Новости за 11.09.2015

A young American who assumed the online identity of an Australian jihadist has been arrested for an alleged plan to bomb a September 11 memorial event, authorities said. Joshua Ryne Goldberg, who was arrested in Florida, has admitted to providing instructions on how to make a pressure cooker bomb with the intent “to kill […]

At least 62 people were killed and 30 injured when a crane crashed into the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia’s holy Muslim city of Mecca Friday, the civil defence said on Twitter. Few details were immediately available but pictures circulating on social media showed bloodied bodies strewn across part of the mosque where the […]

US and Cuban officials met Friday in Havana to set an agenda for future negotiations after having re-established diplomatic relations in July. The Cuban foreign ministry, which announced the start of the talks on its Twitter account, said the delegations should “define the program of subjects to be taken up immediately” in future sessions. […]

Singapore’s ruling party looked set for a landslide victory in Friday’s snap general election, reversing setbacks suffered in 2011, an official sampling of ballots showed. Initial results released by the Elections Department showed the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has been in power for 56 years, thumping the opposition in most districts with wide […]

Four poorer EU members on Friday ruled out acceptance of compulsory quota system for taking in refugees, rejecting German pleas for European solidarity in tackling the crisis. “We’re convinced that as countries we should keep control over the number of those we are able to accept and then offer them support,” Czech Foreign Minister […]

More than 430,000 migrants and refugees have reached Europe via the Mediterranean since the start of the year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday, adding that nearly 2,750 had died attempting the trip. The IOM said it had recorded 432,761 arrivals in Europe since January 1, comprising 309,356 in Greece, 121,139 in Italy, 2,166 […]

By Rey G. Panaligan and Mario B. Casayuran The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) yesterday decided to junk the challenge on Sen. Grace Poe’s residency in the Philippines and concentrate, instead, on the issue involving her citizenship. After a preliminary hearing, the SET and the parties involved in the disqualification case all agreed to the suggestion […]

Sleep. Oh, how I miss you! One of the toughest challenges of this motherhood gig is total sleep deprivation. When people advise you to get all the sleep you can get while you’re pregnant, take it. They’re not just advising you to stock up on your precious zzzs for the first few months of motherhood […]

Paris – The number of people worldwide whose deaths were tied to avoidable health risks like high blood pressure and smoking has shot up by almost 23 percent since 1990, researchers said Friday. According to results published in British journal The Lancet, scientists concluded that a range of 79 health dangers contributed to 30.8 million […]

By PNA/Sputnik New York – Casquarelli, a 60-year-old retired lieutenant of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), was forced to watch the early hours of the aftermath of the attacks on his Brooklyn firehouse television set. After both towers of the World Trade Center had collapsed, Casquarelli and his company were called in to […]

by Peter STEBBINGS Las Vegas, United States | AFP – Floyd Mayweather steps into the ring Saturday for what he says will be the last time, but the final defense of his welterweight world titles has been overshadowed by accusations he violated anti-doping rules. The unbeaten pound-for-pound king was forced onto the backfoot Thursday after it emerged that he […]

SEOUL, South Korea — A Seoul court on Friday handed a 12-year prison sentence to a South Korean man who slashed and seriously injured the U.S. ambassador during a March forum. Kim Ki-jong was convicted of attempted murder, assaulting a foreign envoy and obstruction, according to Seoul Central District Court spokesman Joon Young Maeng. Both […]

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu (PNA) — Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies must improve or reduce the efficiency gap in their budgeting process to be able to strengthen investments in their respective economies, an official from the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. Sanjeev Gupta, the Acting Director for the Fiscal Affairs Department of the […]

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte cancelled his trip to Metro Manila next week, affecting several events. According to William Ramirez, coordinator of the mayor’s Listening Tour for Luzon and Metro Manila, “unavoidable circumstances” in Davao City has forced the mayor to forego with his travel to the capital. He said five events from September 14 to 16 […]

Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) said it will implement rotating water service interruptions in the West Zone beginning Wednesday, September 16, to help manage the water level in Angat Dam during El Niño season. In a statement, the Maynilad said the system adjustments will result in lowered water pressure and shortened supply schedules in about […]

A happy, vibrant voice greets us on the phone. Awarded director-choreographer Kenny Ortega immediately begins the conversation by saying, “Please send my kisses to the Philippines” and thanking Filipinos who have been “tremendous fans of so much of my work and I’m so grateful and appreciative.” Ortega, of course, is known to many as the […]

BEIJING — A Nissan joint venture has been fined 123 million yuan ($19.3 million) by Chinese regulators on price-fixing charges in a long-running probe of the auto industry that has snared global automakers. Dongfeng Nissan Auto Sales Co. violated anti-monopoly law by improperly enforcing minimum prices, according to the economic planning agency of the southern […]

LOS ANGELES – Grammy-winning singer Bruno Mars has been invited back to headline next year’s Super Bowl halftime show after scoring the second-biggest audience in the show’s history two years ago, US media reported on Wednesday. In addition to performing at the National Football League’s Super Bowl 50, Mars has been asked to “curate” the […]

The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) ordered, September 11, 2015, the filing graft and corruption charges against former Isabela Congressman Anthony Miranda for allegedly channeling his P20 million pork barrel fund allocation for 2007 to a non-government organization he established. OMB chair Conchita Carpio Morales identified his co-accused as Technology Resource Center officials, namely ex-Director […]