Torrential downpours after a week of mostly steady rainfall brought flash flooding to New York City on Friday, disrupting subway service, inundating ground-level apartments and turning some streets into small lakes.

Suicide bombings ripped through two mosques in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 57 people, including seven children, as believers marked the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad, police and health officials said.

US presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will announce he is running as an independent instead of pursuing his long-shot bid to oust President Joe Biden as the Democratic Party nominee, a shift that could complicate the 2024 election.

The Philippine Army on Saturday said it is leaving it to the Supreme Court to determine if there is merit in the petition filed by activists Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano for a writ of amparo and protection orders against several government officials.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte's sister, Jocelyn Duterte-Villarica, has passed away.  

China brushed off the move by the Philippines to remove the floating barrier in Scarborough Shoal installed by the China Coast Guard.

Two Singaporean nationals were arrested after authorities seized over P76 million worth of suspected cocaine in an interdiction operation at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Thursday.

North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament has adopted an amendment to the constitution to formulate the country's policy on nuclear force, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

At least 35,178 people have suffered sexual, gender and reproductive violence in Colombia's armed conflict, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) tribunal said on Wednesday as it opened an investigation.

Five members of an Arab family were shot dead in their home in Israel, police said on Wednesday, in the latest in a wave of crime-related killings in Israel's Arab communities that has reached a new peak this year.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday removed An-Waray party-list Representative Florencio "Bem" Noel from its ranks after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) cancelled the group's registration.

According to Maki Pulido's report on "24 Oras," at the Senate hearing on Wednesday the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) said that the Chinese company had obtained clearance from several government agencies.

Private Travis King, the US soldier who ran into North Korea in July, is in US custody and heading home after being expelled by North Korea into China, the United States said on Wednesday.

Two persons were killed while another was wounded after a Malabon policeman allegedly entered a house in Barangay Acacia and fired his gun on Wednesday.

Bankrupt Sri Lanka's economic recovery was "not yet assured," the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday, after the first review of its $2.9-billion bailout aimed at restoring the island's finances.

Ukraine on Wednesday urged judges at the UN's highest court to dismiss Russia's objections and hear in full Kyiv's claim that Moscow abused international law by saying the 2022 invasion was done to stop an alleged genocide.

A slow effusion of lava was observed at the Mayon Summit Crater on Wednesday evening, Phivolcs reported.

The National Bureau of Investigation-NCR implemented a search warrant that resulted in the confiscation of over 74 million pesos worth of counterfeit batteries, chargers and other gadgets in a warehouse in Quiapo, Manila.

Natukoy na ang pagkakakilanlan at sinampahan ng reklamo ang driver ng SUV na nasangkot sa Cavite road rage incident.

The Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading the proposed Magna Carta for Seafarers.

Heavy rains overnight caused a river in Guatemala's capital to burst its banks, killing at least six people and leaving 13 others missing, authorities said on Monday.

Two female pedestrians were injured after they were hit by an ambulance in Tanza, Cavite, according to the report of Nico Waje on "Saksi."

Two persons died while three others were injured in a multi-motorcycle accident that occurred in San Fernando town in Camarines Sur, according to a report on "Saksi" Monday.

The DHSUD on Monday said it would have launched by 2028 the building of 5.5 million housing units across the country.

Isang bangkay ng 17-anyos na babae ang natagpuan sa masukal na bahagi ng Barangay San Isidro sa Diffun, Quirino.

A lone bettor in the Grand Lotto 6/55 drawn hit the jackpot of over P36 million on Monday.

British police said on Monday they had launched an investigation into a number of allegations of non-recent sexual offenses following media reports that four women had accused actor and comedian Russell Brand of a string of sexual assaults.

The United States will recognize the independence of the Cook Islands and Niue, two small Pacific nations, President Joe Biden said on Monday, confirming an earlier announcement by officials.  

Senate Bill No. 1846 seeks to protect merchants and consumers against fraudulent practices in internet transactions. 

Nagsagawa ng special operation ang Philippine Coast Guard para alisin ang floating barrier o mga boya na inilagay ng China sa entrada ng Scarborough Shoal o Bajo de Masinloc, na mistulang bakod para hindi makapasok at makapangisda sa naturang lugar ang...

A Filipino fisherman who tried to enter Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal to fish was chased and had its path cut by a China Coast Guard (CCG) boat in the Philippines exclusive economic zone.

A  UP Diliman graduate was the top scorer in the social workers licensure examination held earlier this month, the Professional Regulation Commission announced Monday.

Naging tampulan ng tukso ang isang babae sa Baras, Rizal dahil sa pag-itim ng kaniyang mukha na tila maskara na sasali sa Ati-atihan. May kinalaman nga kaya rito ang nabili niyang murang astringent sa bangketa o biktima siya ng kulam?

Because the Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated had previously prevented police officers from entering the SBSI's community in Surigao del Norte's Socorro town to serve an arrest warrant, the Philippine National Police filed an obstruction of just...

Usok umano mula sa mga sasakyan ang smog na namonitor sa Metro Manila at hindi mula sa volcanic fog o "vog" ng bulkang Taal na maliit lang ang magiging epekto sa rehiyon, ayon sa mga kinauukulang ahensiya ng pamahalaan.

Non-profit organization Children of Heroes Charity Fund appealed for donations and global solidarity for the Ukraine children trapped by the conflict with Russia.

Sakit ng katawan ang inabot ng isang lalaki na naunang inaresto ng mga pulis makaraang pumalpak ang plano niyang pagtakas habang nakasakay sa likod ng pick-up truck ng mga pulis sa sa Bangkok, Thailand.