At least three people were killed and seven more were missing after a New Year's Eve attack on informal miners in northern Peru, a local mayor said on Thursday, the latest of a series of attacks on small-scale gold miners in the Andean nation.

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday after revealing in a November essay that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She was 35.

Israel on Thursday said 37 humanitarian agencies supplying aid in Gaza had not met a deadline to meet "security and transparency standards," and would be banned from the territory, despite an international outcry.

Two people died in the Netherlands in fireworks accidents and there were scattered instances of violence as the country celebrated the New Year, and in a separate incident a historic church in the heart of Amsterdam burned down.

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of targeting civilians over the New Year, with Moscow reporting a deadly strike on a hotel in territory it occupies in southern Ukraine while Kyiv said there had been another broad attack on its power supplies.

A person died while another remains missing after their kayak capsized in the waters off Pasikon Beach in Barangay Baybay, Burgos in Surigao del Norte earlier this week.

A 13-year-old person with disability (PWD) is in critical condition after a firecracker exploded in Quezon City.

The Land Transportation Office on Thursday issued a show cause order (SCO) against the driver of a white pick-up truck who allegedly brandished his gun at other motorists in Cagayan de Oro City in late December last year.

The New Year greeted a new millionaire after a lone bettor won the P5.94 million jackpot prize in the Lotto 6/42 draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday, January 1.  

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will begin enforcing the ban on e-trikes and e-bikes on major thoroughfares in Metro Manila on Friday, January 2, 2026.

Monitoring by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources" (DENR) Environment Management Bureau showed that the air quality in North Caloocan and Makati reached  “emergency level”, while the air quality in Taguig was tagged as “acutely unhealth...

Patay na, walang saplot, nakagapos at balot ng packing tape ang mukha, nang makita ang bangkay ng isang 26-anyos na car trader sa isang masukal na bahagi ng Tagaytay City. Isa sa mga itinuturing person of interest sa krimen ang kaanak mismo ng biktima.

A New Year baby was born in Mandaue City. Cindy Alinsunod, the baby"s mother, was set to deliver by January 11, 2026 yet, but her labor contractions went intense at about 2 a.m. on January 1.

Isang lalaki sa Barangay Daliao, Davao City ang inaresto matapos magsindi ng fountain-type firework sa pagsalubong sa Bagong Taon. Ang lungsod, may umiiral na ordinansa tungkol sa firecracker ban.

Police investigating the death of Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan on Thursday requested for a paraffin test for the late official"s live-in partner.

A 12-year-old boy died while his 12-year-old companion was injured when a firecracker reportedly exploded in their hands on Sunday night in Tondo, Manila.

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a show cause order (SCO) against the driver and registered owner of an Isuzu Forward truck that allegedly engaged in reckless driving along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) last week.

Over a kilo worth of suspected shabu worth P7.5 million was seized from a high value target who was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Bogo City, Cebu on Sunday afternoon, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Drug Enforcement Group (DEG) said.

PALM BEACH, Florida - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in Florida on Sunday to forge a plan to end the war in Ukraine, but face differences over major issues, including territory, as Russian air raids pi...

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has confiscated over P1.224 million in illegal firecrackers in its enforcement operations across the country as of Sunday, or three days before the New Year"s Eve revelry. In a statement, the PNP said it has seized ...

ROME - Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units. The suspects are accused of “belonging to an...

LATAKIA - Three people were killed on Sunday when protests in Syria"s Alawite heartland of Latakia spiralled into gunfire and other violence, according to the province"s media office.

The General Appropriations Bill (GAB), which sets the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, contains a special provision prohibiting politicians from taking part in the distribution of any form of financial assistance, House Committee on Appropriat...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday issued temporary maritime restrictions ahead of China"s launch of the Long March 7A rocket from Wenchang, Hainan on Wednesday, December 31. In an advisory, the PCG"s Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon (CG...

A fire broke out at a residential area in Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City on Sunday evening. According to Olan Bola"s report on Super Radyo dzBB, the fire hit houses on San Pascual Street in Barangay Commonwealth.

No lucky bettors won the jackpot prizes in the major lotto games of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Sunday, December 28.

Under the shadow of civil war and questions over the poll"s credibility, voters in Myanmar cast their ballots in apparently low numbers in a general election on Sunday, the first since a military coup toppled the last civilian government in 2021. The j...

Former Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin expressed his frustration on Sunday over allegations that linked him to the documents supposedly left behind by the late Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Catalina Cabral.  This was ...

A fallen pine tree caused a traffic jam along Leonard Wood Road as well as a power outage in Baguio City over the weekend.

PARIS - Actress Brigitte Bardot shot to international fame dancing the mambo barefoot in And God Created Woman, her tousled hair and fierce energy radiating a sexual magnetism rarely before seen in mainstream cinema. A global icon was born.

TOKYO - Japan's government on Friday proposed record spending for next fiscal year while curbing debt issuance, underscoring Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's challenge in boosting the economy while inflation remains above the central bank's target.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Thailand's prime minister expressed hope on Friday for a ceasefire with Cambodia, even as Phnom Penh accused the Thai military of intensifying its bombardment of disputed border areas.

Malaysia's influential former premier Najib Razak was jailed on Friday for a further 15 years and fined $2.8 billion for power abuse and money laundering in the biggest trial of the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a ruling that could have big politic...

Sa kabila ng bansag sa kanila bilang “man's best friend,” may mga aso pa rin na nakararanas ng pagmamalupit ng ilang tao. Kahit pa paulit-ulit ang paalala ng mga awtoridad tungkol sa batas na nagpapataw ng parusa sa sino mang mapapatunayang nanakit, na...

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said it received new dashcam footage that could be "substantial" in the ongoing investigation of the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral.

The Philippine National Police-Anti Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) rescued four victims from a cybersex den in Calauag, Quezon.

Bumisita lang sa lugar ng nobyo para makipagdiwang ng Pasko ang babaeng nasawi matapos tamaan ng ligaw na bala sa Tondo, Maynila noong Huwebes. Ayon sa pulisya, nagkaroon ng barilin sa lugar at iniimbestigahan pa ang insidente.

Two individuals were injured in stray bullet incidents in Iloilo and Bacolod City.