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Factory blast kills 4 in Turkey; cause unknown (5:10 p.m.)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - An explosion at a clothing factory in Istanbul killed four people and injured up to 40 others Thursday, local media reported.
The blast caused part of the five-story building in the Davutpasa district of Istanbul to collapse, and a fire broke out on the top floor, NTV television said. Firefighters and [...]
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- Suicide bomber attacks mosque in Afghanistan (4:55 p.m.)
- 3 major overseas ships need 15T Filipino seafarers (1:33 p.m.)
- Economy expands 7.3% in 2007, strongest in 31 years (12:38 p.m.)
- Giuliani quits Republican presidential race, endorses John McCain (10:37 a.m.)
- Globe teams up with Western Union (10:19 a.m.)
- Indigent groups to discuss land issues with Arroyo (9:55 a.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: Oro’s IRA cut by P57 M (9 a.m.)
- Saudi Arabia beheads two citizens convicted of raping a minor (9:15 p.m.)
- Asean human rights commission should have independent experts: group (8:07 p.m.)
- Gandhi’s ashes scattered in Arabian Sea by descendants (6:09 p.m.)
- 5 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in clash with communist rebels (5:59 p.m.)
- Sri Lankan rebels and troops fight fierce battle (3:13 p.m.)
- Honda Motor reports 38 % surge in profit on sales (3:10 p.m.)
- Former KBR truckers to appeal Iraqi ambush case (2:53 p.m.)
- Arroyo okays economic stimulus package (1:40 p.m.)
- Gensan: Nagpaila nga NBI nanion (1:25 p.m.)
- Upgrade of Diosdado Macapagal Airport pushed (01:23 p.m.)
- Priest honored for remarkable church service (11:58 a.m.)
- Esperon fits nat’l security post: Palace aide (11:22 a.m.)
- Ex-MisOcc mayor killed in Manila City Hall shooting (12:29 p.m.)
- 13 people killed in bus crash in Cotabato (12:27 p.m.)
- Lawmaker wants total revocation of libel penalties (11:01 a.m.)
- ‘Generic only’ provision to pass as separate bill: lawmaker (9:46 a.m.)
- Kennedy endorses Barack Obama for president (9:29 a.m.)
- No one claims responsibility for kidnapping of American aid worker (9 a.m.)
- Jury selection starts for mother accused of microwaving month-old baby case (7:22 p.m.)
- Iran gets last shipment of uranium fuel from Russian for nuclear power plant (6:33 p.m.)
- RP journalists ask SC to stop arrests, threats against media (4:28 p.m.)
- South Korea’s president nominates ex-foreign minister as prime minister (3:56 p.m.)
- Leader of Greece’s Orthodox Church, Archbishop Christodoulos, dies (3:20 p.m.)
- Senate resumes session on Monday (1:40 p.m.)
- Dumaguete: Woman delivers quadruplets (1:13 p.m.)
- Beijing unveils ‘cool’ Watercube swimming venue for Olympics (12:04 p.m.)
- Melo to weed out fraudulent poll officials: Lawmaker (11:27 a.m.)
- POEA raises funds for marketing missions (11:07 a.m.)
- Arroyo woos investors in Dubai (10:26 a.m.)
- Completion of disaster control projects urged (9:50 a.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: Extortion group behind bombings (1:08 p.m.)
- RP ex-President Estrada feels ‘free again’ on 1st trip abroad (9:29 p.m.)
- Suharto remembered as strong leader (9:26 p.m.)
- Disabled spy satellite falling from orbit, could hit Earth in late February or March (4:25 p.m.)
- Indonesia’s ex-dictator Suharto dies (3:59 p.m.)
- Davao: 13 batan-on naglatagaw, gipangdakop (2:38 p.m.)
- Gensan: Driver sa sikad napisat (2:32 p.m.)
- Shark bites Australian fisherman on boat deck (1:49 p.m.)
