Jul 09 Trump sends tariff letters to 7 more countries but avoids major trade partners By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners in his first batch of import tax announcements of the day. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 6:39 Why global tensions are rising in the South China Sea amid recent clashes By John Yang, Gerard Edic, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery Nearly a quarter of global maritime trade goes through the South China Sea. In recent years, it’s become the site of clashes between Chinese coast guard ships and Philippine vessels as Beijing tries to exert its claim to virtually the… Continue watching
Mar 14 Former Philippine President Duterte appears before international court judges in The Hague by video By Mike Corder, Associated Press Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared by videoconference before judges at the International Criminal Court. Continue reading
Mar 13 What happened during Duterte’s chaotic arrest By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened a police general with lawsuits, refused to be fingerprinted and told law enforcers “you have to kill me to bring me to The Hague” in a tense confrontation after his arrest in Manila. Continue reading
Mar 11 Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrested on an ICC warrant for crimes against humanity By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The surprise arrest sparked a commotion at the airport, where lawyers and aides of Duterte loudly protested that they, along with a doctor and lawyers, were prevented from coming close to him after he was taken into police custody. Continue reading
Feb 07 Philippine vice president prepares for impeachment battle By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte refused to say if resignation was an option so she could preempt a possible conviction that would bar her from running for president in the future. Continue reading
Nov 18 Typhoon Man-yi worsens crisis in Philippines caused by multiple back-to-back storms By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Typhoon Man-yi has left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines. Continue reading
Nov 17 Typhoon Man-yi displaces massive numbers of people in the Philippines By Jim Gomez, Associated Press A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than… Continue reading
Nov 15 Typhoon Usagi pounds the Philippines, fifth major storm in a month, with a sixth due Sunday By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Forecasters also say a new storm in the Pacific could strengthen into a powerful typhoon before hitting the Philippine archipelago on Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 23 At least 9 dead and others trapped by floods in Philippines By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Torrential rain set off by an approaching tropical storm swamped the eastern Philippines with widespread flooding that sparked frantic appeals for help, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading