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Italian police arrested the closest aides of Cosa Nostra kingpin Matteo Messina Denaro on Thursday, clamping down on a tightknit, family-run clan which has kept the mobster safely hidden over a quarter of a century on the run. Twenty-one people were arrested in towns near the Sicilian city of Trapani

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa formally passed his post to National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde on Thursday. The two police officers came from Philippine Military Academy Sinagtala Class of

A flash of metal glinted in the Sydney sunshine as Curtis Bennett took one last swing of his axe and brought it down hard on the log at his feet. Curtis, 18, is one of the rising stars of Australia's centuries-old sport of wood-chopping, which is enjoying a renaissance, with more women and children

Governments must take care, even when there are disagreements, to avoid harming trade and investment which have been key drivers of the global economic recovery, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday. Amid concerns that escalating trade tensions between the United States and China could reverberate

In a press briefing in Malacañang on Thursday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President’s position on contractualization is the same with Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, which is to let Congress decide on the matter. “Alam mo naman ang posisyon ng Presidente (You know the position

With one month to go until Prince Harry's wedding to US actress Meghan Markle, here are 10 key dates in his life so far: 1984 - Birth His Royal Highness Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales was born, at 4:20am on September 15, at St. Mary's Hospital in London, like his brother Prince William

In marrying into one of the world's most exclusive families, former US actress Meghan Markle will soon have to learn rituals handed down through the centuries of the British royal family. Guests at her wedding to Prince Harry will also have to be on best behaviour, abiding by the strict protocols