Today marks the 60th year since Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of the United Kingdom, sparking celebrations and praise all throughout the Commonwealth.

London Heathrow Airport canceled half its flights on Sunday due to severe snow Saturday night, brought on by the Arctic cold snap currently plaguing Europe .

Former American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert was reportedly tapped to be the lead singer of Queen. Lambert was quoted by U.K.'s Daily Star saying, ... there's no intention in my mind of replacing Freddie. That's impossible....The intention is to pay tribute to Freddie and the band...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) today raised the alert level over Iraq to level 3, calling for “voluntary repatriation” amidst recent violence in the country.

Malacañang stressed yesterday that the West Philippine Sea issue was only a small part of an otherwise healthy relationship with Beijing, and that improving defense capabilities would not deter a peaceful resolution to the dispute.

Kader Arif, the European Parliament appointee assigned to investigate the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), resigned Friday over the treaty.

A bag containing 16kg of cocaine was found in the mailroom of the United Nations headquarters in New York on 16 January, police said last week.