Supporters and friends of former President Cory Aquino flock to the Sto. Niño de Paz Chapel in Greenbelt 5, Makati City Friday, to pray for her recovery. Mrs. Aquino continues her fight against colon cancer at the Makati Medical Center. (Photo by Linus Guardian Escandor)

Members of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-8(MBLT-8) march on as they are re-deployed to Sulu, Basilan and Palawan to crush lawless elements during a send-off ceremony at the Philippine
Navy Headquarters along Roxas Boulevard in Manila Friday. (Photo by Rouelle Umali)

Gay rights activists participate in a rally celebrating the groundbreaking ruling by the Delhi High Court Thursday decriminalizing homosexuality, in Mumbai, India, Thursday. The court ruled that treating consensual gay sex as a crime is a violation of fundamental rights protected by India’s Constitution, a decision that could bring more freedom for gays in this deeply conservative country. The ruling, first of its kind in India, applies only in New Delhi.

South Koreans watch a television broadcasting undated image of a North Korea launch missile at the Seoul Railway Station, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday. North Korea fired two short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said, a move that aggravates already high tensions following Pyongyang’s recent nuclear test and UN sanctions imposed as punishment.

Tiger Woods fired his lowest round in nearly two years, a sizzling six-under par 64, to answer a course-record 62 from defending champion Anthony Kim on Thursday at the PGA National.(AFP)