UNEASE IN NEW DELHI OVER IRANIAN GENERAL's ASSASSINATION FALLOUTHours after the killing of Iran's top military commander, General QassemSoleimani, in an American drone strike in Baghdad Friday, India urgedrestraint and called for de-escalation.
TOP IRANIAN MILITARY COMMANDER QASSEM SOLEIMANI KILLED BY US AIR STRIKE IN BAGHDAD A US strike killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and the deputy head of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi military force at Baghdad's airport early Friday, the Hashed announced.
MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE VICTIMS SEEK TO DOUBLE CIVIL DAMAGES MANILA — Relatives of the victims in the Maguindanao massacre will ask a Quezon City court to at least double the claim for civil damages that it awarded to them, their lawyer said Friday.
CONG, AND ITS ALLIES RISING AGAINST PARLIAMENT, SILENT ON PAK: PM Holding the Opposition responsible for protests against the new citizenship law, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday slammed the “Congress, its allies and the ecosystem they created” for “r
XI'S REMARKS VOICE HK HOPE FOR HARMONY President Xi Jinping's comments in his New Year's speech about Hong Kong clearly demonstrated the central government's concern for the city and voiced local people's hope for a stable society, the city's opinion and community leaders said.
CARLOS GHOSN FLIGHT PROMPTS TALK OF MORE CURBS IN JAPAN'S STRICT JUSTICE SYSTEM Carlos Ghosn's daring flight from Japan, where he was awaiting trial on charges of financial wrongdoing, has revived global criticism of the nation's "hostage justice," but in Japan is prompting talk
'HAZARDOUS' AIR RECORDED IN PARTS OF METRO MANILA ON NEW YEAR'S EVE MANILA -- Air quality in Metro Manila was “hazardous” at the height of New Year's Eve revelries, as fireworks lit up the sky, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Wednesday.
MODI WISHES ASIAN LEADERS, SKIPS IMRAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday called up leaders of neighbouring South Asian countries, but not Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, to wish them a happy new year as well as discuss with them further steps in bilateral ties.
‘OBJECTIVE ACHIEVED’: MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO ENDS, AS NEW YEAR BEGINS Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday said the government will end martial law in Mindanao at midnight, even as soldiers will remain in the region “to sustain peace and stab
FM SITHARAMAN UNVEILS RS 102-TRILLION INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN TO BOOST GROWTH Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday launched a National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), unveiling projects worth Rs 102 trillion, to boost economic growth and help the economy reach the $5-tr