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Cherry blossoms in China

China Stringer Network/via Reuters
Mar 15 10:43 PM

Visitors take pictures under blooming cherry blossoms at a botanical garden in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on Thursday. Read more »

Death toll now 20 in Lagos building collapse: state gov't

Emmanuel Akinwotu, Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 10:41 PM

LAGOS, Nigeria - Twenty people have been confirmed dead in the collapse of a building housing a nursery and primary school in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, the authorities said on Friday. Read more »

7 arrested, including 2 women, in Indonesia after suicide blast

Kyodo News
Mar 15 10:33 PM

A total of seven Islamic militants, including two women, have been arrested in Indonesia in connection with a suicide bombing two days ago by the wife of an Islamic militant that also killed her 2-year-old child, police said Friday.   Read more »

Japanese man sentenced to death for killing 3 people

Kyodo News
Mar 15 10:26 PM

A Japanese court sentenced a 52-year-old man to death on Friday for killing three men in western Japan between 2010 and 2011, though two of the three bodies have yet to be located. Read more »

Search ends in Lagos building collapse as anger flares

Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 10:02 PM

LAGOS, Nigeria - Emergency services on Thursday said they had called off the search for survivors of a building collapse that killed nine in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, as anger mounted over dilapidated property and unscrupulous owners. Read more »

Embassy inaalam pa kung may Pinoy na biktima sa New Zealand mass shooting

ABS-CBN News
Mar 15 07:19 PM | Updated Mar 15 07:23 PM

Wala pang naiulat na nasaktan o namatay na Pinoy sa pag-atake sa dalawang mosque sa Christchurch sa New Zealand nitong Biyernes, ayon kay Jesus Domingo, Philippine Ambassador sa New Zealand.  Read more »

North Korea considering suspending nuclear talks with US

Kang Jin-kyu, Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 06:54 PM

North Korea is considering suspending denuclearization talks with Washington after the Hanoi summit between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump ended without agreement, one of its top diplomats said Friday. Read more »

Plane crash probe has begun in Paris: Ethiopian Airlines

Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 06:08 PM

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - An investigation has begun in Paris into the cause of last week's crash of a Nairobi-bound Boeing jet which killed all 157 passengers and crew, Ethiopian Airlines said Friday.   Read more »

Japan naghahanap ng 60,000 caregivers

ABS-CBN News
Mar 15 06:00 PM | Updated Mar 15 09:50 PM

Naghahanap ngayon ang bansang Japan ng nasa 60,000 caregivers, ayon sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration.    Read more »

49 dead in New Zealand mosque shootings

Reuters
Mar 15 03:24 PM | Updated Mar 15 04:28 PM

WELLINGTON - Forty people were killed and more than 20 seriously wounded in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, in what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said was a terrorist attack.   Read more »

China does not ask firms to spy on others: premier

Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 02:52 PM

China will "never" ask its firms to spy on other nations, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday, amid US warnings that Chinese telecommunications behemoth Huawei poses security risks. Read more »

Pinoys urged to stay indoors following Christchurch mass shooting

ABS-CBN News
Mar 15 01:37 PM

MANILA - The Filipino community in Christchurch, New Zealand have been advised to stay indoors following the mass shootings at two mosques that reportedly resulted in multiple fatalities. Read more »

Many dead in New Zealand shooting at two mosques

Reuters
Mar 15 11:56 AM

WELLINGTON - Multiple fatalities were inflicted at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday when at least one gunman opened fire on worshippers. Read more »

US Senate rebukes Trump on border emergency, president vows veto

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 08:23 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suffered an embarrassing defeat Thursday at the hands of US senators, including fellow Republicans, who voted to terminate his declaration of an emergency on the border with Mexico. Read more »

Tel Aviv tries out new crosswalk lights for cellular addicts

Reuters
Mar 15 08:12 AM

TEL AVIV - Israel's bustling business capital wants to stop "smartphone zombies" in their tracks.   Read more »

Life without Facebook? Social network outage triggers moans and soul searching

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 07:51 AM

"You make it sound as if it’s the end of the world just because you can’t be on Facebook. Lmfao. Get a real life instead of a digital one!?!?!?" Read more »

'America Adjacent' stars all-Pinay cast, tackles Fil-Am dream

Yong Chavez, ABS-CBN News
Mar 15 06:05 AM

An all-star cast of theater veterans star in a play about pregnant Filipinas seeking better lives for their children in the US. Read more »

'A Piece of Paradise': The struggle of Pinay workers in Canada

Christine Santos, ABS-CBN News
Mar 15 04:46 AM

TORONTO - In celebration of National Women's Month, a special screening for documentary film "A Piece of Paradise" was held in Toronto. Read more »

Meet the Pinoy paralegal handling 21 Savage deportation case

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Mar 15 04:43 AM

Raymond Partolan is not your typical paralegal.  Read more »

Fil-Am lawmaker supports new US Dream Act

ABS-CBN News
Mar 15 04:41 AM

Filipino-American California congressman TJ Cox has joined other Democrats in the House of Representatives to introduce a bill that offers 2.5 million immigrants a chance at permanent status. Read more »

Fil-Am youths gather in California to learn about Pinoy culture

ABS-CBN News
Mar 15 03:03 AM

IRVINE, California - More than 400 Filipino-American students from various schools atttended the 12th Southern California Pilipino American Student Alliance (SCPASA) Summit in California to learn more about the Filipino culture. Read more »

Gambino 'mob boss' shot dead outside New York home

Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 02:59 AM

The reputed boss of New York Mafia family the Gambinos, Francesco "Frank" Cali, has been shot dead outside his home on Staten Island, police said Thursday.   Read more »

US House unanimously demands Mueller report be made public

Agence France-Presse
Mar 15 12:34 AM

The US House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to demand that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report on his Russian election meddling investigation be made public. Read more »

US proposes stricter curbs on e-cigarette sales

Chris Kirkham, Manas Mishra, Reuters
Mar 14 11:51 PM

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday released formal plans to curb the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and slow a surge in teenage use of the popular nicotine devices.   Read more »

Key suspect indicted over fraudulent Japan land sale

Kyodo News
Mar 14 10:49 PM

Prosecutors indicted Wednesday a man suspected of masterminding a fraudulent land sale in Tokyo in 2017 on charges including fraud that targeted a major home builder. Read more »