At least 16 people have died in a mine fire in Kazakhstan, ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the local unit of the Luxembourg-based steelmaker which operates the mine, said on Saturday.

South Korean and US troops held joint future combat drills involving drones, an unmanned vehicle and wearable laser sensors this week as part of efforts to modernize their militaries, Seoul's army said on Saturday.

Fire broke out at two elementary schools in Mindanao which were to be used as polling precincts for the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported Saturday.

The DILG vowed a fair and impartial probe into the disappearance of Miss Grand Philippines 2023 Catherine Camilon.  

Bayan called out the Philippine government after it abstained from voting in a UN General Assembly  resolution for an ''aid truce'' in Gaza.

Filipinos continued with their annual exodus to their hometowns on Saturday due to the long holidays for Undas (All Saints' Day) and Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023.

The man suspected of killing 18 people and wounding 13 in a shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine, was found dead of a likely self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday, ending a 48-hour manhunt that followed the most lethal episode of gun violence in the st...

Among the East Asia and Pacific Region, the Philippines is at 13th place out of 15 other Asian nations on the rule of law index.

The US House of Representatives elected Republican Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, as its speaker on Wednesday after a turbulent three weeks that left the rudderless chamber unable to respond to the Middle East crisis or...

Several residents in Barangay Rosary Heights in Cotabato City have started fleeing following a shooting incident that killed three individuals, including two barangay kagawad candidates.

Israel has agreed to delay an expected invasion of Gaza for now so that the United States can rush missile defenses to the region to protect US troops there, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing US and Israeli officials.

Tatlo katao ang dinakip ng mga awtoridad, kabilang ang incumbent barangay chairman, na umano'y utak sa pagpaslang sa kandidatong makakalaban nito sa naturang posisyon sa Aguilar, Pangasinan.

Russia has successfully tested its ability to deliver a massive retaliatory nuclear strike by land, sea and air, a Kremlin statement said on Wednesday.

Dahil galing sa hirap at itinaguyod ang kaniyang pamilya, alam daw ng isang vlogger ang pinagdadaanang pagsubok ng mga estudyante. Kaya naman ang mga ito ang napili niyang regaluhan ng mga gamit, kabilang na ang brand new na cellphone na magagamit nila...

Nagkaharap nitong Miyerkules ang isang opisyal ng Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) at ang 2014 lotto winner na hindi nakuha ang mahigit P12 milyon premyo dahil nasunog ng plantsa ang kaniyang ticket. Makuha na kaya niya ang premyo batay sa ...

The Catholic Church is dominated by men but is making progress on giving a stronger voice to women, representatives of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), an umbrella group of Catholic nuns, said on Wednesday.

"Parang pinitik lang tayo sa tenga, but we"re worried if something happens ...they might deliberately ram our ships endangering the lives of our sailors," AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. said in Joseph Morong's report on "24 Oras."

Tension sparked between anti-mining protesters and guards of a mining company in Brooke's Point, Palawan on Wednesday, Jonathan Andal reported on "24 Oras."

Patay ang isang kandidatong kapitan ng barangay sa Sigayan, Lanao del Sur matapos na pagbabarilin ng kaniyang kalaban. Ang asawa at pitong-taong-gulang na anak ng biktima, nadamay pa.

A suitcase containing jewelry and bags worth about P20 million has not yet been located after its owner accidentally left it behind at NAIA, according to a 24 Oras report by Maki Pulido on Wednesday.

Aabot umano sa P20 milyon ang halaga ng mga alahas at mga bag ang laman ng isang maleta na naiwan ng may-ari sa airport. Ang lalaking tumangay sa maleta, pinaghahanap ng mga awtoridad.

Hindi na umubra ang pagpapanggap na mannequin ng isang lalaki sa loob ng isang shopping center sa Warsaw, Poland dahil nabisto at naaresto siya ng mga pulis.

Thousands of people waving Palestinian flags and chanting "Gaza, Paris is with you" gathered on Sunday for the first pro-Palestinian demonstration allowed by police in the French capital since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

An explosion and the sound of ambulances were heard near the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon, shortly after a second aid convoy had entered the crossing from the Egyptian side, witnesses said. The Israeli military sa...

A new convoy of 17 aid trucks entered war-torn Gaza on Sunday as Israel stepped up strikes on the Palestinian enclave which is suffering a "catastrophic" humanitarian situation in the war sparked by Hamas's bloody attack.

South Korea, together with Japan and the United States, held a joint aerial exercise near the Korean peninsula on Sunday, the South Korean military said, marking the first such collaboration between the three countries.

The Philippines will not be deterred in its resupply efforts in the West Philippine Sea despite the collision incidents with China, said National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo M. Año.

France, already on its highest security alert, is to boost security at airports around the capital and on trains after a wave of bomb hoaxes, the transport minister said on Sunday.

Pope Francis pleaded Sunday for an end to the Hamas-Israeli conflict amid fears it could widen, and called for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into to the Gaza Strip.

Israel expanded planned evacuations of communities on its northern front with Lebanon on Sunday as cross-border clashes with fighters from Lebanese group Hezbollah have intensified since the war in Gaza erupted more than two weeks ago.

The lives of at least 120 newborn babies on incubators in war-torn Gaza's hospitals are at risk as fuel runs out in the besieged enclave, UNICEF warned Sunday.

A teenage Iranian girl, who fell into a coma earlier this month following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, is said to be "brain-dead," Iranian state media reported on Sunday.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Sunday an additional 800 police officers would be deployed in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to beef up the security measures in the region ahead of the Barangay and Sangguniang Ka...

Lawmakers on Sunday condemned the Chinese Coast Guard's attempt to thwart an Armed Forces of the Philippines resupply mission that resulted in a collision.