Afghan forces kill 11 Taliban militants

Afghan security forces in conjunction with the NATO-led troops killed 11 Taliban militants in Pakitka province 155 kms south of Kabul Friday night, officials said Saturday.

Afghan security forces in conjunction with the NATO-led troops killed 11 Taliban militants in Pakitka province 155 kms south of Kabul Friday night, officials said Saturday.

The provincial government, through its Provincial Scholarship Fund Board, will conduct examinations on May 30 for poor but deserving college freshmen that will select new provincial scholars of the province for the coming academic year.

Undersecretary Benito T. Ramos of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has underscored the significance of preparation to mitigate the impact of disasters.

Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pushed the creation of Davao Occidental as a new province of Davao City under House Bill 4451 during their committee session on Wednesday.

The incessant violence in Syria extended its reach on Tuesday and targeted the UN observers who were supposed to have a “calming effect” in restive Syrian areas.

The authorities remained puzzled on the whereabouts of Australian national and the town mayor who were separately abducted by gunmen here in the region.

Malaysian Prince Tunku Naquiyuddin Ibni Ja’afar has expressed interest to invest in the country’s mining industry.

Yemeni armed tribesmen blew up an oil pipeline in the central province of Marib on Friday, further deteriorate the fuel shortage in the Arab country due to repeated attacks on its oil pipelines, the interior ministry said.

Unidentified gunmen hurled a handmade grenade at the building of the ruling al-Baath party’s branch in northern Aleppo province Friday, killing a security agent and causing property losses, local media said.

Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) here have blamed overloaded cargo trucks leaving this province as the culprit behind the easily worn out state of national roads here.













