Filipinos from all walks of life trooped to the Quirino Grandstand in Philippines' capital city, unmindful of the rain, as they wait for the arrival of President and Vice President- elect Benigno Aquino III and Jejomar Binay who will take their oaths as the country's next leaders. The inauguration did not start until 10 a.m. but Filipinos, along with foreign dignitaries, politicians and celebrities, were already seen waiting at the venue as early as Wednesday dawn. ( Philippines-Inauguration) MANILA -- Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday took his oath as Philippine 15th president at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila in front of thousands of Filipinos. Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales officiated the oath taking, the first female justice to swear in a Philippine president. Traditionally, Philippine presidents take their oath before a Chief Justice. (Philippines-President) CANBERRA -- Australia will continue its campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, despite the political demise of its principal backer Kevin Rudd, an official announced on Wednesday. According to the Australia Associated Press, pressing for one of two temporary seats in 2013-14 was central to the former prime minister's activist, multilateral approach to foreign policy. ( Australia-UNSC) JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- A suicide attack and gun battle carried out by Taliban militants in Jalalabad city, the capital of Nangarhar province in east Afghanistan, Wednesday morning left three attackers dead and injured a soldier with NATO-led forces. An official with Press Department of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in eastern region told media that a group of militants armed with weapons and suicide vests stormed eastern part of Jalalabad airport Wednesday morning. (Afghanistan- Suicide-Attack) 