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MARWAN NAAMANIA French-made ATR-72 owned by Iran's Aseman Airlines sits on the tarmac at Dubai airport on July 29, 2008 (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN)

Plane with 66 on board crashes in central Iran

By Agence France-Presse An Iranian passenger plane has crashed into the country's Zagros mountains with more than 50 people on board, the head of the…

18 Feb 2018 - 4:55 pm
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An early morning fog rises where 17 memorial crosses were placed, for the 17 deceased students and faculty from the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. As families began burying their dead, authorities questioned whether they could have prevented the attack at the high school where a gunman, Nikolas Cruz, took several lives. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert/Manila Bulletin)

Calls for gun control grow louder after Florida shooting

By the Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. — Pressure is growing for tougher gun-control laws after a mass shooting at a Florida high school, with thousands…

18 Feb 2018 - 3:47 pm
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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN)

US vows investigation into Syria attack involving Russians

By Agence France-Presse US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday vowed to investigate an attack involving Russian citizens on American-allied forces in Syria but stopped…

18 Feb 2018 - 3:24 pm
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President Donald Trump, left, accompanied by Florida Gov. Rick Scott, right, speaks as they meet with law enforcement officers at Broward County Sheriff's Office in Pompano Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, following Wednesday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik/Manila Bulletin)

Trump criticizes FBI over handling of shooting suspect tip

By the Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump lashed out at the FBI Saturday night, saying the agency "missed all of…

18 Feb 2018 - 1:14 pm
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in passes journalists during a visit to the Main Press Center at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Moon won’t discuss possible summit with North Korea’s Kim

By the Associated Press South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Saturday that he hopes his efforts to engage rival North Korea at the Olympics will…

18 Feb 2018 - 11:10 am
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The trial was held in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat prison under tight security. (AFP / ARIF ALI/ MANILA BULLETIN)

Pakistan child killer handed four death sentences

By Agence France-Presse A Pakistani court Saturday handed four death sentences to a man charged with raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, in a case…