Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial mayor of Davao City, appeared to win the presidential election in the Philippines on Monday night, besting four challengers despite a campaign marred by rape jokes, death threats and various obscenities ... Under Philippine election law, the candidate with the most votes wins even without a clear majority. As of 1 a.m ... Duterte insists his forces only use deadly force when encountering violent resistance....
Russian PresidentVladimir Putin is apparently well admired in his country, but a poll shows he is also respected beyond the boundaries of his own nation, Newsweek reports.Although the Kremlin’s violent foreign policy is noteworthy, Putin ranks as the sixth most-admired man in the world in an annual survey by pollster YouGov – that’s five places higher compared to his 2015 result ... Globally, U.S ... Former U.S ... U.S....
In the Western popular imagination -- particularly the American one -- World War II is a conflict we won. It was fought on the beaches of Normandy and Iwo Jima, through the rubble of recaptured French towns and capped by sepia-toned scenes of joy and young love in New York. It was a victory shaped by the steeliness of Gen.Dwight D ...It's a grand moment, but few of the world's major leaders will be in attendance ... Copyright....
Pakistani Police have arrested 13 people suspected of burning a girl alive. The arrest was made on Thursday last week. The people arrested belonged to a tribal council in Pakistan. The girl was left unconscious after being drugged. She was kept in a van which was set in fire outside Islamabad... Replug. In Pakistani village, there is anger, but mostly shock, after the brutal "honour killing" of 16-yr-old girl https.//t.co/8vx9QBpDSN....