LAHORE, (PNA/PTI) — Two teenaged sisters were allegedly raped and shot dead in Pakistan’s Punjab province, weeks after the brutal gang-rape of a five-year-old girl which caused outrage across the country. The…
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Firefight kills 2 Afghan Taliban, wounds 2 police
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, (PNA/Xinhua) — Two Taliban insurgents were killed and two police sustained injuries as conflict erupted in Marja District of the southern Helmand Province early Friday, a local official said….
Elton John eager to legally wed David Furnish
LONDON, (PNA/PTI) — Singer Elton John has revealed that he and longtime partner David Furnish are eager to wed following Parliament’s decision to legalise same-sex marriages in the UK. The ‘Rocket Man’…
Lohan’s half sister spends USD 25K on plastic surgery
LOS ANGELES, (PNA/PTI) — Lindsay Lohan’s half sister Ashley Horn has spent USD 25,000 on plastic surgery to look more like the troubled actress. Ashley, who shares the same father as Lindsay,…
6-Iran meeting participants cautiously optimistic about nuclear issue settlement
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — A meeting of the foreign ministers of the six key nations – permanent members of the UN Security Council (Russia, Britain, China, the USA, France) and Germany with…
Amateur boxing referees/judges ask ABAP to act on their withdrawal of support to Picson
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) -– The Amateur Boxing Referees/Judges and Technical Officials Association of the Phils., Inc. (ABREJAP) is asking the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) to act on their resolution…
Uralkali staff files petition over Baumgertner release to Lukashenko
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Staff at Russia’s Uralkali potash company have appealed to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko asking him to set free company CEO Vladislav Baumgertner, the firm’s press service told Itar-Tass on…
PHL’s Junior Gilas slip past Kazakhstan 90-88
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine Junior Gilas team turned back a much-taller Kazakhstan, 90-88, in its opening campaign late Thursday night in the FIBA under-16 championship in Tehran,…
Thousands affected as eye disease rages across VN capital
HANOI, (PNA/VNS)–Pink-eye disease (conjunctivitis) spread rapidly across the city over the past week, according to the Hanoi Eye Hospital and the Ha Dong Eye Hospital. Data from the two hospitals showed that…
De Lima says Kapunan may have committed sub judice
MANILA, (PNA) — Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima on Friday advised Atty. Lorna Kapunan to take it easy when it comes to releasing to the media information about the case of…
Fronda ends up 28th while Docena ties for 50th finish in Turkey World Junior Chess C’ship
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA)—Filipino Woman National Master (WNM) Jan Jodilyn Fronda on Friday split the point drew with Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Monnisha GK of India after 34 moves of…
Fronda, Docena lose in Round 12 of Turkey World Junior Chess C’ship
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA) -— Filipino youth chess contenders Jerad Docena and Jan Jodilyn Fronda both lost to higher-rated opponents in the 12th round of the 2013 World Junior Chess…
Sochi passes final IOC inspection for winter olympics
SOCHI, (PNA/R-Sport) -– The Russian city of Sochi has passed its final inspection ahead of February’s Winter Olympics with flying colors, despite serious flooding overshadowing the visit of the International Olympic Committee’s…
Brillantes: Known political figure may face disqualification due to excessive spending
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, (PNA) — Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes on Wednesday disclosed that a known political figure who had just won in the recent 2013 elections may…
Jinggoy to fellow lawmakers: “Don’t be hypocrites.”
By Janice Cave MANILA, (PNA) — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada called his fellow lawmakers in both houses of Congress as “hypocrites” after only he and two other fellow senators were singled out in…