- Journalists to file raps v. gov’t troops (1:08 p.m.)
- Roxas welcomes Melo as poll chair, Yano as AFP chief (12:30 p.m.)
- Iloilo: Lawmaker cites Dinagyang festival (12:04 p.m.)
- Arroyo flies to Dubai from Davos (11:31 a.m.)
- RP defense secretary scraps US$29.3M proposed US helicopter deal (8:22 p.m.)
- Iran got 7th shipment of Russian fuel for nuclear power plant (3:34 p.m.)
- German rider Greipel wins stage (2:21 p.m.)
- Sarkozy salutes Indian armed forces as honored guest on Indian Day (2:03 p.m.)
- Bus tumbles down hillside in Thailand, killing 9 (1:52 p.m.)
- Sharapova beats Ivanovic to win Australian Open (01:42 p.m.)
- Beirut car bomb kills top Lebanese terrorism investigator (11:26 am)
- Iraqi oil minister: best bid prevails in race for unexplored fields (11:01 a.m.)
- Carnival season heating up in New Orleans (10:17 a.m.)
- Bush: to derail economic stimulus package is a mistake (10 a.m.)
- Heath’s funeral arrangements still secret (9:45 a.m.)
- Heath Ledger’s family pays tribute to actor in death notice (10:53 p.m.)
- Bill Gates gives US$19.9 million grant to RP-based rice research facility (10:01 p.m.)
- Stock index climbs 2.9%, lifted by Wall Street, regional rallies (4:27 p.m.)
- Gov’t to invite FAA after 3 months to audit ATO (1:03 p.m.)
- Health chief extends help to settle cheap medicines bill issues (12:36 p.m.)
- Pinay honored for making world’s largest flag, banner (10:45 a.m.)
- Arroyo orders termination, transfer of irrelevant Palace aide (9:50 a.m.)
- Davao: Bangga sa motor 1 patay, 2 samdan (1:26 p.m.)
- Gensan: Seaman gipusil, patay (1:25 p.m.)
- RP must lessen effects of global slowdown: Lawmaker (12:26 p.m.)
- Arroyo creates new task force to uphold peace (12:24 p.m.)
- Bacolod: Mayor, 7 dads charged on port takeover (11:30 a.m.)
- Church keeps an eye on ‘healing priest’ (10:32 a.m.)
- Police remain on full alert after Tuesday’s rally (9:48 a.m.)
- World leaders gather in Davos for economic forum (9:10 a.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: Broadcaster nabbed over libel case (9 a.m.)
- RP bans deployment of workers to Jordan because of alleged abuses (5:50 p.m.)
- Ex-Batangas guv admits killing of biz partner (5:10 p.m.)
- 20 communist rebels yield (5:05 p.m.)
- Stock index climbs 2.7% on US rate cut (4:16 p.m.)
- 52T cops, jail personnel awarded (1:10 p.m.)
- RP to rely on China from US slowdown (12:32 p.m.)
- Health chief appeals to doctors to recede hospital holiday (11:55 a.m.)
- Imax to open 2 more theaters in RP (9:24 a.m.)
- Magnitude-6.2 quake strikes off Sumatra, killing one person (9:22 a.m.)
- Malaysian court jails Indonesian man for killing his newborn baby (5:55 p.m.)
- Journalists mull charges v. local gov’t, police, justice office (5:27 p.m.)
- Stock index plummets 5.5 percent, tracking Asian markets on US worries (4:07 p.m.)
- Farmers march in Manila to commemorate 13 killed by troops in 1987 massacre (4:04 p.m.)
- Putting up of elevated U-turn foreseen to cause traffic in metro (2:15 p.m.)
- Group seeks Arroyo’s help to remove ‘big 3’ in Ched (1:37 p.m.)
- Teenager recovers from 9-story attempted suicide jump, but may not walk again (8:14 p.m.)
- 1 Sayyaf leader nabbed (12:03 p.m.)
