Новости за 07.04.2016

A horrific accident in east China’s Jiangsu province happened in February in which a toddler tumbled from a minivan on a highway, and the minivan just drove off. The driver in the following vehicle immediately noticed and saved the child.

In a brazen assault near the Syrian capital, Islamic State militants on Thursday, April 7, abducted 300 cement workers and contractors in an area northeast of Damascus, Syrian state TV reported as fighting elsewhere in the country also worsened.

The head of the police force of North Cotabato was sacked from his post over the bloody Kidapawan City dispersal operations that left at least three people dead and several others injured, most of them policemen. Director General Ricardo Marquez, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), had Senior Supt. Alexander Tagum relieved effective Wednesday. With questions raised over the incident, the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights started yesterday its inquiry into the bloodshed while... Читать дальше...

Game Tuesday (The Arena, San Juan) 3 p.m. – Phoenix-FEU vs CaféFrance (Phoenix-FEU leads 2-1) Roger Pogoy buried a three-pointer with 2.7 seconds left as Phoenix-Far Eastern University (FEU) came back from 11 points down to stun CaféFrance, 85-84, yesterday and move onto the threshold of capturing the 2016 PBA D-League Aspirants Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Pogoy’s winning trey, a shot from 27 feet, surprised many as he missed his previous eight tries from downtown. The win enabled... Читать дальше...

Adolf Alix, Jr.’s “Whistleblower,” which opened the second CineFilipino Film Festival last March to critical acclaim, is on commercial release a few weeks before the elections – and for good reason. A brainchild of producer Tony Gloria, the movie could be seen as aiming to help audiences become more aware of the dark side of politics.

Catarman, Northern Samar – Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe yesterday said her husband Teodoro “Neil” Llamanzares remains a natural-born Filipino as she maintained that there is nothing illegal with their properties in the United States. Poe clarified that his husband worked in the US Air Force and not in the US Army from 1988 to 1992. “Hindi army, Air Force at hindi rin naman ‘yan itinatago. Hindi ko alam ba’t issue ‘yan. Unang-una, ang asawa ko ay natural born (Not Army, but Air Force and we are not hiding it. Читать дальше...

United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) standard-bearer Vice President Jejomar Binay and Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile assailed the iron-fisted platforms of presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Binay knocked Duterte’s main campaign promise of ridding the country of illegal drugs and other forms of crime within three to six months, saying these cannot be solved particularly through extra-judicial killing. “Iyong sinasabi ng isang kandidato na six months, kahit ilang taon pa... Читать дальше...

Election violence has long been a problem in our country. In the 2013 local elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported 35 killed in a 112-day period before the voting in May.

Spanish brand Sfera presents three main trends for its Women’s Spring/Summer 2016 collection. Minimalism is evident in somber black, white, and gray palettes, all the while maintaining feminine details.

Kids of this generation and adults who grew up watching Disney’s animated classic “The Jungle Book,” inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s book, will enjoy the 2016 live-action movie of the same title, with its good mix of advanced, sophisticated CGI visuals and engaging storyline.

A Philippine air force paratrooper who parachuted from a C130 plane in an exercise with U.S. forces died Thursday, April 7. after a wind gust blew him out to sea instead of an airport drop zone, officials said.

President Aquino witnesses His Serene Highness Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, sign the Palace Guest Book in Malacañang yesterday. During their meeting, the President extended the nation’s gratitude to Monaco for its charity work as well as humanitarian aid after the onslaught of typhoon ‘Yolanda’ in 2013. (Malacañang Photo Bureau)

Singapore– French utility Engie and Japan's Marubeni are among several suitors preparing to bid for Chevron Corp's Asian geothermal energy blocks valued at about $3 billion, sources familiar with the matter said.

A Filipino-American tenor will be singing the Philippine National Anthem during Manny Pacquiao's fight on Sunday, April 10, 2016 (Philippine time).

Presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte was dared to present his own data or statistics that would dispute the claim of his rival, Mar Roxas, that the Mayor has been lying on his claim that he could end crime and illegal drugs problems within three to six months.

Greek public sector workers walked off the job in a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest social security and pension reforms demanded as part of Greece's third international bailout, leaving flights canceled, schools closed and news broadcasts off the air.

Taiwanese actor and F4 member Vic Chou, popularly known as "Hua Ze Lei" in the 2003 hit series Meteor Garden, is expecting his first child with wife and actress Reen Yu.

JORDAN, Guimaras -- Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II got a thunderous welcome “from a sea of yellow” as he visited Jordan in Guimaras Province, part of the two-day campaign sortie to solidify his support base in Panay Island that included visits to Aklan and Antique.

More than 120 countries have said they are ready to sign the UN's accord to fight global warming, French ecology minister Segolene Royal said Wednesday.

Who would have expected that one of the biggest ‘80s pop groups, Culture Club, will actually be able to reform complete with lead singer Boy George and mount a major concert tour?

RIta Avila On Instagram, the 47-year-old actress-turned-book author shared the letter she received from the Vatican. Monsignor Peter Bryan Wells, an official of the Vatican Secretariat of State, relayed the message from Pope Francis to Avila. Dated January 15, 2016, the letter read, “The Holy Father wishes me to thank you for letter and the book which you sent him. He appreciates the devoted sentiments which prompted you to share your work with him. His Holiness will remember you in his prayers and... Читать дальше...

The head of the police force of North Cotabato was sacked from his post after the violent dispersal of farmers in Kidapawan City that left at least three people dead and several others injured, most of them policemen.

A month before the May 9 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released an election fund to the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Nicaragua may boast a southern lake that is Central America's biggest body of freshwater, but in the center of the country years of drought have taken a severe toll.

Twenty-one years after clambering through the ropes for his first professional fight, Manny Pacquiao will make the long walk to the ring for what could well be the final time on Saturday in Las Vegas.