Liu Yuejin, deputy director of the China National Narcotics Control Commission, says the number of cannabis users in China had grown by more than 25% in 2018.

Katy Perry reunites with Taylor Swift in the music video.

Vanderbilt died at home with friends and family at her side.

The men's national basketball team might be without one of its most reliable players.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency thanks the commission for preventing the airing of ‘Amatz’—a song it earlier linked to promotion of illegal drug use.

Another Army general Emmanuel Salamat is being eyed as the next member of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Board of Trustees.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in North Korea on Thursday for a two-day state visit, his first official trip to the country since he came to power in 2012.

Malacañang takes a step back pending investigations by Philippine and Chinese authorities on the supposed vessel collision in Recto Bank. The Palace maintains Filipinos will never be slaves to anyone.

The cook of the Filipino fishing boat FB GEM-VER recounted the moment a Chinese vessel rammed their boat. He said after the boat was hit, three of their smaller boats tried to approach the Chinese crew to ask for help. But instead of helping them, the Chinese vessel fled. But for Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, what happened was just "an isolated incident."

Almost two years since the hazing death of Atio Castillo, a local court found one of the suspects guilty of obstruction of justice. But the family's fight doesn't stop there. They plan to file more charges against other fratmen involved in the hazing case.

The National Telecommunications Commission releases the guidelines for the implementation of a law that allows mobile phone users to keep their number even when they switch to another service provider.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the President has summoned Chinese envoy Zhao Jianhua to discuss the issue.

The rescued fishermen are thankful to still be alive. But they are worried about getting back on their feet and earning a living again. Some Filipino-Chinese business leaders are lending a hand, but they said this is not an admission that China is guilty in the incident.

Filipinos face a familiar dilemma as the rainy season kicks off. The government plans to address quickly the problems associated with the rainy season.

The world-renowned Moscow Ballet La Classique is in Manila for the staging of "Swan Lake." CNN Philippines sat down with the Bolshoi ballet dancers leading the cast.

Six new Filipina queens are set to conquer the global pageant stage. How are they doing more than a week since the Binibining Pilipinas coronation night, and how are they preparing for their respective competitions?

Karlo Nograles also refutes Agriculture chief Manny Piñol's earlier statement that the ramming was simply a 'maritime accident.'

The COMELEC says the ballot box found floating near a municipal office in Maguindanao province was actually stolen.

Even for an athlete as decorated as Hidilyn Diaz, pursuing her sport still feels like an uphill battle. When the weightlifter took to social media to ask for financial support, it sparked a conversation on the cost of mounting an Olympic campaign.

In a statement, the agency says this will 'prevent the public from being duped into investing their hard-earned money into an apparently fraudulent investment scheme.'

Malacañang has stepped in to keep the import duties on poultry at five percent to prevent another inflation surge.

Heads up, motorists! Pump prices will slightly go up tomorrow morning.

Cash remittances continue to pick up in April, providing more money for OFW-reliant families.

The founder and CEO of Chinese tech giant Huawei says the company will miss revenue forecasts by about $30 billion over the next couple of years which he blames on a U.S. campaign against its business.

The Lorax would be devastated to hear that the tree that inspired Dr. Seuss' 1971 children's book has fallen.

Take a trip down memory lane with three heritage houses located in Metro Manila. How do owners fight for its preservation and keep its memories alive?

Malacañang says officials will ‘wait for the facts’ before taking action amid two contrasting versions of the Reed Bank incident.

M/V Diamond Highway, identified by vessel tracking websites as a Panaman vehicle carrier, has caught fire near Recto Bank.

'Ghost' dialysis treatments prompted major change in PhilHealth leadership with the President ordering top PhilHealth officials to resign. Is it time to abolish PhilHealth and to postpone the implementation of the Universal Healthcare Law? Let's go straight to #TheSource of the story: Health Secretary Francisco Duque.

Metro Manila customers may experience water supply interruptions again.

Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse is seeking another title with another team.

We get to know more about the new Binibining Pilipinas beauty queens through their personal advocacies.

The veteran guard wants the local players to step up to lessen their import's scoring load.

