Follow the Commission on Elections' partial official results of the 2013 Senatorial elections. More »Elections 2013: Comelec partial official results #purplethumb
Seth MacFarlane will not host next year’s Oscars, because he needs sleep. More »MacFarlane: I won’t host next year’s Oscars
Call it peace through fighting, but wrestlers from the United States, Iran and Russia provided New York with an unusual vision of international harmony when they took to the mat. More »US, Iran, Russia unite on the wrestling mat
Buoyed by increased energy sales, the net income of publicly-listed Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corporation climbed significantly by 295-percent in the first quarter to P164.9 million from the year-ago level of P41.8 million. More »Trans-Asia income climbs 295%
NEW YORK (AP) — James Levine rolled onto the Carnegie Hall stage in his black motorized wheelchair and into a 6-by-6-foot mechanical podium constructed by the Metropolitan Opera. More »Conductor James Levine returns from 2-year absence
Frenchman Phillipe Mexes scored a late winner for AC Milan in a 2-1 comeback victory at Siena on Sunday which saved the Serie A giants' chances of appearing in next season's Champions League. More »Late Mexes winner saves Milan's Champs League bid
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just Bollywood. The largest Indian contingent to date is on the French Riviera at the world's leading cinema showcase to promote the world's biggest film industry that makes over 1,000 films a year, compared with about 600 in Hollywood. ... More »Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image
Over the following month Spain's Primavera Sound takes place, featuring Blur, The Breeders and many others, and Sasquatch music festival takes place in the US state of Washington, featuring Mumford and Sons and The Postal Service. In terms of albums, Daft Punk drop "Random Access Memories" and The National drop "Trouble Will Find Me" on May 20/21. More »Music agenda: Primavera Sound, Sasquatch! Music Festival
Real Madrid will hope to end a difficult season on a high when they face Atletico Madrid in Friday's Copa del Rey final, with Los Blancos aiming to continue their long-running dominance in meetings with their city rivals. More »Real bid to extend derby supremacy in Copa final
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis issued a strong call for world financial reform on Thursday, condemning a heartless "dictatorship of the economy" and saying the economic crisis had made life worse for millions in rich and poor countries. "Money has to serve, not to rule," he told ambassadors in the first major speech about finance since his election in March in which he also urged states to take greater control of their economies and protect the weakest. ... More »Pope rails against "dictatorship of the economy", urges reform
CANNES (Reuters) - This year 20 films are in the main competition at the Cannes film festival, all vying for the coveted Palme d'Or award for best picture that will be handed out on May 26. Here is the 2013 lineup with the average rating out of four by 10 international critics as published in trade magazine Screen: - HELI by Amat Escalante, Mexico Stars: Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara. Synopsis: A 12-year-old girl falls in love with a police cadet, dragging her family into Mexico's brutal drug war. Average Critic Score: 1. ... More »Factbox - Reviews for films in main competition at Cannes 2013
Alexie Santos and Sebastian Mosqueda turned the Palawan Pawnshop age-group tennis circuit presented by Babolat into a veritable playground, winning two titles each yesterday at the Consolacion Tennis Courts in Cebu yesterday. More »Netters bag 2 titles each
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. More »Singer Kellie Pickler named new 'Dancing' champ
Flirtatious women were reportedly using strange methods to catch Liam Hemsworth's eye at Cannes Film Festival. More »Liam Hemsworth 'is hit with ladies in Cannes'
It is impossible to predict the evolution of China's human H7N9 bird flu outbreak as researchers are still trying to understand the source of human transmission, the head of the World Health Organisation said Monday. More »Impossible to predict outcome in China's bird flu outbreak: WHO
There IS an occupational health risk that can be acquired from the green tobacco plant which even tobacco farmers themselves are not fully aware of. More »And now, green tobacco sickness!
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers. Ban, who spoke to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti during a visit to Moscow, called North Korea's launch of three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday a "provocative action". "We are very worried over North Korea's provocative action," he told RIA in comments translated into Russian. ... More »U.N. chief Ban says worried over N.Korea missile launch
About 300 Borneo tribespeople staged a protest at a world hydroelectric industry meeting in Malaysia on Wednesday to denounce dams they say are destroying forests and native ways. More »Malaysia tribal groups protest world hydro meeting
South Africa coach Gordon Igesund has included the entire defence of new champions Kaizer Chiefs in his squad for two key World Cup qualifiers. More »South Africa pick entire Kaizer Chiefs defence
Keegan Bradley, trying to win the Byron Nelson Championship for the second time in three years, fired a two-under par 68 Saturday and clung to a one-stroke lead over South Korea's Bae Sang-Moon. More »Bradley clings to PGA lead with Bae on his heels
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