- Local gov’t orders fire safety inspection in malls (11:30 a.m.)
- RP shares lead at Women’s World Cup of Golf after triple-bogey for South Korea (2:34 p.m.)
- Passenger jeeps collide; 17 injured (12:58 p.m.)
- Black WW II veteran gets posthumous honors after military overturns court martial (5:16 p.m.)
- Israeli air strikes kill two Hamas militants in Gaza (5:11 p.m.)
- Dutch prosecutors continue investigation of former RP communist leader (8:17 p.m.)
- RP leader cites drop in political killings, but numbers differ from activists’ (7:17 p.m.)
- Shipyard fire in RP kills 2, injures 3 workers (7:16 p.m.)
- Stock index dips 2.5% on Wall Street fall (6:00 p.m.)
- 2 Taiwanese ministers resign over election debacle (5:42 p.m.)
- Thai court rejects case vs advance voting, rules election valid (5:40 p.m.)
- Tamil Tiger rebels kill 10 civilians in southern Sri Lanka (5:32 p.m.)
- Man sets himself on fire in anger over oil spill compensation (4:53 p.m.)
- Democratic presidential race highlights split in black vote (3:43 p.m.)
- Israel orders Gaza crossings closed as rocket fire continues (3:36 p.m.)
- Tourism office remains positive despite FAA downgrade (01:58 p.m.)
- DPWH rips illegal billboards in Edsa (01:40 p.m.)
- Hillside in California slides several feet (11:50 a.m.)
- Civil rights groups sue hospital on dumping patient (11:30 a.m.)
- Police: US tiger attack victim (11:02 a.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: 2 grupo sa karnapper gi-monitor (3:04 p.m.)
- Koronadal: PDEA naka-aresto 184 ka tawo tungod sa illegal nga droga (3:01 p.m.)
- Davao: Opisyal sa DedEd gidunggab, patay (2:29 p.m.)
- RP aviation downgrade affects market trading (2:19 p.m.)
- Dead fetus found in Malacanang’s restroom (2:16 p.m.)
- Cagayan de Oro: Officials frown at war games (11:33 a.m.)
- 30 Pinay performers arrested in Malaysia (11:17 a.m.)
- Iloilo: No minors allowed on fluvial procession (11:02 a.m.)
- Roxas to Palace: Focus on peso hike not anti-subversion law (9:43 a.m.)
- PAL affected by RP air safety downgrade (1:12 p.m.)
- Arroyo flies to Switzerland, UAE despite destabilization reports (12:31 p.m.)
- Military full alert in Edsa II, Mendiola massacre rally (12:20 p.m.)
- Grammys seek agreement allowing use of striking Hollywood writers (11:27 a.m.)
- Adopt federalism for entire RP: Lawmaker (11:20 a.m.)
- Fedex relocation greatly affects Subic Bay (11:02 a.m.)
- Army official denies troop deployment in Zambo Norte (10:24 a.m.)
- RP-US war games in N. Mindanao next month (9:30 a.m.)
- Gunmen barge into Catholic school, kill priest (8:45 a.m.)
- Davao: Inahan nagpusil sa anak, gipriso (2:35 p.m.)
- Pampanga: Candaba sets first ‘Ibon-Ebon’ festival (2:30 p.m.)
- Gensan: Gipusil; 2 patay, 1 grabe (2:24 p.m.)
- Suharto develops potentially lethal blood infection (2:06 p.m.)
- Justice chief won’t oppose pardon for Ninoy Aquino killers (12:01 p.m.)
- Clinton, Obama step back from racial controversy (10:53 a.m.)
- Triplet toddlers of Italian UN official drown in backyard pool (9:22 a.m.)
- British Council offices reopen in 2 Russian cities, despite order to close (9:42 p.m.)
- Iraqi appeals court judge, driver, killed in ambush by gunmen (9:30 p.m.)
- India-China target trade, set joint military drills (9:22 p.m.)
