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The far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) fired its former spokesman on Monday after reports emerged that he had discussed the gassing or shooting of migrants.

Carole Baskin's "Dancing with the Stars" reign has ended.

The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has died at the age of 91 after ruling the Gulf state for 14 years, officials announced Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines --- At least two senators on Tuesday warned the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) that the pending destruction of tons of illegal drugs in its inventory could trigger a "temptation to recycle" among law enforcement agents. Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon raised concerns over PDEA's "huge inventory of confiscated drugs" during the Senate hearing on the proposed 2021 budget of the agency. Upon the questioning of Drilon, PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva said the agency has 2.82 tons of illegal drugs in its present inventory, 1.867 tons of which are methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu). "We always ask this questi...

Keep on reading: With ‘huge inventory,’ Senators warn PDEA of ‘temptation to recycle’ seized drugs

The World Health Organization has announced an agreement to make rapid Covid-19 tests available to lower and middle-income countries across the world.

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Tonight, President Donald Trump and former VP Joe Biden will face off in the first in a series of three presidential debates before the November election. What topics will they cover? Who is moderating? And how will the debate account for social distancing requirements in a post-coronavirus world? CNN's Chris Cillizza has all your answers, and more.

PARIS--- For the part of their job that some tennis players have always disliked --- flying --- Jack Sock says he toyed with what would have been a novel solution to the problem of how to stay coronavirus-free on planes: Wear a head-to-toe beekeeper's suit. The American was joking, of course. But the headache of how to globe-trot and stay healthy in the era of COVID-19 is no laughing matter for tennis pros who, unlike other business travelers, must keep flying for their paychecks to keep rolling in. Globally, air travel is down more than 85% from a year ago, according to industry figures. But tennis players cannot home-work. There are no matches on Zoom. And so, as now-rare wor...

Keep on reading: Clipped wings: Coronavirus turns tennis pros’ flights into ordeals

French behemoth LVMH said Tuesday that it had filed a countersuit against the American jewelry brand Tiffany, setting up an unusual legal fight after the collapse of one of the biggest luxury takeover bids in decades. LVMH walked away from its $16.2 billion offer this month after claiming a series of poor decisions by Tiffany's board since the deal was unveiled late last year. It also cited a letter from the French foreign ministry that purportedly asked for a delay to the tie-up because of political uncertainties caused by the long-running trade war between the EU and Washington. Tiffany rubbished the claims and sued to force LVMH to go through with its bid, and a US court in D...

Keep on reading: LVMH countersues Tiffany, claiming ‘mismanagement’ scuppered deal

MANILA, Philippines---An airman was shot and killed and two others were wounded in a gun attack at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) on Tuesday (Sept. 29), police said. The suspect, who has not been identified but had the rank airman second class, approached two staff sergeants in the barracks for enlisted men then opened fire with an M-16 rifle shortly before 5 p.m., according to a report of the regional police. One of the targets of the attack engaged the gunman in a scuffle, wounding the assailant. Both were rushed to the PMA Station Hospital and transferred later to Baguio General Hospital. The other target of the attack died on the spot, the police report said. The PMA, in a...

Keep on reading: Gun attack in PMA: Air Force man killed, 2 others wounded

The world's first jet suit-wearing paramedic could be coming to the hilly terrain of the Lake District in the United Kingdom.

"Avatar 2" is finished filming and "Avatar 3" is nearly done, director James Cameron has revealed.

Sienna Miller has revealed that Chadwick Boseman reduced his own salary for "21 Bridges" to get her on board the project and ensure she felt fairly compensated.

MANILA, Philippines - Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco will take over as Speaker of the House of Representatives on Oct. 14, following President Duterte's intervention in the simmering feud, the Inquirer learned on Tuesday night. The President met with Velasco and incumbent Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano at Malacanang with their respective backers to settle, once and for all, the two men's simmering feud over the leadership of the 300-member chamber. Multiple sources confirmed to the Inquirer that the parties reached an agreement, in the presence of the President, to honor their original "15-21" term-sharing deal, in which Cayetano would serve as Speaker for the first 15 months of t...

Keep on reading: Velasco to take over as Speaker on Oct. 14

Epic Games on Monday failed to convince a US judge to make Apple put its hit title Fortnite back in the tech giant's App Store, while their legal battle heads for a possible trial next year. The two firms are fighting over whether Apple's tight control of the App Store, and its 30 percent cut of revenue, counts as monopolistic behavior. US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers had previously rejected a similar request by Epic, and appeared to remain unmoved at Monday's hearing. The judge said she didn't expect a trial over the dispute to start until July of next year, at the earliest, given her calendar. She advised Apple and Epic to request a jury to hear the case ...

Keep on reading: Fortnite still unwelcome in Apple’s mobile App Store

  A kindergarten teacher in China has been sentenced to death for poisoning dozens of children in an act of revenge against a colleague that left one toddler dead. A court in the central Chinese province of Henan said Wang Yun put sodium nitrite into porridge being prepared for her colleague's students, sickening 25. The attack took place in March 2019 and left one boy severely ill for months before he died in January this year, according to news reports. The Jiaozuo City Intermediate People's Court on Monday said Wang knew sodium nitrite was harmful but went ahead "with no regard for the consequences," leaving many innocent children in hospital. News reports last yea...

Keep on reading: China teacher handed death sentence for poisoning children

MANILA, Philippines --- Davao City's local government has lauded the court's decision to convict seven people involved in the gruesome bombing of the Roxas Night Market in September 2016, saying that it was a victory for the city's people. According to a statement from acting Mayor Sebastian Duterte on Tuesday, the decision by the Taguig City Regional Trial Court Branch 226 to convict the suspect "underscores the delivery of justice" for the victims. The court on Monday convicted TJ Macabalang, Wendel Facturan, Musali Mustapha, Jessy Vincent Original, Zack Lopez, Jackson Usi, and Ausa Mamasapano for the brutal bombing that claimed the lives of 17 persons. "The City Government of...

Keep on reading: Davao LGU lauds conviction of Roxas Night Market bombing suspects