic, and two security guards, according to Lt. Col. Lyndon Paniza, spokesman of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division.Paniza declined to identify the six victims, who were still in the custody of the rebels as of press time. A police report said the minor was 10 years old. ... More »NPA rebs seize six civilians in Tagum City — military
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Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama "concerned"
Reuters - 16 hours agoBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States. About 30 Hezbollah fighters were killed on Sunday, Syrian activists said, along with 20 Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad during the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, near the Lebanon border. ... More »Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama "concerned"
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New batch of Mancao photos also 'photoshopped,' De Lima says
GMANews - 5 hours agoAs far as Justice Secretary Leila de Lima is concerned, photos of fugitive murder suspect Cezar Mancao II showing him in various locations, including outside the Department of Justice (DOJ) main office on Padre Faura in Manila, are “obviously photoshopped.” Interviewed on Tuesday, De Lima appealed to the media not to entertain Mancao, a suspect in the high-profile Dacer-Corbito double murder case whose photos have been circulating on the internet. More »New batch of Mancao photos also 'photoshopped,' De Lima says
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Make way for the world's first liquid-cooled smartphone
GMANews - 8 hours agoIf avid gamers can rig liquid cooling systems to keep their machines from overheating, why can't heavy-duty smartphone users enjoy a similar feature? More »Make way for the world's first liquid-cooled smartphone
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Girl gets bionic hands after surviving flesh-eating bacteria
GMANews - 9 hours agoA woman who had to have both hands amputated over a year ago after being infected with flesh-eating bacteria has now been fitted with high-tech prosthetic hands. The prosthetics allow her to perform a variety of tasks, from wiping tables and folding towels, to combing her hair with her artificial fingers, according to Discovery News and ABC News. More »Girl gets bionic hands after surviving flesh-eating bacteria
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Samsung may be eyeing Intel for next-gen Galaxy tablet
GMANews - 9 hours agoSamsung's future Galaxy tablets may soon sport a major change that won't be too visible at first glance: an Intel chip instead of the ARM processors in current versions. More »Samsung may be eyeing Intel for next-gen Galaxy tablet
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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
Reuters - 1 hour 32 minutes agoBy Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months. ... More »Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
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Obama to meet with China's Xi in California June 7-8
Reuters - 14 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting since Xi became president in March when they sit down for a June 7-8 summit in Rancho Mirage, California, the White House announced on Monday. The two leaders are likely to discuss ways to apply pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program after a period of bellicose rhetoric and threats from Pyongyang. The United States also has concerns about cyber attacks it says are emanating from China. ... More »Obama to meet with China's Xi in California June 7-8
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
Reuters - 11 hours agoBy Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard. During the first visit to the White House in 47 years by a leader of the Southeast Asian nation, Obama called for an end to the killings of Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar's Rakhine state. Reformist Myanmar President Thein Sein vowed to resolve ethnic conflicts and bring perpetrators to justice. ... More »Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
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What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
Reuters - 11 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar. Successive U.S. governments have refused to acknowledge the name change made in the late 1980s by the country's military rulers. The United States for years deliberately referred to the nation of 60 million people as Burma, so as not to give legitimacy to military governments. But in a nod to political reforms made by President Thein Sein, the White House acknowledged it is now employing the name Myanmar more often than before. ... More »What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
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Attention shifts to White House in IRS probe
Reuters - 15 hours agoBy Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior aides to President Barack Obama knew weeks ago about a watchdog report on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups, a spokesman said on Monday, shifting the focus to the White House in a fast-moving controversy. White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler was told on April 24 about an upcoming report by the Treasury's Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) on the IRS practice, which an IRS official apologized for on May 10, triggering the controversy. ... More »Attention shifts to White House in IRS probe
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Syria says destroys Israeli vehicle which crossed ceasefire line
Reuters - 4 hours agoBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said on Tuesday its armed forces destroyed an Israeli vehicle after it crossed a ceasefire line into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The statement by Syrian military leadership, broadcast on state television, came after Israel said one of its military vehicles in the Golan Heights was hit by gunfire from Syria. Israel said the vehicle was damaged but none of its troops were wounded, and Israeli soldiers returned fire. (Editing by Janet Lawrence) More »Syria says destroys Israeli vehicle which crossed ceasefire line
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Hezbollah, Syrian army renew Qusair offensive
Reuters - 3 hours agoAMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers, backed by air strikes and artillery, renewed an offensive aimed at driving Syrian rebels from the town of Qusair near the Lebanese border on Tuesday, opposition activists said. They said fighting was raging in Qusair, as well as in areas to the east where several army bases are located, and in the Hezbollah-held southern and western approaches to the town. ... More »Hezbollah, Syrian army renew Qusair offensive
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North Korea releases detained Chinese fishing boat
Reuters - 5 hours agoBEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea released a Chinese fishing boat on Tuesday more than two weeks after it was detained in waters between the countries, as China demanded an explanation for the incident that has been a new irritant in ties between the often uneasy allies. Chinese counsellor to North Korea Jiang Yaxian had told state media earlier that North Korea had "grabbed" the private vessel from off the northern Chinese city of Dalian in waters between China and the Korean peninsula. ... More »North Korea releases detained Chinese fishing boat
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Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government
Reuters - 15 hours agoBy Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's flagship gay marriage policy deepened a rift in his own party on Monday after many of his own lawmakers defied him in a sign of growing strains on his leadership and his coalition government. Almost 40 percent of Cameron's 303 lawmakers in the lower house of parliament voted for an ultimately unsuccessful amendment that would have allowed registrars to refuse to perform gay marriage ceremonies if they objected. ... More »Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government