For complete list of INQUIRER.net RSS Feed visit http://services.inquirer.net/rss/rss.php http://services.inquirer.net/rss/globalnation_breakingnews.xml 2010-02-10T17:08:11+08:00 text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100210-252388/Police-verify-Sayyaf-abduction-in-Malaysia Authorities are now verifying reports that members of the Abu Sayyaf group led by Albader Parad abducted two Chinese-Malaysians in Malaysia and brought the victims to the country. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100210-252386/Web-based-monitoring-of-OFWs-bosses-soon As Filipino household service workers (HSWs) continue to be abused by their employers abroad, the Department of Labor and Employment on Wednesday bared its plan for an Internet-based, onsite monitoring of the profiles of overseas Filipino workers. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100210-252385/Immigration-crackdowns-hurt-kidsUS-study WASHINGTON DC, United States—Immigration enforcement takes a heavy toll on children, according to a recent study by the Urban Institute. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100210-252366/Filipino-artists-dominate-special-calendars SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States—Target and Coca-Cola North America announced the availability of a limited-edition calendar to commemorate the Asian Lunar New Year and 2010, The Year of the Tiger. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100210-252359/Deadline-for-WWII-FilAm-vets-compensation-nears The deadline for the submission of claims by World War II for compensation under the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund is less than a week away on February 16, 2010. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100210-252323/7-fewer-illegal-US-immigrants-last-year WASHINGTON DC, United States—The number of illegal immigrants in the United States fell by seven percent last year to 10.8 million, coinciding with the country's financial crisis, a Department of Homeland Security report said Tuesday. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100209-252214/RP-sets-consultations-on-Copenhagen-Accord The Philippines will be conducting consultations with concerned local sectors before officially associating itself with the controversial Copenhagen Accord. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100208-252033/British-teener-missing-for-17-days A 17-year-old Briton has been missing for the past 17 days, and his family is worried that his relationship with a girl from an influential family in Mindanao may be the reason for his disappearance. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100208-252000/Australia-grants-P7M-for-RP-rights-promotion Australia will provide P7 million (about A$175,000) to various projects that will help to promote and address human rights issues in the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao, the embassy said in a statement. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100208-251999/Body-of-Filipina-worker-in-Haiti-mart-found The body of an overseas Filipino worker trapped in the rubble of a supermarket in Haiti was found Sunday morning (Haiti time), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100208-251998/Great-progress-in-RP-EU-pact-negotiations “Great” progress was made at the recently concluded fourth round of negotiations on the agreement that will serve as the general framework of relations between the Philippines and the European Union, EU’s principal negotiator said in a statement. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100208-251982/Australia-axes-20000-migrant-applications Australia on Monday axed 20,000 migrant applications in a major overhaul aimed at clamping down on foreign students gaining permanent residency through courses such as hairdressing and cookery. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100208-251974/Somali-pirates-heroes-to-Kenyas-fishermen Somalia's fearsome pirates don't have many friends among the Indian Ocean's seafaring community. But Kenya's fleet of modest Swahili fishermen thinks the region's most-wanted are a godsend. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100208-251964/RP-sees-Myanmar-September-vote-a-farce Myanmar is likely to hold elections around September but they are shaping up to be a "farce" with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi unable to run, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo said. text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100207-251833/200-OFWs-stopped-work-over-contractual-violations-in-Saudi More than 200 overseas Filipino workers employed by a construction firm in Saudi Arabia stopped working on Saturday to protest labor contract violations allegedly committed by their employer, a group representing the interests of OFWs said Sunday.