In the dark and lonely place that is space, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission manages to reach a new level of proximity as it studies an asteroid.

A New Hampshire woman faces an animal cruelty charge after pushing her 11-year-old dog into a lake and watching it drown.

A day after 2 million Hong Kongers took to the streets to march against an extradition bill with China, one of the city's pro-democracy icons has been released from prison.

A sea of black-clad protesters fill the streets between the starting point in Victoria Park and the legislature in Admiralty. It takes more than eight hours for the last group of marchers to reach the end point.

Alston Kevin Anarna, one of the Aegis Juris fraternity members who allegedly tried to cover up Atio Castillo's death through a Facebook chat, won as a board member in Cavite’s 5th district provincial board in the 2019 midterm polls.

This is the third time Harden is visiting the country.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says he considered resigning over the ‘ghost dialysis’ mess surrounding PhilHeatlh, but President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for him to explain the scandal kept him from doing so.

Trump's campaign officials were frustrated after the detailed numbers of four of the 17 states polled leaked to news outlets last week.

Three years ago Tyson Fury seemed like he had it all: He was the world heavyweight champion and had a loving wife and children. But inside he was battling his own demons of drugs, alcohol and depression and was ready to drive his convertible Ferrari off a bridge at top speed.

"There are no plans for us to consider relaunching our service in China," Google CEO Sundar Pichai tells CNN.

American sneaker company New Balance welcomed President Donald Trump's tough trade stance in 2016, but now, the athletic shoemaker is strongly opposing the President's latest threat to expand tariffs on China.

The court, however, acquitted him of perjury or intentionally lying under oath.

Cook Richard Blaza was the only Filipino crew awake when a Chinese vessel rammed their fishing boat.

Maria Sharapova says she will draw inspiration from Rafael Nadal’s incredible powers of recovery as she resumes her injury-hit career on the Spanish great’s island next week.

'We'll see you in February in Australia,' Mel B tells the crowd during Spice Girls' final performance at London's Wembley Stadium.

Taylor Swift has released her new song, 'You Need to Calm Down,' and the video will feature a star-studded — and eclectic — collection of the singer's friends.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the United States is "considering a full range of options" regarding rising tensions with Iran, including military options, but emphasized that President Donald Trump has said that he does not want to go to war.

Murtaja Qureiris, the 18-year-old who had been facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, has been spared execution and sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday in Hong Kong as campaigners look to keep the pressure on the government, despite a move by the city's embattled leader to suspend a controversial extradition bill.

Parts of Chile and southern Brazil are experiencing outages as well, said Edesur.

The wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay a fine of 55,000 shekels ($15,200) as part of a plea agreement, made public on Wednesday.

The photo, which appeared on the royal couple's official Instagram page, features Archie clutching Prince Harry's finger.

There's no reason to sound the alarms just yet.

As of 6:00 a.m. Sunday, the water level in the reservoir is at 162.78 meters.

The gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village was holding an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, which was a catalyst for the gay rights movement.

The 'Friends' costars prove that fifteen years after that show ended they truly are, well ... friends!

The tariffs on several US products will go into effect on June 16, India's Finance Ministry says in a statement Saturday. The goods targeted include American apples — which will be hit with a 70% tariff — as well as almonds, lentils and several chemical products.

Drastic restrictions on almost every aspect of people's lives, from the cars they drive, the way they heat their homes, to the fridges they buy—even the food stored in them. That is the reality of what awaits us in 2050 if a UK government pledge to cut greenhouse emissions to "net zero" is to be met.

Murtaja Qureiris, the 18-year-old who had been facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, has been spared execution and sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Human rights group Karapatan claims that the victims were 'subjected to periodic survelillance' by the military and police prior to the attack.

An expert on development studies also believes there were no orders directly from the Chinese government to ram into the Filipino boats.

The Philippine Vice President raises doubts Beijing will mete out justice on those involved due to the Chinese embassy's version of the incident.

Tens of thousands of people take to the streets in Hong Kong as campaigners look to keep the pressure on the government, despite a move by the city's embattled leader to suspend a controversial extradition bill.

