http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/list/3/all en http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/13/12/s-korean-police-arrest-pastor-over-child-killings SEOUL - South Korean police have arrested a 43-year-old self-styled church pastor and his wife who confessed to beating their three young children to death in an attempt to cleanse them of their illnesses and sins, police said on Monday. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/13/12/s-korean-police-arrest-pastor-over-child-killings#comments World Top Stories murder south korea Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:39:39 +0000 Reuters 198144 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/greek-lawmakers-approve-austerity-bill-athens-burns ATHENS - The Greek parliament approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure a second EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy, as buildings burned across central Athens and violence spread around the country. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/greek-lawmakers-approve-austerity-bill-athens-burns#comments World Section Main Story athens austerity measures Greece Lucas Papademos Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:55:04 +0000 Reuters 198061 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/clashes-bahrain-king-mocks-opponents-bad-manners MAMAMA - Bahraini riot police engaged in pitched battles with petrol-bomb throwing youths on Sunday as violence escalated ahead of the Feb. 14 anniversary of an uprising last year, while King Hamad mocked the opposition for its "bad manners". http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/clashes-bahrain-king-mocks-opponents-bad-manners#comments World Top Stories Bahrain King Hamad Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:12:28 +0000 Reuters 198058 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/white-house-sticking-contraception-plan WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will not make any more changes to the rule announced last week requiring health insurance plans to provide women with coverage for contraception, although U.S. Roman Catholic bishops have said it violates the Church's religious principles. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/white-house-sticking-contraception-plan#comments World Top Stories Barack Obama contraception white house Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:57:00 +0000 Reuters 198056 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/japanese-emperor-undergo-bypass-heart-surgery TOKYO -- Japanese Emperor Akihito will undergo heart bypass surgery on February 18, after a detailed examination found a heart problem had worsened, the Imperial Household Agency was quoted as saying on Sunday. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/japanese-emperor-undergo-bypass-heart-surgery#comments World Top Stories Akihito heart surgery Japanese emperor Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:36:17 +0000 Reuters 197989 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/syrian-forces-shell-homs-ahead-arab-meeting AMMAN/BEIRUT - Syrian forces bombarded districts of the city of Homs in their drive to crush a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, ahead of a meeting of Arab foreign ministers due to discuss setting up a joint observer mission with the United Nations. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/syrian-forces-shell-homs-ahead-arab-meeting#comments World Top Stories civil unrest Homs President Bashar al-Assad Syria Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:51:06 +0000 By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans, Reuters 197955 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/romney-wins-2012-straw-poll-conservative-activists WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney won a presidential straw poll of Republican conservative activists on Saturday in a boost to his suddenly hard-fought battle against Rick Santorum. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/12/12/romney-wins-2012-straw-poll-conservative-activists#comments World Top Stories mitt romney republicans Rick Santorum Sarah Palin Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:42:13 +0000 By Steve Holland, Reuters 197942 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/11/12/kadhafi-son-says-rebellion-brewing-new-libya TRIPOLI - Saadi Kadhafi, one of the sons of Libya's slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, has said a nationwide rebellion is brewing against the country's new rulers as he vowed to return to his homeland. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/11/12/kadhafi-son-says-rebellion-brewing-new-libya#comments World Headline Agence France Presse gaddafi Kadhafi Libya Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:42:07 +0000 by Jay Deshmukh, Agence France-Presse 197926 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/11/12/us-banks-agree-25-billion-homeowner-help WASHINGTON - Five big US banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion government settlement that may help roughly one million borrowers but is no magic bullet for the ailing housing market. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/11/12/us-banks-agree-25-billion-homeowner-help#comments World Headline US Homeowners US housing US mortgage US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:04:09 +0000 Reuters Reuters 197853 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/10/12/bombings-bombardments-kill-across-syria AMMAN/BEIRUT - Bomb attacks killed at least 28 people in Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday, while Homs endured another day of shelling and a firefight broke out in Damascus, the nearest violence to the centre of the capital in an 11-month uprising. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/10/12/bombings-bombardments-kill-across-syria#comments World Top Stories Syria Syria Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:58:30 +0000 Reuters ReutersReuters 197852 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/10/12/suu-kyi-campaign-trail-own-parliament-seat KAWHMU - Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will on Saturday begin campaigning in the constituency near Yangon where she is standing for parliament after years of official marginalization. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/10/12/suu-kyi-campaign-trail-own-parliament-seat#comments World Top Stories Aung Suu Kyi Myanmar Myanmar Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:49:13 +0000 Agence France-Presse 197851 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/10/12/facebook-defriending-led-double-murder-police-say NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee couple who "defriended" a woman on Facebook were murdered in their home by the jilted woman's father and another man, police said on Thursday. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/10/12/facebook-defriending-led-double-murder-police-say#comments World Top Stories Facebook murder Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:36:58 +0000 Reuters 197670 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/10/12/new-pentagon-rules-could-put-women-closer-combat WASHINGTON - The Pentagon unveiled a new policy on Thursday that will expand job opportunities for women in the military but shift them closer to the fighting, rekindling the issue of women in combat. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/10/12/new-pentagon-rules-could-put-women-closer-combat#comments World Top Stories Pentagon us military women Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:21:02 +0000 Reuters 197640 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/09/12/greeks-clinch-austerity-deal-lenders-demand-more BRUSSELS/ATHENS  - Greek political leaders clinched a long-delayed deal on austerity measures required to secure a second bailout in two years but the country's sceptical lenders demanded more cuts and a parliamentary seal of approval before providing any aid. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/09/12/greeks-clinch-austerity-deal-lenders-demand-more#comments World Top Stories austerity measures European Union Greece International Monetary Fund Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:38:34 +0000 Reuters 197635 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/09/12/us-approves-first-new-nuclear-plant-generation ROCKVILLE, Md. - U.S. regulators on Thursday approved plans to build the first new nuclear power plant in more than 30 years, despite objections of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman, who cited safety concerns stemming from Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/02/09/12/us-approves-first-new-nuclear-plant-generation#comments World Section Main Story nuclear plant US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:27:21 +0000 Reuters 197633