G8 Leaders: Iran must assure world over nuke program

The leaders of the G8 nations meeting at Camp David Friday-Saturday agreed Iran needed to take concrete steps to prove the claim its nuclear program was peaceful, a U.S. official said.

The leaders of the G8 nations meeting at Camp David Friday-Saturday agreed Iran needed to take concrete steps to prove the claim its nuclear program was peaceful, a U.S. official said.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev begins his visit to the United States Friday where he will attend the G-8 summit. Medvedev is scheduled to have two bilateral meetings with President Barrack Obama in his host’s country residence in Camp David.

President Benigno S. Aquino III has asked former Marine Captain Nicanor Faeldon and his group not to push through with their plan to sail to the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal to prevent further escalation of tension between the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China, a Malacañang official said on Friday.

Thousands of Yemeni protesters took to the streets in the capital of Sanaa on Thursday, demanding unity in the army and removal of relatives of ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh, as precondition for engaging in a national reconciliation dialogue.

Canadian hockey player Josh Nicholls pays a courtesy call on President Aquino.

President Benigno S. Aquino III led Thursday the officers and employees of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in commemorating its 18th Year Founding Anniversary in ceremonies held at its headquarters in Diliman, Quezon City.

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacañang on Thursday to convey his support to the government’s population management program.

Domestic airline passengers lining up to pay terminal fee at the country’s airports will soon be a thing of the past as the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) formalized the agreement with major airline companies to integrate the fees into the total cost of airline tickets.

Top seed Paul Vivas clobbered Rusty Rodriguez, 21-10, 21-10, to lead the national players into the third round of the men’s Open singles Wednesday in the Philippine National Open-Ming Ramos Youth Camp Badminton Championships at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall.

FIFA is to test goal-line technology at two Danish Superliga matches over the next week, the world football body said in a statement Wednesday.













