WASHINGTON / NAIROBI – The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for Tuesday’s terrorist attack on a hotel and office complex in Nairobi, Kenya. Police say at least 15 people were killed and a still undetermined number wounded. One report says an American and a British citizen are among the dead. Kenya’s Interior Minister Fred…
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATED) Foreign Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr said that a former contractor for Philippine passports “took off” with personal data after the end of its contract with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Locsin bared this in a tweet on Tuesday, January 8, in reaction to a Twitter thread about passport renewal where some…