Witness says Philippine president ordered killings of 1,000
By JIM GOMEZ and TERESA CEROJANO A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country’s Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him…
Social issues
Ahead of truce, Assad vows to retake Syria from ‘terrorists’
By PHILIP ISSA Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed on Monday that his government would take back land from “terrorists” and rebuild the country in remarks made just hours before the…
EU increases aid to migrants in Greece ahead of winter
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS The European Union will add 115 million euros ($129 million) in funding to humanitarian organizations in Greece to assist programs for refugees and migrants…
Hawaiian seafood caught by foreign crews confined on boats
By MARTHA MENDOZA and MARGIE MASON Pier 17 doesn’t even show up on most Honolulu maps. Cars whiz past it on their way to Waikiki’s famous white sand beaches. Yet…
Asian club replete with strongmen welcomes ‘Duterte Harry’
By JIM GOMEZ As bodies continue to pile up in his war on illegal drugs, the Philippine president is making waves at his first summit of the Association of Southeast…
Key findings from USC’s latest diversity study
By The Associated Press A report to be released Wednesday by the Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism…
Execution drop makes some think death penalty is fading away
By MARK SHERMAN Is the death penalty in America gradually dying? There have been just two executions since May 1 and the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year…
Obama cancels meeting with new Philippine President Duterte
By JOSH LEDERMAN and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY President Barack Obama called off a planned meeting Tuesday with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a U.S. ally’s leader during a…