Encouraging investment in the Philippines is high on President Rodrigo Duterte's agenda when he meets leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) at a summit in Lima, Peru. The Philippines is open for business, President Rodrigo Duterte ...

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission is seen in this undated artist's concept released on Monday, September 22. The MAVEN robotic spacecraft fired its braking rockets on Sunday, ending a 10-month journey to put itself into orbit ...

At a news briefing at the National Geographic Society in Washington on Thursday, September 11, University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno (center) discusses his discovery of fossils of the Spinosaurus aegyptiacus as they stand in front of a mounted ...

The new Apple iWatch is seen during the Apple event at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California, September 9, 2014. Reuters/Stephen Lam. We welcome healthy discussions and friendly debate! Please click Flag to alert us of a comment that may be abusive ...

One year since the start of a deadly, 20-day attack on Zamboanga City by followers of Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari, about 40,000 residents are still displaced and in need of permanent shelter and livelihood opportunities, ...

Basketball legend Michael Jordan on Wednesday joined the list of celebrities who accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – a hit viral video campaign seeking to raise awareness and funds for research into ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's ...

FERGUSON, Missouri - Shots were fired and police shouted through bullhorns for protesters to disperse, witnesses said, as chaos erupted Sunday night in Ferguson, Missouri, which has been racked by protests since an unarmed black teenager was shot by ...

Pope Francis arrives in South Korea for 5-day visit. Pope Francis is welcomed by schoolchildren upon his arrival at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea on Thursday, August 14. Pope Francis is looking to fuel a new era of Catholic growth in Asia - a ...

MONROVIA - Against a deepening twilight in a swampy field outside of Liberia's capital Monrovia, a bulldozer engine roars next to a small group of muddy graves. These are the intended tombs for victims of the tropical Ebola virus that has already killed 156 ...

MONROVIA - Against a deepening twilight in a swampy field outside of Liberia's capital Monrovia, a bulldozer engine roars next to a small group of muddy graves. These are the intended tombs for victims of the tropical Ebola virus that has already killed 156 ...

SYDNEY - Australia's priority was gaining access to the crash site of downed Flight MH17 in Ukraine, not imposing sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday. The United States and Europe announced tough new sanctions targeting ...

PARIS - France, Germany and Britain will press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to ensure that separatists in Ukraine allow investigators free access to the site of the Malaysian Airlines MH17 crash, the French president's office said. "The president ...

An uptrend in regional markets drove Philippine share prices higher toward the noon break Thursday, outweighing the negative impact of Typhoon Glenda (Rammasun) on investors' sentiment. The bellwether PSEi added 27.96 points or 0.41 percent to ...

TRIPOLI - Libyan militia fighters with anti aircraft guns and mortars fanned out on Tuesday across Tripoli's airport, transformed into a battlefield by two days of fighting that has cut the Libyan capital off from the outside world. US Secretary of State John Kerry ...

Taiwan feeling brunt, Japan braces for Typhoon Neogura. Residents battle strong winds while crossing a suspension bridge in New Taipei City as Typhoon Neoguri (Florita) neared eastern Taiwan on Tuesday, July 8. Japan is bracing for one of its worst ...

MADRID - A divorced former journalist, Letizia Ortiz, became Spain's first commoner queen on Thursday when her husband, Felipe VI, was sworn in as king. With a background contrasting deeply with the royal privileges of her husband, many see in the ...

SANTO ANDRE - Germany defender Mats Hummels is undergoing extensive treatment for a thigh injury but it is still uncertain whether he will be fit for Germany's next World Cup match against Ghana on Saturday (Sunday, PHL time), assistant coach Hansi ...

SANTO ANDRE - Germany defender Mats Hummels is undergoing extensive treatment for a thigh injury but it is still uncertain whether he will be fit for Germany's next World Cup match against Ghana on Saturday (Sunday, PHL time), assistant coach Hansi ...

SANTO ANDRE - Germany defender Mats Hummels is undergoing extensive treatment for a thigh injury but it is still uncertain whether he will be fit for Germany's next World Cup match against Ghana on Saturday (Sunday, PHL time), assistant coach Hansi ...

SANTO ANDRE - Germany defender Mats Hummels is undergoing extensive treatment for a thigh injury but it is still uncertain whether he will be fit for Germany's next World Cup match against Ghana on Saturday (Sunday, PHL time), assistant coach Hansi ...