Новости за 04.12.2015

The woman who carried out the San Bernardino, California massacre with her husband had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader on Facebook, a U.S. law enforcement official said, providing the strongest evidence to date that the rampage may have been a terrorist attack.

The U.N. human rights office said that it has received reports of 16 mass graves discovered near the town of Sinjar in Iraq, after the town was liberated from the Islamic State group last month.

China is set to build its first naval base in Djibouti in Africa, the Djiboutian foreign minister said, in the latest sign of China's growing international security presence.

Fire and hot ash spewed high into the sky from Italy's Mount Etna, Friday, December 4, in one of the most dramatic eruptions of Europe's tallest active volcano in the past 20 years.

Christmas comes early to the pediatric patients of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) as Jollibees’s Maaga ang Pasko caravan drops by to bring some holiday cheer. Now on its 21st year, the longest-running toy & book donation drive in the country will, once again, spread happiness to kids in different parts of the country this Christmas season , with some 200 children in PGH as the first in line for the gift-giving caravan. The joy of Christmas filled the pediatric cancer wards of PGH as Jollibee... Читать дальше...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged $60 billion to development in Africa, as part of what Chinese and African leaders have called a "win-win cooperation."

Rome, Italy — Bring it on. President Aquino is not at all worried by a possible slew of charges that will be filed against him once he ends his six-year term next year. The President recognized that he may be hounded by lawsuits from his disgruntled political opponents but expressed readiness to face all of them. “Hindi pa nga po tapos ang laban: Pagbaba ko sa puwesto, baka po simulan na akong bawian ng lahat ng tiwaling pinanagot natin, para takutin ang lahat ng mga tulad nating maayos ang hangarin (The fight is not yet over. Читать дальше...

One of the important steps to raising a healthy baby is knowing what the nutrients he would need to get from food for optimal growth. But it is also crucial to know what your baby is sensitive and allergic to. My friend’s daughter has a severe allergy to peanuts and tree nuts. She was rushed to the hospital when she was two years old after she went into anaphylactic shock from eating pesto pasta. This is an extremely frightening experience for both the child and a parent. My friend now has to be... Читать дальше...

With even its flagship food sufficiency programs suffering from alleged illogical budgetary scrimping, the Aquino administration has drawn more flak for having accomplished less than 1 percent growth in the agriculture sector in five years. Saying this administration lacks commitment in improving the agriculture sector, Valenzuela City Representative Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian and former Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Rafael Mariano scored President Aquino five years of modest movement in one of the critical growth areas in the country. Читать дальше...

There are ladies (and gentlemen) who lunch, and there are those who run, squat, and crunch no matter how hectic their schedules are or how ugly the weather is.

Most Filipinos may have heard the inspiring tale of how one young man, in the 1940s, built a multi-billion dollar empire by diligently trading basic goods on a bicycle and on board a small boat off the pier of Cebu. That man supported his widowed family with sheer hard work while growing to become one of the country’s captains of commerce. The man is John Gokongwei, a living legend in the country’s food, real estate, aviation, and telecommunications industries, and he comes back to the Queen City... Читать дальше...

This 120-foot Christmas tree located in the heart of Cebu City, which has been touted to be typhoon resistant, is lit up for the first time Wednesday as a dazzling display of fireworks takes place in the background. The tree, which towers over the Fuente Osmena Circle, will serve as the centerpiece of activities and presentation for the Yuletide season until the staging of Sinulog 2016 in January. (Juan Carlo de Vela)

Culinary students carefully decorate their cake-entries in the Wedding Cake Contest of the ‘Kusina Ilocandia’ cooking and baking festival at the San Fernando City Hall in La Union, last Thursday. (Erwin G. Beleo)

City employees, residents, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and relatives gather at Plaza Sugbo in Cebu City yesterday to mark the 99th birth anniversary of Sergio V. Osmeña Jr., the first elected city mayor in 1955. Osmeña Jr., son of former Philippine president Sergio Osmeña Sr. who passed away in 1984, likewise served as congressman and provincial governor. (Juan Carlo de Vela)

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero asserted on Friday that the lawyer who sought to disqualify Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares from running for president in the May 2016 elections and whose case was acted immediately upon by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division is linked to Liberal Party standard-bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II.

Malacañang on Friday announced that Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are set to come to the Philippines for a four-day state visit next month.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's financial regulator said Friday it is investigating possible insider trading by Samsung executives related to a contentious takeover deal.

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Friday said that it is on the right track in the fight against fraud, saying that a decrease is being seen in the number of claims in both pneumonia and cataract.

ORMOC CITY -- Presidential aspirant Mar Roxas reiterated that he did everything to mobilize help for Yolanda- affected areas during an informal campaign swing at Ormoc City, Thursday.

BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia is hosting Syrian opposition groups and many of the main rebel factions next week in an effort to come up with a unified front ahead of peace talks with Syrian government representatives scheduled to begin early next year.

The northeast monsoon or "hanging amihan" will continue to affect the country and bring light rains in northern Luzon, while most parts of the country will experience fair weather on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

After more than three months of hiding, the alleged mastermind in the murder of international racing champion Enzo Pastor, fell into the hands of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 p.m. on December 3, 2015.