Latest News Today. March 1, ‘08.
Israel kills 12 Palestinians in Gaza raid
GAZA - Israeli forces killed 12 Palestinians in clashes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, hospital staff said, as fighting escalated in the Hamas-ruled territory after a cross-border rocket attack killed an Israeli civilian. FULL ARTICLE l VIDEO
U.N. council vote on Iran sanctions delayed again
UNITED NATIONS - France and Britain have again delayed a U.N. Security Council vote on a third round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program in an effort to win over skeptics, diplomats said on Friday. FULL ARTICLE
Suicide bomber kills 38 at Pakistan funeral
ISLAMABAD – A suicide bomber killed at least 38 people at a funeral of a policeman in the Swat district of Pakistan, days after the Pakistan army said it had begun to bring the mountainous region under control. FULL ARTICLE
VP Noli: ‘I’m prepared, not preparing to take over’
Vice-President Noli de Castro said Saturday he was "prepared" to assume the presidency, but was not "preparing" to take over from President Arroyo.
In his weekly radio program over DZMM, De Castro clarified an exclusive abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak report which said he was "all set" to assume the presidency. FULL ARTICLE
DOLE alarmed over the rising number of undocumented OFWs
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed alarm over the rising number of undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in several parts of the globe including Amman, Jordan. FULL ARTICLEPalace on Erap: Look who’s talking
Malacañang advised former President Joseph Estrada to be prudent in making any statements criticizing the administration in the raging controversy over the national broadband network (NBN) contract. FULL ARTICLE
Palace legal team to meet with bishops on EO 464
Before President Arroyo decides to revoke her order barring government officials from appearing before Senate inquiries, the Palace legal team will have to sit down with Catholic bishops in a dialogue, a Malacañang official said Saturday.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said it is important that the bishops hear first the rationale behind Executive Order 464. FULL ARTICLE
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