- ‘Atonement’ wins best drama in Golden Globe awards (3:20 p.m.)
- Court defers trial on Leviste murder case (1:01 p.m.)
- RP unlikely to meet goals on birth, health care, education (10:58 a.m.)
- Blanchett wins supporting actress Globe (10:33 a.m.)
- Taxation could bridge gap between rich and poor: Palace (10:26 a.m.)
- Vice Mayor’s bodyguard assassinated (10:22 a.m.)
- Clinton says Obama campaign ‘distorting’ comments on race (9:11 a.m.)
- 2 Dutch soldiers killed, 1 wounded in fighting in Afghanistan (9:18 p.m.)
- Sue me: Sara tells billboard maker (8:47 p.m.)
- Leviste to testify on killing of pal (8:35 p.m.)
- Taiwan president takes blame for setback after defeat (7:10 pm.)
- Olmert: Presence of unauthorized settlement outposts a “disgrace” (6:52 p.m.)
- Bush to Arabs: Freedom is heart of US policy (5:01 p.m.)
- Suicide bomber kills policeman, wounds 8 others in Afghanistan (4:47 p.m.)
- Rights group: Cops acts amounts to unofficial ’shoot to kill’ policy (4:30 p.m.)
- Election loss of Taiwan’s pro-independence party stirs Beijing’s hopes for closer ties (4:00 p.m.)
- Ex-guv set to tell court details of biz partner’s death (12 p.m.)
- Bishops group rejoices for scraping training on marital laws (5:40 p.m.)
- Arroyo faces ‘pleasant’ snag in curbing peso (5:13 p.m.)
- Bush: No decision yet on drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq (4:19 p.m.)
- Hollywood directors will begin talks with studios (2:07 p.m.)
- 2 rebels die, another hurt in Laguna raid (1:15 p.m.)
- Police file criminal charges v. Ayala Land (1:12 p.m.)
- Mexico criticizes US for firing tear gas across border (12:28 p.m.)
- Owner to bring Glorietta blast issue in court (11:45 a.m.)
- Garnett leads Celtics to an 86-77 win over the Nets (12:04 p.m.)
- Taiwanese go to the polls in crucial legislative elections (11:07 a.m.)
- Former Indonesian dictator Suharto shows signs of improvement (10:39 a.m.)
- Nuggets F Nene leaves team to take care of personal medical issue (10:00 a.m.)
- Obama, Clinton eager to scoop up Edwards’ supporters (9:48 a.m.)
- Authorities found body of pregnant Marine (9:16 a.m.)
- Gunmen kill 2 cops at Jolo airport (8:03 p.m.)
- Bush visits Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial (4:29 p.m.)
- Oil prices rise above US$94 a barrel (3:22 p.m.)
- Woman killed in explosion: Myanmar official (4:25 p.m.)
- Poultry from Saudi Arabia, Poland, Benin banned due to bird flu (3:26 p.m.)
- Thailand bans smoking in nightclubs, outdoor markets (3:00 p.m.)
- Human rights activists call to close Guantanamo prison (2:24 p.m.)
- No big bang: Asteroid will miss Mars (2:28 p.m.)
- Stock index climbs 1.4 %, tracking Wall Street’s rise (1:35 p.m.)
- Colombian rebels free 2 hostages (1:23 p.m.)
- 6 Republicans debate on tax, spending cuts (1:16 p.m.)
- RP seeks to allow Muslim federal region, official says (6:14 p.m.)
- Stock index slides 0.1%; buying in bank, property stocks trims losses (4:39 p.m.)
- Suicide bombing kills at least 20 outside court in eastern Pakistan (4:02 p.m.)
- Stock index rises 1.1 percent on Wall Street gains (2:13 p.m.)
- Former Indonesian dictator being kept alive by machines, still conscious (1:39 p.m.)
- Obama wins endorsement of influential union in Nevada (12:19 p.m.)
- Magalso vows to keep track to finish-off the enemy (11:18 a.m.)
