KINGSTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Caribbean countries, identified as the most vulnerable worldwide to natural disasters, have called for closer international cooperation on disaster emergency management and humanitarian assistance. The sixth annual International Mechanisms…
Nigerian state approves death penalty for kidnappers
BENIN, Nigeria, (Xinhua) — Nigeria’s Edo State has introduced the death penalty for anybody convicted of kidnapping in the southern state. The law, which amended the Kidnapping Prohibition Act 2009, also prescribed…
Blast rocks Damascus suburb, 16 soldiers reportedly killed
DAMASCUS, (PNA/Xinhua) — Syria’s state media said a “terrorist” explosion rocked a pro-government suburb east of the capital Damascus Saturday morning, spelling no further details, as activists said the blast led to…
Pakistan urges ‘urgent steps’ to end sexual violence against women
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/APP) — Emphasizing that women are the most vulnerable group in armed conflicts. Pakistan has called for “urgent steps” to stop gender-based sexual violence and end impunity for perpetrators of…
Ceasefire violations a matter of great concern: Khurshid
NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — Terming the ceasefire violations on the LoC as a matter of serious concern, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday said it is not just an issue of diplomacy…
BSF foils infiltration bid in Samba, intruder killed
JAMMU, (PNA/PTI) — Border troops Saturday foiled an infiltration bid along the Indo-Pak border in Samba district, killing an intruder. There was movement of suspected persons along the International Border in Kulian-Suchetpur…
Pakistani and Afghan Taliban vow to continue their ‘struggle’
ISLAMABAD, (PNA/PTI) — Amid efforts by the concerned governments to hold peace talks with them, the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban have said they would continue their “struggle” till “the Western inspired systems”…
Maldives police defend blocking “unlawful” presidential elections
MALE, (PNA/Xinhua) — Maldives police defended their move to stop presidential elections that were supposed to take place here on Saturday, insisting that a vote would have been “unlawful” and could have…
37 killed in illicit liquor incident in northern India
NEW DELHI, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least 37 people were killed after drinking illicit liquor Friday night and Saturday morning in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, said police. Calling it one…
Another Maguindanao massacre suspect arrested
COTABATO CITY, (PNA) — The long arm of the law finally catches one of the more than 190 suspects in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre that left 58 people dead, including 32 journalists,…
23 NPA members in Ilocos Region running in Oct. 28 barangay polls
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, (PNA) — Top military and police officials declassified an intelligence report showing that the local communist terrorist New People’s Army (NPA) has fielded its own men to…
Bohol welcomes Team Albay-OCD5 six-service humanitarian mission
By Nancy I. Mediavillo LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) – The province of Bohol welcomed the six-service humanitarian mission of the Team Albay-Office of Civil Defense 5, Albay’s tenth assistance project to local government…
Officials favor deferment of Barangay elections in Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, (PNA) — Top Bohol officials and a senator favorably endorsed to Commission on Elections the deferment of the barangay elections in the province slated on October 28, 2013. Senator Nancy…
Thousands of people still homeless in 3 Bohol towns
CATIGBIAN, Bohol, (PNA) — Thousands of families in three towns of Pilar, Loay and this interior town remain homeless as millions of pesos worth of their respective houses were razed to the…
DepEd-Cotabato City sees smooth, peaceful village polls
By Noel Y. Punzalan COTABATO CITY, (PNA) — Education officials are convinced the October 28 village polls here will be smooth, peaceful and orderly. Jhonny Balawag, administrative officer of the Cotabato City…