The boat's captain and cook, who was awake during the incident, will tell their story directly to the President on Monday, the mayor of their hometown says.

The festival is the first following an October 2018 measure adopted by Canada's parliament.

Corporate regulator says a Court of Appeals freeze order mandated it to "protect the interests of investors".

What’s a day in the life of Scarlet Snow Belo like?

This comes after the executive posted a bail of P72,000 in a court case charging him of estafa through falsification of official documents.

In a just-released dance video he himself directed and choreographed, the 33-year-old filmmaker reveals he is gay.

"My belief as a Christian does not limit me from fighting for the rights of others," Gray says

The New Orleans Pelicans agreed to trade All-Star big man Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks — including the No. 4 overall selection in next week’s draft — ESPN reported Saturday.

The U.S. is escalating cyber attacks on Russia's electric power grid and has placed potentially crippling malware inside the Russian system, The New York Times reported Saturday.

This is amid the Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order issued against KAPA founder Pastor Joel Apolinario, and other major incorporators and officers of the group.

Hong Kong has a long and storied history of political protest, beginning in its days as a British Colony, and continuing past its handover to Beijing in 1997.

The weather bureau expects more than ten tropical cyclones to hit the Philippines this rainy season.

Philippines decries the Reed Bank boat sinking incident before the International Maritime Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations.

The Department of Interior and Local Govergment (DILG) asks local government units (LGUs) to enhance their disaster preparedness capability by participating in the second nationwide earthquake drill on June 20.

They thought it was a bad dream.

Over 40% of Greenland experienced melting yesterday, with total ice loss estimated to be more than 2 gigatons (a gigaton is equal to 1 billion tons).

It's barely been two months since Coachella 2019 happened, but advance tickets for next year's festival are already on sale.

Atty. Rowell Ilagan, WellMed owner Bryan Christopher Sy’s lawyer, claims despite the order, the NBI refused to release his client.

Hong Kong will suspend a controversial China extradition bill, its leader said Saturday, in an apparent bid to quell further unrest and mass demonstrations throughout the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

The Mighty Mouse continues to grow and learn as a coach.

If a picture paints a thousand words, could this drawing confirm that it was a Chinese militia vessel that rammed a Filipino boat in the West Philippine Sea last June 9?

Thousands of cans of meat products from African Swine Fever (ASF)-affected nations have been confiscated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a bid to stop the virus from causing harm to the the local livestock industry.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro "Teddy Boy" Locsin, Jr. on Saturday said China is free to say whatever it wants about the supposed ramming of a Filipino boat, even if it means belying local fishermen's claims.

Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio says it’s highly likely that a Chinese maritime militia vessel rammed the Filipino fishing vessel F/B Gimber 1 in the West Philippine Sea on June 9.

Intense heat has scorched the country for more than 30 consecutive days, primarily in northern and central India. Temperatures reached 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) in New Delhi on June 10 — the highest ever recorded in the capital in June.

And breathe. The Drake curse is over. More poignantly, the rapper and the Toronto Raptors most recognizable fan quickly summed up the depth of feeling in the Canadian city — and Canada — after the team secured its first NBA title after defeating the Golden State Warriors.

According to President Donald Trump, Her Majesty has never had so much fun as she did during his visit last week.

In the hours before the attack on the two tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, the Iranians spotted a U.S. drone flying overhead and launched a surface-to-air missile at the unmanned aircraft, a U.S. official told CNN.

According to the Chinese Embassy, vessel 42212 was evading seven to eight Philippine boats when its steel cable 'bumped into the Filipino pilothouse.'

A Parañaque court acquits the suspects in the 2011 murder of actor Ramgen Revilla for lack of sufficient evidence.

The Hotshots score their breakthrough win against the cellar-dwellers Road Warriors.

Rainy season is here!

The country is said to have welcomed foreign trash when China banned plastic waste in 2018. But we might soon follow suit. The government is now considering a total ban on waste imports after a series of smuggled garbage shipments caught at Philippine ports.

A baby cut from his mother's womb during a brutal attack in April has died, a family spokeswoman said.