Crisis not all that bad for Greek mothers
In a society where family ties traditionally play a prominent role, Greece’s deep economic crisis apparently offers a few Greek mothers a reason to be happy.
In a society where family ties traditionally play a prominent role, Greece’s deep economic crisis apparently offers a few Greek mothers a reason to be happy.
The family of dead dictator Ferdinand Marcos enjoyed easy wins in the mid-term elections, official data showed Tuesday, with his unrepentant 83-year-old wife leading the clan’s political charge.
Twenty-seven years after a public revolt ousted her dictator husband, Imelda Marcos is the Philippines’ ultimate political survivor: She dazzled voters with her bouffant hairstyle, oversized jewelry and big talk on the campaign trail this week bidding to keep her seat in Congress.
He likens public service to a religion. For businessman Erico “Aris” Aumentado Jr., who seeks to replace his late father as congressman in the second district of Bohol, following this calling is the best way to honor his father, who died on Dec. 25, 2012, with an unfinished term.
Unemployed US bus driver Ariel Castro was ordered held on an eight-million-dollar bond on Thursday on charges he kidnapped and raped three women and held them in his home for a decade.
US kidnap victim Amanda Berry arrived at her sister’s house on Wednesday for an emotional reunion with her family a decade after she was kidnapped and held against her will.
A cousin of the three men accused of the decade-long kidnap of three Ohio women told of her shock and shame at the allegations Wednesday and said her family was as surprised as anyone else.
The uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev arrived in Massachusetts on Sunday to arrange for his burial, saying he understands that “no one wants to associate their names with such evil events.”
A Chinese mother met with double tragedy when her daughter was killed in a strong earthquake that struck southwest China over the weekend, five years after another one left her son dead, a report said.
A 13-YEAR-OLD girl claimed she was raped by her father in their house in barangay Basak, Mandaue City.
So young yet so familiar. While candidates in Samar are getting younger, their names look and sound old. In Catbalogan City, the 29-year-old daughter of incumbent Mayor Coefredo Uy is running for mayor against her brother-in-law.
TARLAC CITY—With two of the most influential political personalities in the country coming from Tarlac, how are local alliances in the province shaping up? It is still President Aquino’s home turf as Tarlaqueños await his confirmation of local candidates. But Tarlac remains very much the political nest of Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco Jr., the President’s [...]
The mother of a U.S. boy who was killed by a falling airport sign remained unconscious in a hospital with her own injuries, still unaware of her loss.
