The al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden was reported to have been killed US forces in Pakistan. US President Barack Obama reported that Bin Laden was killed in a mansion outside Islamabad following a joint operation of the US military and Pakistani forces. Obama said after the “firefight,” the US forces took possession of [...]

“From now on Pope John Paul shall be called Blessed,” Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed in Latin as he beatified Pope John Paul II before several hundred thousand people packed into St. Peter’s Square and surrounding streets. Moving his predecessor one step closer to sainthood, Pope Benedict also established that the late pontiff’s feast day would [...]

The Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value is open for nominations. The award, which is open globally, aims to recognize an individual, non-government organization, or small enterprise working in the field of nutrition, water, or rural development. The nomination will be open until June 30, 2011.
The Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value was launched in [...]

Multinational firm Johnson & Johnson was fined by the United States authorities $70 million on for bribing doctors in Europe and paying kickbacks for contracts under a United Nations (UN) relief program in Iraq.
According to the US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission, the cosmetics and drug giant has paid doctors and hospitals [...]

Another powerful earthquake hits Japan anew on Thursday. The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded the quake at a magnitude of 7.4 while the US Geological Survey said it was 7.1. The recent quake triggered a tsunami warning for one prefecture and advisories in other prefectures. The National Police Agency said there were no reports of casualties [...]

The Asia Brewery, Inc. (ABI) donated 70,000 bottles of distilled water which were flown in by the Philippine Airlines (PAL) to Tokyo, Japan yesterday. This signals the start of PAL’s shipment of relief goods for the earthquake and tsunami victims in that country.
ABI sent Absolute bottled water having a total weight of 27 tons. They [...]

In the latest report from the aftermath of the magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last March 11, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that two Filipinos were confirmed dead. However, the names of the victims, a woman and her child, was not yet released by the DFA.
In its press conference in [...]

A military intervention in Libya seems inevitable as the United States accused Muammar Gaddafi of defying international demands for an immediate ceasefire, as France’s U.N. envoy predicted military action to take place within hours of an international meeting on Libya.
France will host a meeting on Saturday on Libya which will be attended by U.S. Secretary [...]

In a worst-case scenario, any radioactive cloud from Japan will not affect the Philippines, according to Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo. Philippine Nuclear Research Institute director Alumanda de la Rosa said, “For the Philippines right now, there is no significant effect, but we are monitoring the situation so we can advice officials on what [...]

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that as of yesterday, there were still no reported Filipinos who have been injured or killed in the earthquake that hit Japan last Friday, although the department said that there about 4,500 Filipinos who are believed to have been affected by the disaster.
The DFA in Manila said they [...]

Only a week after Filipino boxing champ Nonito Donaire Jr. won over opponent, Mexican Fernando Montiel, to claim the World Boxing Organization and (WBO) and World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweights crown, another Filipino brought the Philippines to the boxing limelight.
Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton defeated Franches Alcanter, from Kansas City, to retain her WBO super-bantamweight title [...]

A new $100 bill has been unveiled by the United States government, and this time, the new bill will give counterfeiters a hard time as it has a unique security feature not seen in any other US dollar bills. According to the US Embassy and the US Secret Service officials, the redesign of the $100 [...]

The world’s tallest tower located in Dubai was reopened to the public, with dozens of tourists lining up last Sunday for tickets to take an elevator to the 124th floor of the half-mile-high Burj Khalifa, where the tower’s observation deck is located.
The observation deck of the tower was closed for two months after an elevator [...]

It was 20 years ago when the east side and the west side of Germany was separated by a wall. On Monday, Germans will celebrate the day that the wall which divided them was torn down and finally united the country into one.
On that fateful night that it was finally torn down, the people were [...]

There is a circulating photos and video in the internet about a good-looking Iranian girl who was in the streets of Tehran then was shot by a state militia. The girl was in a rally, crying for freedom in Iran and around the world. There is also a second video showing the Neda before [...]

With the continuous news blackout on what is happening on Iran, international media sources such as CNN, MSNBC and even Fox News, the well known fair and balanced news provider have sorted in the use of internet’s dependable source of the reaction of people to the issues all over the world, the tweet. The recent [...]

Despite the landslide win of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran for his second term, the Iranian is still in protest for more than two weeks now. Cable News Network (CNN) has been reporting that the Islamic Republic of Iran is still in chaos after the election because the Iranians are still protesting the decision of [...]

They may not have had the chance to meet him personally, but the dancing inmates of Cebu were really shocked and saddened by the death of pop icon Michael Jackson. The dancing inmates gain international recognition because of their performance of Jackson’s hit song “Thriller.”
For the past two years, Jackson’s “Thriller” has been performed by [...]

I woke up today getting a text message about Michael Jackson’s sudden death. Michael Jackson died at the age of 50 and the cause of death is cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest is different from heart attack as a heart attack is caused by the loss of oxygenated blood supplying the heart muscles and on the [...]

Gmail, the free email program of internet giant Google has extended its experimental features to international users, including Filipinos, because the features are now also available in the country’s national language.
Gmail Labs, the experimental feature playground within the web-based Gmail software, will now be available in Filipino, along with other 49 languages. Offering useful and [...]