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Cops nab 5 suspects in killing of ex-Batangas lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 11:34 AM

MANILA—Authorities have arrested 5 people in connection to the killing of former Batangas 2nd District Rep. Edgar Mendoza and 2 others in Quezon. Read more »

Sabio communication on Duterte's 'crimes against humanity' can’t be withdrawn, ICC prosecutor says

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 04:24 AM

Hours after lawyer Jude Sabio announced he was withdrawing the communication against the Philippine drug war that he filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC), the ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) said late Tuesday any communication filed with their office “cannot be withdrawn.” Read more »

Huge sinkhole swallows bus, kills 6 in China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 11:58 PM

Sinkholes are not unknown in China, where they are often blamed on construction works and the country's rapid pace of development. Read more »

How the world discovered the Nazi death camps

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 11:32 AM

PARIS, France - Images of what the Allies found when they liberated the first Nazi death camps towards the end of World War II brought the horror of the Holocaust to world attention.   Read more »

Pakistan court annuls Musharaff's death sentence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 10:02 PM

A Pakistan court on Monday annulled the death sentence handed to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, ruling a special court which found him guilty of treason last year was unconstitutional, a government prosecutor told AFP. Read more »

Australian firefighter dies battling blazes, raising death toll to 28

Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 08:38 AM

A firefighter died while on duty on Saturday in Australia's state of Victoria, raising the toll from this season's devastating bushfires to 28 deaths as the government deploys mental health services to aid those in affected areas.   Read more »

Boy kills teacher, self in Mexico school, possibly 'influenced' by video game

Dave Graham, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 11 11:09 AM

MEXICO CITY - An 11-year-old boy armed with two guns entered a school in northern Mexico, shot dead a teacher and wounded at least six others before killing himself, possibly under the influence of a violent video game, local officials said on Friday. Read more »

6.4-magnitude quake leaves 1 dead in Puerto Rico: media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 01:27 AM

The quake's first reported victim, a 73-year-old resident of the southern city of Ponce, died after a wall fell in his home. Read more »

Fire kills 8 Vietnamese in migrant worker cabins in Russia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 01:11 AM

Russian news agencies had earlier identified the workers as from ex-Soviet Tajikistan. Read more »

At least 32 killed in stampede at funeral of slain Iranian commander

Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 07:34 PM

A stampede among mourners during the funeral ceremony for a slain Iranian commander killed 32 people in the southeastern city of Kerman on Tuesday, semi-official Fars news agency reported, citing an emergency services official. Read more »

Tricycle driver patay sa pamamaril sa Ilocos Norte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 02:37 AM

Patay ang isang tricycle driver matapos pagbabarilin ng mga hindi pa kilalang salarin sa bayan ng Dingras, Ilocos Norte nitong Linggo. Read more »

Thousands in shelters, as Indonesia flood death toll hits 53

Ganis Bungsu and Haeril Halim, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 06:39 PM

Around Jakarta, more than 170,000 people took refuge in shelters across the massive urban conglomeration after whole neighborhoods were submerged.   Read more »

4 killed in Cambodia building collapse

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 04 03:44 AM

Deadly accidents plague the kingdom's poorly regulated building sector even as the country has enjoyed a construction boom. Read more »

PH imposes partial deployment ban to Kuwait after OFW’s death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 02:09 AM

Willard Cheng says the ban could be widened if officials feel justice is not being served. Read more »

French citizen dead in US custody: immigration agency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 02:40 PM

HOUSTON, United States - A French citizen and native of Angola has died in the custody of US immigration agents, they said on Wednesday, the latest in a number of deaths during a US crackdown on illegal immigrants.    Read more »

Senior citizen nalunod sa Davao City ngayong Bagong Taon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 01:43 AM

Nalunod ang isang senior citizen habang naliligo sa dagat nitong siyudad Miyerkoles ng umaga. Read more »

7 patay sa salpukan ng jeep at trak sa Pampanga

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 06:44 PM

Patay ang 7 katao sa salpukan ng pampasaherong jeep at trak nitong lungsod Miyerkoles ng gabi.   Read more »

4 patay sa salpukan ng bus, traysikel sa Quezon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 06:46 PM

Patay ang 4 magkakamag-anak habang sugatan ang 3 iba pa sa salpukan ng traysikel at pampasaherong bus nitong lungsod Miyerkoles ng gabi. Read more »

Magpinsan nalunod sa family outing sa Negros Oriental ngayong Bagong Taon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 01 09:53 PM

Humantong sa trahedya ang isang family outing matapos malunod ang magpinsan ngayong Bagong Taon. Read more »

9 dead after Indonesian capital hit by New Year flooding

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 01 08:49 PM

A 16-year-old was electrocuted by a power line, while 3 more people died of hypothermia. Read more »