worldspride

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Binay: Marcos burial verdict 'solomonic'

MANILA, Philippines — “Solomonic.”

China's defense minister sought to reassure Asia Pacific neighbors on Sunday that his country's growing economic and military power was not a threat, as long-running maritime disputes in the region flare up again.

source: philstar.com

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) owes about 60 hospitals around P1 billion, the Private Hospital Association of the Philippines (PHAP) said.

source: abs-cbnnews.com

MANILA, Philippines -- Smart-Gilas Pilipinas put up a courageous effort against reigning title-holder Mahram-Iran before eventually bowing out of contention in the FIBA-Asia Champions Cup semifinals, 80-77, on Saturday.

source: mb.com.ph

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile erupted Saturday, sending a huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky and prompting officials to evacuate about 600 people living nearby. There were no reports of injuries.

source: abs-cbnnews.com

Floyd Mayweather Jr. clearly doesn’t want any part of Manny Pacquiao, as far as Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank Inc is concerned.

NBA: Injury will not stop Nowitzki

source: mb.com.ph

MIAMI (AFP) — Forget everything you ever heard about Dirk Nowitzki needing a championship to secure his place among the NBA legends.

source: cnn.com

An 11-year-old girl died Friday after falling from a Ferris wheel while on a class trip to an amusement park in New Jersey, police said.

source: reuters.com

Syrian forces killed at least 70 protesters on Friday, activists said, in one of the bloodiest days since the start of an 11-week revolt against the authoritarian rule of President Bashar al-Assad.