- Gov’t says law should be passed prior to nat’l ID system (11:12 a.m.)
- Palace opposes suspension of 12% e-VAT on oil products (10:20 a.m.)
- Ipil: Consult the lumad communities, IP rep says (9:52 a.m.)
- Bus plunges into ravine in SW China, killing 14 and injuring 6 (9:49 a.m.)
- Gunmen kill 2 cops at Jolo airport (8:03 p.m.)
- RP seeks to amend Charter to allow Muslim federal region, official says (6:14 p.m.)
- Stock index slides 0.1%; buying in bank, property stocks trims losses (4:39 p.m.)
- Clinton revives candidacy with win over Obama (3:45 p.m.)
- Maldives president escapes death with help of boy scout (3:41 p.m.)
- Kidapawan: Barangay kapitan, tanod nakuryente, 1 patay (3:37 p.m.)
- Gensan: Gipapriso sa iyang asawa (3:35 p.m.)
- Bishops support revival of national ID system (1:29 p.m.)
- Filipino Catholics honor Jesus statue in massive procession (12:28 p.m.)
- Metro dev’t agency opposes motor ban on main roads (10:27 a.m.)
- Customs defers hike on container security fee (9:56 a.m.)
- Musharraf gives free hand to British team probing Bhutto’s murder (9:40 a.m.)
- McCain wins Republican primary; Clinton, Obama in tight Democratic race (9:37 a.m.)
- Gensan: Bana ug asawa grabe (2:37 p.m.)
- Davao: Pintor nakuryente, nahagbong, napatay (2:34 p.m.)
- Arroyo to order 1% tariff cut on oil products (2:30 p.m.)
- Stock index rebounds 0.9 % on bargain-hunting (2:04 p.m.)
- Military suggests revival of national ID system (11 a.m.)
- Magalso vows to keep track to finish-off the enemy (11:18 a.m.)
- Nicole Kidman’s pregnancy confirmed (10 a.m.)
- Military: Communist rebels suffered setbacks, lost 1,400 guerrillas last year (10:20 p.m.)
- Jail guard relieved from post for a murder case (7:28 p.m.)
- Local gov’t gives 48 hours to BFP with results on Baclaran mall fire (4:00 p.m.)
- Hydrologist says worst flooding in 50 years (3:26 p.m.)
- Malaysia seeks alternative biofuel sources after crude palm oil prices soar (2:15 p.m.)
- Electoral tribunal starts recount of votes in Pimentel’s poll protest (2:07 p.m.)
- Militants kill 8 tribal elders in northwestern Pakistan (1:25 p.m.)
- Lawyer: Detained activist can’t get legal help as case involves state secrets (1:09 p.m.)
- Court cancels Trillanes arraignment on rebellion raps (11 a.m.)
- Binay says talks on politics is premature (10:27 a.m.)
- Sony sells 1.2 M PlayStation 3 machines in N. America over holidays (9:17 a.m.)
- Arroyo lauds PASG campaign v. smuggling (7:33 p.m.)
- Cops yet to file raps v. ‘Batman’ slay suspect (7:31 p.m.)
- Pope decries world with luxury for few and poverty for many (6:37 p.m.)
- Air force says hostile fire not suspected in case of missing jet (6:33 p.m.)
- Terrified Kenyans flee to escape wave of ethnic violence (2:02 p.m.)
- PNCC workers to stage protest Monday (12:02 p.m.)
- Suspek sa pagpamomba sa Cotabato, ilhan na (11:57 a.m.)
- Gensan: Suspek sa pagpatay dakpan (11:47 a.m.)
- Differently-able workers tap to make armchairs for schools (11:37 a.m.)
- Clinton accuses Obama of changing positions on variety of issues (11:30 a.m.)
- Israeli troops pull out of Nablus after four-days (11:40 p.m.)
- Crude prices to stay high through 1st quarter (11:25 p.m.)
- Defense chief backs Arroyo’s decision for next AFP chief (9:19 p.m.)
- Dole’s 1M jobs goal ‘doubtful’ (9:16 p.m.)
- Drug conviction increases by 60% in 2007 (9:13 p.m.)
- Zambo creates business and investment board (9:00 p.m.)
- P4-M Zambo irrigation system rehab completed (8:45 p.m.)
- LTO head favors joint law enforcers’ team (8:30 p.m.)
- More than 800 cellphones without NTC sticker seized (8:15 p.m.)
- Mayor’s followers warn of bloodshed (8:00 p.m.)
- 2 Silliman students bag medals in Youth Camp (7:59 p.m.)
- Alert raised in Diwalwal due to rain (7:58 p.m.)
- Rebels raid piggery farm in Sto. Tomas (7:54 p.m.)
- Palace eyes for import to stop rice price hike (4:30 p.m.)
- Palace satisfied with PCSO’s account on lotto price hike (2:14 p.m.)
- Gensan: 2 bata gidagit, misibat (2:10 p.m.)
- Davao: Batan-on gisungag sa kabaw, kilid nabuslot (2:07 p.m.)
- Al Khobar member arrested (2:06 p.m.)
- Transco, Hyundai sign P3B deal for transmission project (12:22 p.m.)
- Martina Hingis found guilty of positive cocaine test, banned 2 years (9:59 a.m.)
- Iloilo: Peco, PPC apologize (9:45 a.m.)
- OFWs banned in 4 Middle East countries (9:57 p.m.)
- Court grants Ang’s trip to US (9:55 p.m.)
- Arroyo orders extension of services of Manila water, Maynilad (9:54 p.m.)
- Arroyo told to consider PPCRV nominees for election chief post (9:52 p.m.)
- Arroyo orders holding of energy summit (9:48 p.m.)
- PNCC workers ask labor chief to resign (9:46 p.m.)
- Defense chief bares another destabilization plot (9:36 p.m.)
- Napao silent over guv’s recommendation (8:54 p.m.)
- RP stock index falls 0.6% on worries over U.S. economy, oil prices (5:50 p.m.)
- NASA delays flight ’till late January (3:45 p.m.)
- Abu Sayyaf militants wanted for 2001 kidnapping arrested (3:40 p.m.)
- Dollar rises vs. yen in Asia on short-term buying (3:01 p.m.)
- Lawmaker laughs off Erap’s threat to run (12:52 p.m.)
- PCSO to explain hike in 6-49 lottery ticket (12:07 p.m.)
- Hunger rate drops by 5.3% in December (11:50 a.m.)
- 18 seamen in Nigeria to arrive Friday (11:41 a.m.)
- Showbiz couple seeks advice to get married (10:33 a.m.)
- Fire hits Baclaran mall (6:47 p.m.)
- DOJ seeks court’s review on rebellion raps vs Guingona, 2 others (3:53 p.m.)
- Erap undecided on political comeback bid (2:58 p.m.)
- Sumilao farmers continue march for justice (2:03 p.m.)
- Owwa assures support for killed seafarer’s family (12:42 p.m.)
- Bacolod: Lovers killed in Sipalay (11:41 a.m.)
- Iloilo: Boy dies, pa wounded in Antique grenade blast (10 a.m.)
- 30 military officers promoted (9:40 a.m.)
- Philippine stock index drops 0.1 percent after Wall Street fall (2:36 p.m.)
- Gensan: Anak sa mayor nasikop (2:31 p.m.)
- Fired PNCC workers stage another protest (1:11 p.m.)
- RP plane with 47 people overshoots runway, causing damage but no injuries (12:40 p.m.)
- Health office aims to pass cheaper medicines bill (11:42 a.m.)
- Watusi kills man (8:51 a.m.)
- Drunken driver kills 5, injures 3 on Ohio interstate (3:59 p.m.)
- US gave Bhutto ’steady stream’ of security info (2:44 p.m.)
