Drug addict stabs girl dead in Davao
MANILA, Philippines – A drug addict was arrested for the brutal killing of a 6-year-old girl inside the victim’s home in Isla Suerte, Times Beach in Davao City on Tuesday night.
Negros town placed under state of calamity
MANILA, Philippines – The town of Murcia in Negros Occidental province has declared a state of calamity due to the effects on crops of the ongoing dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon.
Ex-barangay chairman slain in Cubao
MANILA, Philippines – A lone gunman shot dead a former barangay chairman in Cubao, Quezon City, Wednesday morning.
Winter Games seen on TV by over half of Americans
NEW YORK – NBC’s online coverage of the Vancouver Winter Olympics has drawn nearly 33 million viewers and no shortage of buzz — but the Web is far from overtaking television when it comes to audience size.
Chinese official accused of graft by ex-wife
BEIJING – A furious Chinese woman has launched a public campaign against her ex-husband, a local government official, accusing him of corruption in revenge for his alleged infidelities, state media said Tuesday.