Dumping plastic waste in Asia found destroying crops and health

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Apr 23 10:02 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - The world's recyclable plastic is being shipped to Asia where it is illegally dumped, buried or burned in the country with the lightest regulations, environmentalists warned on Tuesday calling for greater transparency in the global waste trade. Read more »

Trump says US Congress 'can't impeach' him

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Apr 23 09:59 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Monday that Congress "can't impeach" him over the findings of the Mueller report into Russian election meddling and his alleged attempts to hamper the investigation. Read more »

Britain's Prince Louis celebrates his first birthday

ABS-CBN News
Apr 23 08:56 AM

LONDON - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have released three new photographs of their youngest son, Prince Louis, to mark his first birthday on Tuesday. Read more »

Trump sues to block U.S. Congress subpoena for his financial records

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Apr 23 08:13 AM | Updated Apr 23 08:26 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday filed suit to keep U.S. lawmakers from obtaining his financial records, the first salvo in what promises to be an escalating legal battle with Democrats in Congress. Read more »

3 professional climbers die after summiting tough Canada peak

Agence France-Presse
Apr 23 08:05 AM

MONTREAL - Three world-renowned professional mountaineers killed by an avalanche in the Canadian Rocky Mountains had reached the summit of difficult Howse Peak and lost their lives on the descent, Parks Canada said on Monday.   Read more »

Forced evacuation ng mga Pinoy sa Libya posibleng ipatupad

ABS-CBN News
Apr 23 12:17 AM

Magpapadala ng augmentation team ang Labor department sa Libya para tumulong sa pagpapauwi sa mga Pinoy.  Read more »

Sri Lanka attacks carried out by suicide bombers - investigator

Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters
Apr 22 04:41 PM

COLOMBO - Seven suicide bombers took part in the devastating attacks on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka that killed 290 people and wounded more than 500, a senior investigator said on Monday. Read more »

US State Dept warns 'terrorists' continue plotting Sri Lanka attacks

Reuters
Apr 22 01:22 PM

The U.S. State Department said in a revised travel advisory 'terrorist groups' were continuing to plot possible attacks in Sri Lanka after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded in blasts in churches and luxury hotels on Sunday. Read more »

Father and son drown saving tourist at popular Australia spot

Agence France-Presse
Apr 22 01:07 PM

MELBOURNE - A father and son lifesaving team drowned while trying to save a tourist swept out to sea near one of Australia's most famous sights off the south coast, officials said Monday. Read more »

Family goes elsewhere for mass, escapes bombing at Sri Lanka church

Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Apr 22 12:51 PM

When Dilip Fernando arrived at St Sebastian's church in Sri Lanka's Negombo on Easter Sunday, it was so crowded he went elsewhere for mass. The decision probably saved his life. Read more »

Sri Lanka bombing kills at least 290

Dinuka Liyanawatte, Reuters
Apr 22 12:03 PM

A security officer stands guard in front of St. Anthony's shrine in Colombo, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday.  Read more »

Sri Lanka attacks death toll rises to 290, about 500 wounded

Reuters
Apr 22 11:32 AM | Updated Apr 22 11:41 AM

COLOMBO - Authorities lifted a curfew in the Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded by a string of bombings that tore through churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday. Read more »

Life after death: Sherpa widows eye Everest to fight taboo

Annie Banerji and Gopal Sharma, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Apr 22 11:04 AM

KATHMANDU - Two Nepali Sherpa women hope to conquer Mount Everest next month, finishing off the job their husbands started in a bid to empower fellow widows and prove there is life after death. Read more »

Libya strife to 'escalate in next few days,' officials warn OFWs

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Apr 22 10:03 AM | Updated Apr 22 10:26 AM

A battle for the Libyan capital is expected to "escalate in the next few days," a Philippine official warned Monday, urging overseas Filipino workers there to take the government's offer to bring them home.  Read more »

Pope's message of peace

Andrew Medichini, AP Photo
Apr 22 09:32 AM

Pope Francis waves after delivering his "Urbi et Orbi" ("to the city and the world") message, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday. Read more »