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Announcement Announcement Total 100 articles, created at 2016-05-25 18:05 1 Church urged to listen to ‘people of God’ who chose Duterte (1.03/2) DAVAO CITY - The dominant Roman Catholic Church should take a "very, very humble" stance as it is engaged in a word war with presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte. This is 2016-05-25 18:04 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 2 Donald Trump calls Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas,’ a ‘total failure’ (1.02/2) Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called Sen. Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas” and a “total failure” at a rally Tuesday evening in New Mexico. 2016-05-25 17:37 1KB www.washingtontimes.com 3 5 California Things to Know for Today Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 2016-05-25 17:19 1KB (1.02/2) www.washingtontimes.com 4 Manchester United compensates Louis van Gaal $6.64 million (1.02/2) Manchester United compensated Dutch coach Louis van Gaal 4.55 million pounds ($6.64 million) after firing him a year before his contract expired 2016-05-25 16:16 1KB www.mid-day.com 5 Cristiano Ronaldo OK after injury scare in Madrid practice MADRID — Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid's training session early after an injury scare on Tuesday, but doctors said the forward is not at risk of missing the Champions League 2016-05-25 18:04 2KB sports.inquirer.net 6 Mayweather confident troubled UFC star Jones will join ‘Money team’ Floyd Mayweather Jr. sounds almost sure interim UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will be one of The Money Team’s newest recruits. “Of course,” Mayweather, the former 2016-05-25 18:04 1KB sports.inquirer.net 7 Baldwin ‘anxious’ over incomplete roster as Olympic q’fiers near Gilas Pilipinas is heading into crunch time and with just more than a month before the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July, Tab Baldwin and his players have to work on overdrive. Time is 2016-05-25 18:04 2KB sports.inquirer.net 8 SEABA Cup: Gilas Cadets thrash Indonesia ahead of Thailand clash Gilas Pilipinas churned out another stellar showing last night, pummeling Indonesia in a relaxing 83-52 win that served as a light workout prior to its toughest battle in the 5th SEABA 2016-05-25 18:04 2KB sports.inquirer.net 9 Macalintal blasts Bongbong’s delaying ploy LIKE how millennials would usually describe a failed relationship, the camp of leading vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo said there should be no forever (“walang forever”) in the 2016-05-25 18:04 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 10 Abueva ‘didn’t disappoint’ in Gilas return Calvin Abueva returned to the basketball floor Wednesday for the first time since his Alaska Aces’ bitter loss to Rain or Shine in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals, and this time it’s for 2016-05-25 18:04 2KB sports.inquirer.net 11 Solar-powered plane’s latest leg: Ohio to Pennsylvania DAYTON, Ohio — A solar-powered airplane has taken off from the Ohio hometown of America aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright on the latest leg of its journey around the world. The 2016-05-25 18:04 2KB technology.inquirer.net 12 WATCH: Syrian children most vulnerable in refugee camps The United Nations (UN) has released a video of children and their families fleeing the conflict in Syria and ending up in refugee camps where their future remain uncertain. In the video, 2016-05-25 18:04 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 13 ABAP to respect Pacquiao’s decision on Olympic stint Whether Manny Pacquiao opts to come out of early retirement and suit up for the Philippine men's national boxing team or not, the Association of Boxing Alliances of the Philippines (ABAP) 2016-05-25 18:04 2KB sports.inquirer.net 14 Warriors facing long odds down 3-1, but it has been done MIAMI -- Here's good news for Golden State: It's not over. Close, but not over. There are nine teams in NBA history who have successfully overcome 3-1 deficits to win a series, 2016-05-25 18:04 6KB sports.inquirer.net 15 WATCH: Ban Ki-moon recalls Korean war experience United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalled his experiences during the Korean war in a video released by the organization. Ban, who was elected secretary-general in 2006, talked 2016-05-25 18:04 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 16 Maraño all praises for Rosario: ‘She has great potential’ Aby Maraño needed to turn her back and remind herself who CJ Rosario is. It's not that Maraño didn't know Rosario at all, she just wanted to be sure that she's talking about 2016-05-25 18:04 2KB sports.inquirer.net 