Jim Gomez

2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles

October 6, 2022 at 9:27 a.m.

Winning the Nobel Peace Prize often provides a boost for a grassroots activist or international group working for peace and human rights, opening doors and elevating the causes for which...

Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse

October 25, 2021 at 10:47 p.m.

Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in...

FILE – In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, a man leaves an Apple store in Beijing. Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Mideast. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse

October 25, 2021 at 7:28 a.m.

Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in...

Lava gushes from Philippine volcano as ash spreads to Manila

January 12, 2020 at 9:29 p.m.

Red-hot lava gushed out of a Philippine volcano Monday after a sudden eruption of ash and steam that forced villagers to flee and shut down Manila鈥檚 international airport, offices and...

Philippine volcano explodes, villagers flee back to shelters

January 22, 2018 at 10:50 a.m.

The Philippines' most active volcano ejected a huge column of lava fragments, ash and smoke in a thunderous explosion Monday, sending thousands of villagers back to evacuation centers and prompting...

Philippine police seek casino attacker’s identity

June 2, 2017 at 11:29 p.m.

Philippine police say the attacker was a tall, English-speaking white man with a mustache. They say he carried an assault rifle and that he used gasoline to start a casino...

36 die from smoke in Philippine casino after gunman set fire

June 1, 2017 at 11:21 p.m.

A gunman stormed a casino in the Philippine capital and torched gambling tables in the crowded space, creating a choking level of smoke that killed at least 36 people, authorities...

Philippine troops arrive at their barracks ...

Duterte declares martial rule in besieged south Philippines

May 24, 2017 at 5:09 a.m.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Wednesday that he'll be harsh in enforcing martial law in his country's south as he abruptly left Moscow to deal with a crisis at home...

Workers carry the body of a suspected drug pusher after he was killed with two others ii a sting operation in the continuing anti-drug campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte early Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, in Caloocan city, north of Manila, Philippines. Duterte raised his bloody anti-crime war rhetoric to a new level Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, comparing it to how Hitler massacred millions of Jews and saying how he would be "happy to slaughter" 3 million addicts.

Philippine president “happy to slaughter” drug suspects; mentions Hitler

February 1, 2017 at 11:23 p.m.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the rhetoric over his bloody anti-crime war to a new level Friday, comparing it to Hitler and the Holocaust and saying he would be "happy...

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2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles

Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse

Lava gushes from Philippine volcano as ash spreads to Manila

Philippine volcano explodes, villagers flee back to shelters

Philippine police seek casino attacker’s identity

36 die from smoke in Philippine casino after gunman set fire

Duterte declares martial rule in besieged south Philippines

Philippine president “happy to slaughter” drug suspects; mentions Hitler