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China stifles Obama charisma
BEIJING - Something got lost in transit in US President Barack Obama's visit to China -- the charismatic rhetoric and dominance of mass communication that took him from nowhere to the White House.
Agence France-Presse 11/18/2009 9:59 PM
'Belle de Jour' call-girl writer exposes herself
'Belle': Living a double life too difficult to do long term
LONDON - The employers of a 34-year-old British scientist who wrote a racy best-selling book about being a prostitute defended her Monday, after she outed herself as "Belle de Jour".
Agence France-Presse 11/16/2009 8:53 PM
Facts about the Berlin Wall
BERLIN - The Berlin Wall went up in the early hours of August 13, 1961, and was constantly modified and reinforced until it fell 28 years later, having cost the lives of at least 136 people who tried to cross it.
Agence France-Presse 11/09/2009 9:11 PM
New hope for world's biggest and weirdest flower
ULU GEROH - Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia blooms the world's biggest flower -- a massive fleshy orb designed by nature to attract insects by mimicking the colour and stench of rotting meat.
Agence France-Presse 11/09/2009 12:08 PM
IMAGES: honoring the dead, after the big storm
People who visited their departed loved ones’ graves at the Pasig Catholic Cemetery celebrated All Saints’ Day this year in a far different way from the previous years.
By Allan Barnuevo, ABS-CBN Interactive 11/06/2009 4:18 AM
Obamas host Halloween event at orange White House
WASHINGTON – It was not your usual night at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Saturday, with the White House lit up pumpkin-orange and thousands of little ghosts and goblins trick-or-treating the president of the United States.
Agence France-Presse 11/02/2009 11:18 AM
Snap elections poll watcher joins Boto Mo iPatrol Mo
Patroller says given what is at stake, the public needs to be more vigilant to prevent cheats in 2010
At 59, Valentino “Val” Pascua quietly lives his life as Catholic Mass Media Awards Liaison coordinator and devoted grandparent to 6 grandchildren from his three kids.
Over 2 decades ago, however, this senior prevented the theft of the ballot boxes from the Caloocan City Hall over during the historic 1986 Snap Elections.
By Julie Javellana Santos, abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/26/2009 2:07 PM
Patrollers score politicos using relief ops in campaign
After calling attention to the conditions in various parts of Metro Manila and its surrounding areas following the onslaught of typhoon Ondoy (international codename Ketsana), Patrollers turned their attention on politicians seen to have used disaster relief operations as an opportunity to engage in “premature campaigning.”
By Julie Javellana-Santos, abs-cbnNEWS.com 10/19/2009 1:02 PM
US Nobel sweep points to brain drain
WASHINGTON - Cash-rich US researchers have again dominated this year's Nobel awards, but it seems identifying the nationality of laureates is not an exact science, and change may be on the way.
Agence France-Presse 10/13/2009 9:58 PM
Joyful reunions and despair after 'Ondoy'
MANILA - Rojanie Asuncion launched appeals on television, posted notes in evacuation centers and trudged through mud in a frantic search to find her mother after their home was washed away in the Philippine floods.
Agence France-Presse 10/04/2009 4:30 PM