Region 1 policemen recapture 3 escapees
July 18, 2009 2:22 pm· Comments Off
CAMP BGEN OSCAR FLORENDO, La Union, July 18 – Members of the San Juan Police Station in La Union province recaptured three inmates who escaped Friday night (July 17) from the La Union Provincial Jail in San Fernando City.
Police push charges vs nameless suspects in Cotabato City blast
July 18, 2009 2:22 pm· Comments Off
KIDAPAWAN CITY, July 18 -– A John Doe and several others believed to be behind the bloody July 5 blast in Cotabato City were charged last Thursday of multiple murders and multiple attempted murders, a top police official in central Mindanao said.
Murder charges filed vs. rebel returnee, 8 others for killing Iloilo policeman
July 18, 2009 2:22 pm· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, July 18 — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed murder charges against the nine suspects in the ambush-slay of Police Officer 3 Julius Leonor in Barangay Agho, Tubungan, Iloilo last July 1.
Palestinians fear Israeli-U.S. understanding over settlements
July 18, 2009 2:22 pm· Comments Off
RAMALLAH, July 18 — The Palestinians are afraid that Israel and Washington would reach an understanding allowing the continuation of settlement activities in the West Bank, a local newspaper reported Saturday.
ASEAN nears establishing human rights body
July 18, 2009 2:22 pm· Comments Off
PHUKET Thailand, July 18 – Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to adopt a key document on setting up a regional human rights body, ASEAN sources said Saturday.
Somali pirates free German vessel for 1.8M-dlr ransom
July 18, 2009 2:22 pm· Comments Off
NAIROBI, July 18 — Somali pirates freed a German container-carrying vessel on Saturday for a 1.8-million-dollar ransom, local media reported, referring to the pirates' information.
Century's longest solar eclipse on July 22
July 18, 2009 2:22 pm· Comments Off
NEW DELHI, July 18 — Sky gazers await for the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century on July 22, as it will provide a rare opportunity to witness the grand event for the people in west, central, east and northeast India.
Somali militia abduct relief workers in northern Kenya
July 18, 2009 2:22 pm· Comments Off
NAIROBI, July 18 — Suspected Al-Shabaab militia of Somalia abducted three foreign staff working for U.S.-based Action Against Hunger in northern Kenya, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
Malaysia fugitive terrorist linked to Jakarta's suicide bombing: Official
July 18, 2009 2:22 pm· Comments Off
JAKARTA, July 18 — An Indonesian senior anti-terror official Saturday connected the fugitive Malaysian-born extremist Noordin M Top to Friday's suicide bombings at the JW Marriott hotel and the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta, according to the national Antara news agency.
Iraqi security forces face first big test after U.S. troops pullout
July 18, 2009 2:22 pm· Comments Off
BAGHDAD, July 18 — Iraqi security forces are facing their first serious test of working by their own after the June 30 U.S. troops' withdrawal, to maintain security during a major Shiite religious pilgrimage that draws millions of pilgrims.