MANILA, (APP/AFP) – The incoming mayor of a major Philippine city said Friday he was offering bounties to police to kill criminals, deepening concerns of extra-judicial deaths under the rule of president-elect Rodrigo Duterte. Tomas Osmena, incoming mayor of central Cebu city said he would pay policemen 50,000 pesos ($1,060) for each criminal they kill […]
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After Duterte: Philippine mayor offers bounties for slain criminals
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Global growth tops agenda as G7 meeting kicks off in Japan
SENDAI, Japan,(APP/AFP): Finance ministers and central bankers from the G7 kicked off meetings in Japan Friday that could highlight a divide among the club of rich nations over currency policy and how to rev up global growth. The two days of talks will see host Japan keen to win an endorsement for its position that […]
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Mexico to analyze bones in search of 43 missing students
IGUALA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA, Mexico, (APP/AFP): Mexico will analyze skeletal remains from an undetermined number of individuals that were found not far from where 43 Mexican students went missing nearly two years ago, officials said Thursday. Investigators found bone fragments including skulls, shin bones, jawbones and teeth of various people, as well as sandals and […]
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Venezuelan Court declares state of emergency constitutional
CARACAS, (APP/AFP): A state of emergency decreed in Venezuela this week by President Nicolas Maduro is constitutional, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. As the opposition pushed for a referendum to remove him from office, Maduro issued the decree giving sweeping powers to the security forces to impose public order and help distribute food.The opposition-controlled congress […]
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Intruder arrested in grounds of Buckingham Palace: police
LONDON, (APP/AFP) – British police said Thursday they had arrested a man who climbed the perimeter wall of Buckingham Palace, the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II. During the incident, which took place on Wednesday evening, the 41-year-old man was in the palace grounds for seven minutes before he was found by police and arrested […]
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Two Ukrainian troops, one civilian killed in rebel east: military
KIEV, (APP/AFP): Two Ukrainian soldiers and a civilian have been killed in eastern Ukraine amid deadlocked international efforts to halt the violence, the military said on Thursday. “As a result of hostilities, over the past 24 hours two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and two more wounded”, Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk told journalists. He […]