A lower court in Metro Manila on Thursday found 14 Abu Sayyaf terrorist members guilty of killing and kidnapping local and foreign tourists in Dos Palmas Resort in Palawan province south of Manila in 2001. The 14 accused were sentenced to 20 life imprisonments and was found responsible for the killing of two American tourists, […]
All cyclone-hit areas reached in Bangladesh
Relief workers and the Bangladesh military on Tuesday reached the last remaining pockets of the country devastated by a cyclone that killed nearly 3 500 people along the Bay of Bengal. It has taken five days to gain access to the hardest-hit areas in an operation involving helicopters, planes and boats, as well as thousands of […]
Somali bandits abducts Filipino seamen
Another group of foreign nationals including nine Filipino seamen were abducted off the Somalia waters a day after the news broke out in the Philippines. The abductions happened after the crews’ vessel cruises the Somalia territorial waters. Up to this time there are no demands from the bandits and their location is still to be […]
The nefarious way of human trafficking continues
Human trafficking in Asia is an open secret that persisted long time ago. This problem has been an issue repeatedly discussed in every forums or conferences held in different venues all over the world. The involvement of United Nations and known personalities around the world did not stop the wickedness of human trafficking. Instead […]
Terrorist attacks on Benazir Bhutto widely condemned
The world has strongly condemned the dreaded terrorist attacks on The Caravan of Democracy in Karachi last night. The blasts occurred at midnight when the Caravan led by Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto was on its way to the Mazar-e-Qaed. Mohtarama Benazir survived the attack but nearly 150 people killed and 300 injured. Secretary General […]
Huge landslide at the Dolomites in Italy
This morning an overshadowing landslide collapsed from the Cima Una peak (2.598 meters) of the Dolomites in Southern Tyrol, which is situated in Northern Italy. Teams of the Italian Civil Defense, of the Fire Department and of the Police Department are already working since a few moments after the fact, they affirmed that 60.000 cubic […]