Former President Corazon Aquino dies after a 16-month battle against colon cancer, son and Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III announced to media early Saturday.

Teoh Beng Hock’s death has stirred the anger of many Malaysians, and has forced the government’s hand into setting up a royal commission to investigate the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency’s interrogation methods. But strong public outrage has called for a probe into the circumstances of Teoh’s death, prompting a public inquest.

NEW YORK (AFP) – – Yahoo! and Microsoft announced an agreement Wednesday to forge a long-awaited Web search partnership that would unite the two companies against market giant Google.

Going through more than 300 comments in our story on former President Corazon Aquino’s condition was quite heartwarming. From different places in the country and around the world, Filipinos posted their prayers and support for the former leader.

Former Corazon Aquino’s condition is now being closely monitored, her family said Tuesday afternoon.