By Snehesh Alex Philip ISLAMABAD, (PNA/PTI) — Embattled former president Pervez Musharraf cannot leave Pakistan as his name still figures on the Exit Control List, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has…
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Iran minister, IMF officials meet in Washington
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) — Irans Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayyeb-nia held talks with a number of executive managers of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington on Sunday. The meeting…
13 persons killed, 5 injured and thousands of CL families affected by typhoon Santi — RDRRMC-3
By Zoryda S. Tecson CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) –At least 13 persons died, five others injured and 6,757 individuals were affected as typhoon Santi battered Central Luzon Friday night. Based…
Aquino back from APEC and ASEAN Summits
MANILA, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived in Manila Thursday night after attending the 21st Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the 23rd Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summits…
ASEAN leaders adopt Declaration on Elimination of Violence vs. Women, Children
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III and his Southeast Asian counterparts adopted on Thursday the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women and Children in…
Aquino attends 23rd ASEAN Summit closing ceremony, chairmanship handover
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III joined Thursday other leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the closing rites of the 23rd ASEAN Summit and the…
House leader assures passage of FOI Bill under his watch
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, (PNA) — The House leadership on Friday assured the public that the controversial Freedom of Information (FOI) bill will be passed on 3rd and final reading. Speaker…
President Rouhani congratulates Azerbaijani counterpart on re-election
BAKU, (PNA/IRNA) — President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev on his re-election to the post, Iranian Embassy in Baku announced on Friday. In a message, President Rouhani expressed…
Observers find violations at ‘all stages’ of Azerbaijan elections
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — International observers have criticized “serious” and “overwhelming” violations during Wednesday presidential elections in oil-rich Azerbaijan that resulted in a landslide win for autocratic incumbent Ilham Aliyev. Observers from…
Alcala maintains PHL to achieve rice self-sufficiency by yearend
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, (PNA) — Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala Thursday maintained that the country can attain rice self sufficiency goal this year and needs no additional importation contrary to the…
Edward Snowden’s father arrives in Moscow
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Lon Snowden, the father of CIA’s ex-agent Edward Snowden, arrived in Russia by air on Thursday, the Russia-24 television channel reports. The airliner with Mr. Snowden, Sr., on board…
ASEAN leaders eye stronger integration beyond 2015
By Ouyang Wei, Uditha Jayasinghe BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, (PNA/Xinhua) — As the 23rd ASEAN Summit wrapped up here Wednesday, the leaders agreed to push ahead with a post-2015 vision for an ASEAN…
Investors’ fears grow as lingering US fiscal standoff erodes confidenceby Jiang Hanlu, Liu Fan
NEW YORK, (PNA/Xinhua) — Investors finally showed some nervousness Tuesday towards the ongoing fiscal wrangling in Washington, as the partial government shutdown drags on into a second week and the debt ceiling…
Who desires the title more will be UAAP champ–Jarencio
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA)– Although fond of cracking jokes at every opportunity he finds, University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers coach Pido Jarencio was serious when he told mediamen at…
PBA’s Romero inaugurates country’s most modern port passenger terminal complex
By Lily O Ramos MANILA, (PNA)– Business tycoon/sportsman Dr Michael L Romero, owner of the PBA’s Global Port team and chairman of the Manila North Harbour Port, Inc (MNHPI) led the launching…