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"Friendly fire" could have led to the death of some tourists from Hong Kong who was hostaged on Aug. 23, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Thursday. "There is a big possibility that there are friendly fire," de Lima said in a press brief...

A UN Security Council working group on Wednesday strongly condemned the mass rapes in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and urged the DRC government to immediate launch an inquiry into the tragedy, which involved ch...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday said that prospects for success in just-embarked- upon direct negotiations with the Palestinian National Authority ( PNA) were measured and offered no guarantees. "I say this is an attempt,...

 U.S. President Barack Obama announced a set of initiatives on Wednesday in a bid to speed up the economic recovery and help business spur hiring. Obama outlined an array of program including permanent extension of research and development...

As many as 18 militants were killed and five others injured in three attacks carried out Wednesday by US drones in Miranshah, North Waziristan Agency in northwest Pakistan, local media The Nation reported Thursday. According to the report,...

British oil giant BP on Wednesday released a long-awaited report on an internal investigation into the causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, blaming multiple factors by BP and other companies involved for the disaster that killed 11 wo...

Chinese Foreign Ministry Wednesday lodged strong protest against Japan over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat and its crew near the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. The ministry demanded the Japanese side to release the detained...

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao has urged the Philippines to press ahead with the investigation into the hostage crisis which caused tragic casualties of Hong Kong tourists on Aug. 23, the embassy said in a press release...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Iran will circumvent sanctions over its nuclear program, local satellite Press TV reported on Wednesday. Khamenei warned against the sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, say...

Japan's Coast Guard arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat early Wednesday near the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea despite China's protest. A Chinese fishing boat is inspected by Japan Coast Guard crew members after it collide...