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Cameroon repulses B. Haram, kills 143
The Cameroonian army killed 143 Boko Haram fighters who attacked a military base in the northern town of Kolofata on...
Respect human rights, Pope Francis tells Sri Lanka
Pope Francis urged respect for human rights in Sri Lanka as he began a two-nation Asia tour on the island Tuesday,...
Nepal police nab dozens in Maoist-led protests
Nepalese police arrested dozens of protesters Tuesday for attacking vehicles during a Maoist-led strike called before next week’s deadline to...
Cuba govt releases 53 political prisoners
Cuba has released all 53 of the political prisoners it agreed to free in last month’s normalization deal with the...
Mexican govt, vigilante allies clash
The Mexican government legalized and armed vigilante forces to help fight a drug cartel in the troubled Michoacan state, but...
Titanic letter up for auction in US
An indignant letter from a British aristocrat who survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 is coming up for...
Silk Road drug baron goes on trial in NY
The accused US mastermind of an underground criminal website that distributed narcotics, hacking services and forged documents to more than...
Pope begins Asia visit in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka Tuesday 1/13/2015 by Claire COZENS Pope Francis arrived in Sri Lanka Tuesday, bearing a a message of...
65% satisfied with Binay
DESPITE an eight-point decline in Vice President Jejomar Binay’s net satisfaction rating, 65 percent of Filipinos said they were satisfied...
Cebu Pacific fined P52m for poor service
THE Civil Aeronautics Board on Monday fined Cebu Pacific Air P52.1 million for its poor handling of passengers that resulted...
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Tropical Storm “Jenny” is forecast to steadily intensify and become a severe tropical storm by today and a typhoon by...
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A cat wearing a black-and-yellow security vest strolls nonchalantly past security guards lined outside a Philippine office building waiting to...
Read moreConsumers and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will not have to bear the additional burden of increased catastrophe insurance...
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The suspension of “pass-through fees” collected by local government units for vehicles transporting goods through their areas received a warm...
Read moreClimate campaigners in the Philippines held lightning rallies near the US Embassy in Manila to demand accountability from President Joe...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.