International

'The Hurt Locker' rules Oscars

HOLLYWOOD: The Iraq war drama 'The Hurt Locker' dominated the 82nd Academy Awards here Sunday (Monday in Manila), scooping six Oscars including best picture on a historic night in Hollywood.

At least 70 feared dead in Indonesian landslide

CIWIDEY, Indonesia: Hopes faded Wednesday for up to 70 people buried by a landslide that killed at least 16 in Indonesia, as more rain and fears of fresh slippages forced rescuers to suspend their search.

Haiti insecurity mounts as tale of survivors amazes

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: Haiti’s vulnerable quake victims faced rising insecurity Thursday (Friday in Manila) with criminals raping women in camps and violence erupting during handouts of sparse foreign aid, officials warned.

Man rescued alive in Haiti after 12 days

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti:  Stunned rescuers working on dimmed hope pulled out a man alive in Haiti on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) after an amazing 12 days under the rubble, as vast and desperate crowds clamored for more earthquake relief.

11-year-old Fil-Am wins U.S. speech contest

SAN DIEGO, California – Inspired by the life story of Australian naturalist, zoologist, animal and wild life conservationist and television personality, the late Stephen Robert Irwin, known simply as Steve Irwin, Nathaniel Dean Baldevieso Viejon’s inspirational speech on Irwin won him the 2009 Modern Woodmen’s Speech Contest’s trophy recently in Aurora, Illinois.

Pope forgives Christmas trespasser who knocked him down

VATICAN CITY-- Pope Benedict XVI met privately on Wednesday with the woman who dragged him to the ground on Christmas Eve, the Vatican said.