Новости за 30.05.2016

By Malick Rokhy BA, AFP A special court in Senegal sentenced former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to life in jail Monday for war crimes and crimes against humanity, an unprecedented conviction seen as a warning to repressive rulers worldwide. Security personnel surround former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre inside the court in Dakar, Senegal, Monday, July 20, 2015. The trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, accused of overseeing the deaths of thousands, had a chaotic beginning Monday as... Читать дальше...

President Aquino has no plan to visit the country’s disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea to avoid raising tension in the area.

Young actress Liza Soberano recently shared her feelings on the passing of a fan due to bone cancer.

President Aquino assured yesterday that the government has been doing its part in the fight against the illegal drug menace, but

Filipinas are innately nurturing. When we fail to perform our roles as wives, mothers, and daughters due to health problems, we aren’t

Have you ever wondered why fire is one of mankind’s greatest discoveries? It’s because with fire, humans began to cook food, which made it safer.

A picture tells a thousand words. Looking at a picture whether ID, 4R or bigger print, a viewer elicits reaction from the picture he is

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday said at least 54 militants have been killed and 63 others wounded in an ongoing

Three persons, their faces covered, went to the Senate yesterday, met with some senators and told them they had knowledge of

By Jocelyne Zablit, AFP LOS ANGELES, May 30, 2016 – Johnny Weissmuller was said to walk the grounds of this retirement home letting out his trademark Tarzan yell. Another resident wistfully recalls missing out on a date with Marilyn Monroe, while a third has stories about ”Walt” or ”Frank” — that is Walt Disney or Frank Sinatra. Hollywood’s golden age may be long gone but it’s still very much alive and kicking at this retirement community north of Los Angeles, where a who’s who of the industry reside. Читать дальше...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is cutting military ties with North Korea to comply with U.N. sanctions over North Korea's nuclear program, a Ugandan official said Monday (May 30, 2016) following a meeting between President Yoweri Museveni and South Korea's visiting president.

BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces started pushing into the city of Fallujah on Monday (May 30, 2016) as a wave of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in Baghdad and near the Iraqi capital killed at least 24 people.

PARIS — Travelers beware: French labor unions plan a string of strikes in the coming days that will target trains, the Paris subway system, ports and possibly airports.

BEIJING — China on Monday (May 30, 2016) lashed out at criticism from U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, accusing him of harboring a Cold War mentality and saying Beijing has no interest in "playing a role in a Hollywood movie" of Washington's design.

ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities on Monday (May 30, 2016) partially lifted a curfew in Kurdish areas in southeast Turkey where military operations against Kurdish rebels have done extensive damage to housing.

Despite strong economic growth, the Philippines’ competitiveness ranking fell one notch overall from 41st in 2015 to 42 this year out

Thousands of participants in the Color Manila Night Run get showered with water color and colorful smoke, at Filinvest City,

President Aquino graces the second Busog, Lusog, Talino (BLT) Excellence Awards at the EDSA Shangri-La Manila in

Markets volatility is seen to persist in the near-term as investors anticipate a US Federal Reserve interest rates hike in the coming

CANON CITY, Colo. — A conductor on a scenic Colorado train filled with passengers died when she was run over by the train as it was backing up, the Fremont County Sheriff's Office said Sunday (May 29, 2016).

DAVAO CITY – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will need a formidable force of two military divisions and 3,000 policemen in his fight against criminality, and the preservation of “the security of the nation.”

SYDNEY — Mass bleaching has killed more than a third of the coral in the northern and central parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, though corals to the south have escaped with little damage, scientists said on Monday (May 30, 2016).

Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza’s shooting days in Italy comes to an end but they continue to make their fans in that country swoon

Yoo Ah-in bagged the best actor award and Hoya of boy band Infinite grabbed the best new actor trophy at the 36th Golden Cinema Film Festival held in Jeju Island, South Korea on May 29.

Rumors on celebrity couple Melai Cantiveros and Jason Francisco’s supposedly rocky relationship have surfaced anew.