MADRID, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Spain's interior minister said on Tuesday he would give an explanation to parliament over a private meeting he held with Rodrigo Rato, a former IMF chief who is the focus of a tax and money laundering investigation.
Finally, a recognition for the Special Action Force (SAF) policemen for their heroic acts in neutralizing one of the most wanted international terrorists operating in Mindanao that led to the now infamous Mamasapano massacre. Yesterday, the National Police Commission (Napolcom) confirmed the special meritorious promotion of the 29 SAF commandos of the Philippine National Police […]
Everyone wants to cut costs and save money, but not everyone takes the necessary steps needed to reduce expenses. Sometimes, it’s simple laziness – we want to do something but we’re too indolent to make it happen. Sometimes, however, it’s authentic lack of know-how that prevents us from reeling in the cash outflow. To help […]
A former party-list congressman lamented the other day that members of both majority and opposition parties in the House of Representatives appear to have “misguided priorities.” They appeared in full force at the political rallies of their prospective presidential candidates, such as the Club Filipino show of support for Liberal Party annointee Secretary Mar Roxas. […]
Former President now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was looking forward to a reunion with her cancer-stricken brother Arturo Dela Rosa Macapagal after she was allowed by the Sandiganbayan a five-hour afternoon furlough to visit him at the intensive care unit of Makati Medical Center where he was confined since July 2. But Arturo succumbed […]
A linen closet is a place to store extra beddings, towels, tablecloths, toiletries, pillows and other hygiene products. But with these things being bulky and unruly, the linen closet can be likened to a battlefield. Most of the time, it becomes overrun and cluttered rather than organized. This makes even a simple chore like changing […]
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is drooling over a super fight he is eyeing to happen in early-2016, the date Manny Pacquiao is returning to the ring. Arum told The Telegraph that Pacquiao might end up locking horns with British hero Amir Khan, who the 83-year-old Top Rank chief says “keeps shooting his mouth […]
KOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greek police used fire extinguishers and batons against migrants on the island of Kos on Tuesday after violence broke out in a sports stadium where hundreds of people, including young children, were waiting for immigration papers.
KOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greek police used fire extinguishers and batons against migrants on the island of Kos on Tuesday after violence broke out in a sports stadium where hundreds of people, including young children, were waiting for immigration papers.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. transportation regulators on Tuesday cited driver fatigue, speed and unused seat belts among multiple factors behind a 2014 crash with a Wal-Mart truck that left "30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan with brain injuries and killed a fellow comedian.
A Sao Paulo civil servant develops a motorbike which can cover up to 500 kilometres fueled by just one litre of water. Ben Gruber reports.
A Sao Paulo civil servant develops a motorbike which can cover up to 500 kilometres fueled by just one litre of water. Ben Gruber reports.
: A Sao Paulo civil servant develops a motorbike which can cover up to 500 kilometres fueled by just one litre of water. Ben Gruber reports.
A Sao Paulo civil servant develops a motorbike which can cover up to 500 kilometres fueled by just one litre of water. Ben Gruber reports.
(Reuters) - Norton antivirus software maker Symantec Corp has agreed to sell its data storage unit, Veritas, for $8 billion to a group led by Carlyle Group LP as it seeks cash to turn around its core security software business.
Protesters have gathered intermittently for four days in Ferguson, Missouri, to mark a year since an unarmed black teenager was shot by a white police officer in the city.
The president of the Republic of Congo has reshuffled his government and replaced two ministers who opposed a constitutional reform that would allow him to run for another term in office.
No fence separates Hwange National Park from the outside world. When Cecil the lion was lured onto an adjacent farm in an allegedly illegal hunt, he had to cross only a set of rarely used railroad tracks to go from a...
Visitors looking for a place to stay during Pope Francis' trip to Philadelphia have an unusual option.
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer The Big Ten East's a beast. Ohio State is loaded with returning talent and is the popular pick to return to the College Football Playoff to defend its national...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A blast at a market in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state killed at least 47 people and injured another 52, a military source and a civilian joint task force member said on Tuesday.
Family and friends have celebrated the life of Conley Thompson with a superhero themed funeral.
SPARTANBURG — A federal judge won’t dismiss a lawsuit accusing BMW Manufacturing Co. of discriminating against black job candidates with a job screening policy at its Greer manufacturing facility.
ATHENS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has asked parliament to convene to ensure a bailout agreement worth about 85 billion euros is approved by Thursday, the government said on Tuesday.
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