17 NBI conducts confirmatory test on cause of concert fatalities The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday said it is still in the process of doing confirmatory examination on the cause of death of two of the five people while attending a concert in 2016-05-25 18:04 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 18 De Lima to Duterte, toughie politicos: I’ll be watching you “THE Punisher” wannabes should watch out for one of the “Three F uries.” Local government officials who are resorting to vigilanteism and other extrajudicial means to curb the illegal 2016-05-25 18:04 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 19 As lines form for water, Myanmar pins hopes on Suu Kyi DALA, Myanmar — Every year at this time, the ponds and wells go dry. People walk for hours to fill their plastic buckets at a lotus- filled pond that is the only clean source of drinking water in 2016-05-25 18:04 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 20 Ashish Nehra undergoes successful knee surgery Veteran India speedster Ashish Nehra successfully underwent a right-knee surgery in a London hospital to treat his high-grade tendon injury sustained while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad during the Indian Premier League earlier this month 2016-05-25 18:04 1KB www.mid-day.com 21 Police arrest JKLF chief Yasin Malik in Srinagar Pro-Azadi Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested in summer capital Srinagar on Wednesday on the eve of a protest shutdown called by the separatists against a proposed colony to house ex-servicemen in the valley 2016-05-25 18:04 2KB www.mid-day.com 22 Man held for killing software employee in Hyderabad A man was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly murdering a 26- year-old software professional here with whom he had befriended recently, police said 2016-05-25 18:04 1KB www.mid-day.com 23 Youth killed by suspected militants in Kupwara district A 28-year-old youth was on Wednesday shot dead by suspected militants in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said 2016-05-25 17:59 1KB www.mid-day.com 24 Microsoft signals end of Nokia experiment, cuts 1,850 jobs Signalling the end of its Nokia experiment, tech giant Microsoft on Wednesday announced it was cutting 1,850 jobs and writing off $950 million of which $200 million will be used for severance payments, a media report said 2016-05-25 17:56 2KB www.mid- day.com 25 Officials: Woman accused of setting mother’s house on fire A 51-year-old woman has been accused of setting fire to her mother’s house while the woman was still inside. 2016-05-25 16:33 1KB www.washingtontimes.com 26 Donald Trump knocks New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez in Albuquerque Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, who chairs the Republican Governors Association, isn’t getting the job done and told a crowd in Albuquerque he might make a run for governor himself. 2016-05-25 17:43 1KB www.washingtontimes.com 27 Virginia seeking info about residents’ Internet service Virginia officials want residents to help them pinpoint what areas in the state lack access to broadband Internet service. 2016-05-25 16:27 1KB www.washingtontimes.com 28 Police ID 2 killed in Virginia plane crash Virginia State Police are identifying two people who died in a small plane crash on a road in Orange County. 2016-05-25 17:32 1KB www.washingtontimes.com 29 Buffalo Zoo’s 1st lion cub in 25 years has a name: Tobias The first African lion cub to be born at the Buffalo Zoo in 25 years finally has an official name three months after his birth. 2016-05-25 17:32 1KB www.washingtontimes.com 30 Obama arrives in Japan after ‘rapping’ up visit to Vietnam President Obama arrived in Japan Wednesday for a summit of the Group of Seven nations, after concluding his trip to Vietnam with a rap-style performance during a town-hall meeting. 2016-05-25 17:32 2KB www.washingtontimes.com 31 Penalty for urinating in open, spitting in government offices Urinating in open and spitting on the government office premises will now attract a penalty as the Centre has issued a new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for 'Swachh Bharat Mission' to ensure a clean, hygienic and healthy work environment 2016-05-25 17:31 3KB www.mid-day.com 32 Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, reveals tattoo tribute Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, is showing off another tattoo honoring her late father. 2016-05-25 17:31 1KB www.washingtontimes.com 33 Pregnant woman pleads not guilty to DUI, manslaughter A pregnant woman in Central California has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving and vehicular manslaughter.
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