MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is on high alert as the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, continues to drench large parts of the country, while two low pressure areas (LPAs) within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) threaten...
NORFOLK, Va. — At least 18 Filipino cruise ship workers were forcibly removed in handcuffs from a Carnival cruise ship at the Port of Norfolk, deported to the Philippines, and banned from re-entering the United States for a decade,...
LAS VEGAS — In a clash of generations, Manny Pacquiao and Mario Barrios delivered a high-octane spectacle that ended in a majority draw Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, leaving the WBC welterweight title with its reigning...
HANOI, Vietnam — A tourist boat carrying families through the turquoise waters of Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site, capsized during a sudden storm on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least 34 people dead, state media reported....
Typhoon Wipha barreled toward the city, prompting the Hong Kong Observatory to announce it would raise the Gale or Storm Signal No. 9 at 7:20 a.m., signaling severe weather conditions.
At 6 a.m., the Observatory reported that Wipha was centered...
The Hong Kong Observatory announced late Saturday that it will issue a Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 between midnight and 2 a.m. on Sunday, as Tropical Storm Wipha approaches the Pearl River Estuary, threatening the region with powerful...
MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Crising (international name: Wipha) maintained its strength as it moved away from extreme Northern Luzon on Saturday, prompting the Philippine weather bureau to issue warnings for gale-force winds and potential storm surges in several...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian authorities have detained more than 1,000 suspects in a major crackdown on cybercrime operations, following an order from Prime Minister Hun Manet to curb online scams threatening public safety, officials said Wednesday.
The arrests, conducted...
The Hong Kong Observatory is set to issue the Standby Signal No. 1 as early as Friday night, July 18, as a tropical cyclone approaches from the east of the Philippines. The storm, expected to come within 800 kilometers...
MANILA — The Philippine government has issued an urgent plea to foreign authorities for assistance in rescuing Filipinos trapped in illegal call centers, commonly referred to as "scam centers," across mainland Southeast Asia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
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