ISTANBUL: The Palestinian resistance group Hamas announced early Wednesday that its political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting his residence in the Iranian capital Tehran.

“Hamas mourns to our great Palestinian…

MANILA: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States extended fresh humanitarian aid to the Philippines in response to the recent onslaught of super typhoon Carina and an intensified southwest monsoon (habagat).

The UAE government turned over…

KORONADAL CITY: Three persons, including a Grade 10 pupil, died while six others were hurt in an accident along the national highway in Barangay Saravia here on Tuesday night.

Police Master Sgt. Leo Dimaculangan, Koronadal City traffic chief, said tw…

MANILA: Senator Grace Poe said Wednesday she is waiting for the outcome of the San Juan City government’s action against their personnel responsible for the drowning of animals in the city pound during the onslaught of Typhoon Carina.

In a statement,…

MANILA: Members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) nabbed two Chinese nationals during an anti-human trafficking operation inside a suspected illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) facility in Pampanga province on Tue…

DAVAO CITY: Authorities in the Davao Region seized nearly PHP1 million worth of illegal drugs in 24-hour operations, the Police Regional Office (PRO-11) reported Wednesday.

In a statement, PRO-11 said the nine drug-related operations -carried out bet…

MANILA: The Philippines will expand its “maritime cooperative activities” (MCA) with Japan, Australia, and other friendly nations, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said on Tuesday.

“We will also bolster maritime …

MALASIQUI: A flood mitigation structure worth PHP182.6 million is expected to protect houses of residents and agricultural lands in Barangay Kita-Kita in Balungao town, Pangasinan following its completion this year.

In a statement issued on Wednesday…