NEW DELHI, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– At least 43 people have been killed and another 70 wounded in twin explosions outside a church in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, the Pakistani newspaper Dawn…
Davao Norte bags regional organic agri tilt
By Anthony S. Allada DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — The province of Davao del Norte and the municipality of Braulio E. Dujali bested other local government units in Region XI in the regional…
NCRPO set file charges vs suspects in Davantes killing
MANILA, (PNA) — Operatives of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Sunday said that it is set to file criminal charges this week against the six suspects who brutally slayed…
Ilocos Norte SP fails to declare state of calamity due to lack of quorum
LAOAG CITY, (PNA)–A special session called by Governor Imee Marcos Saturday seeking to approve a resolution declaring a state of calamity in Ilocos Norte due to damages wrought by Typhoon Odette did…
PHL has 81-year old criminal code
By Perfecto T. Raymundo, Jr. MANILA, (PNA) — Did you know that the Philippines has an 81-year old criminal code which serves as the country’s “bible” in terms of prosecuting criminal offenses?…
Blast near Church kills 25, injures 30 in Peshawar: Commissioner
PESHAWAR, (PNA/APP) — A suicide blast near Church in Kohati Gate an interior locality of Peshawar Sunday killed at least 25 people including women and children and injured thirty others. Commissioner Peshawar,…
PCA implements outreach program for indigenous people
MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) has implemented a project called the Indigenous People Outreach Program (IPOP) which will benefit 1,447,972 indigenous people or a total of 35% of the…
UN condemns Nairobi terror attack
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/PTI) — The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest possible terms the terror attack at an upscale mall in Kenya in which 39 people, including two Indians,…
President Aquino: DOJ readying charges vs. Misuari, MNLF rebels involved in Zambo standoff
By Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr. ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– President Beningno Simeon Aquino, III on Sunday disclosed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is readying charges against Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)…
Two Indians among 39 killed in Kenya mall attack
NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — Two Indians, including an eight-year-old boy, were among 39 killed and four other community members injured in the attack by armed terrorists on an upscale mall in Nairobi…
NASA spacecraft presumed dead, comet hunter mission ends
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) –- NASA announced Friday that it had “reluctantly” halted efforts to communicate with the Deep Impact space probe, which had been exploring comets since it was launched in early…
Merkel’s ruling coalition challenged in election
BERLIN, (PNA/Xinhua) — Though recent polls showed German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc is in a leading position, it is not inevitable that the current center-right governing coalition will continue to hold…
House approves DENR’s P23.65B budget for 2014, P80M for Cimate Change Commission
By Emil G. Gamos MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan (PNA)– The House of Representatives has approved the budget to be used to finance programs against the disastrous effects of global warming and climate change….
UN chief calls on world’s business leaders to play key role in sustainable development
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/APP) — Warning that “we cannot accept a rising tide that floats only some boats and leaves many to drown,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on business leaders to do…
Roundup: Taliban using internet in propaganda war
KABUL, (PNA/Xinhua) — Taliban militants fighting Afghan government and NATO-led forces to regain power in the militancy- plagued Afghanistan, contrary to the past, have been enormously using the internet in the propaganda…