Philippines
Philippines says Islamist fighters on back foot in besieged city
World
June 8, 2017
Philippines says Islamist fighters on back foot in besieged city
The Islamist militants holed up in the southern Philippines town of Marawi have been reduced to a “small resistance” after…
Philippines urges Islamist rebels to surrender as battle enters 8th day
World
May 30, 2017
Philippines urges Islamist rebels to surrender as battle enters 8th day
The Philippine military urged Islamist militants occupying a southern city to turn themselves in on Tuesday, the eighth day of…
Fears for 2,000 people trapped in Philippine city battle
Middle East
May 29, 2017
Fears for 2,000 people trapped in Philippine city battle
Security forces traded heavy gunfire with Islamist militants inside a southern Philippine city Monday, as fears grew for up to…
Foreigners involved in deadly Philippine urban battle: govt
World
May 26, 2017
Foreigners involved in deadly Philippine urban battle: govt
Foreigners are among Islamist gunmen battling security forces in a southern Philippine city, the government said Friday as the reported…
Journalists often seen by leaders as ‘enemy of the people’
World
March 5, 2017
Journalists often seen by leaders as ‘enemy of the people’
President Donald Trump's assertion that journalists are "the enemy of the people," with its dark echoes of Soviet dictator Josef…
Philippine protestors take to the streets as Duterte jails top critic
World
February 25, 2017
Philippine protestors take to the streets as Duterte jails top critic
More than 1,000 people took to the streets of Manila on Saturday to protest Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war…
Philippine police arrest De Lima, top critic of Duterte’s drug war
World
February 24, 2017
Philippine police arrest De Lima, top critic of Duterte’s drug war
The highest-profile critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war was arrested Friday on charges she said were meant…
Thousands flee coastal villages as typhoon approaches Philippines
World
December 24, 2016
Thousands flee coastal villages as typhoon approaches Philippines
Philippine authorities on Saturday evacuated thousands in coastal villages in the country's central region where a category 4 typhoon is…
Former Philippine dictator Marcos to get hero’s burial three decades after death
World
November 8, 2016
Former Philippine dictator Marcos to get hero’s burial three decades after death
The Philippine Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for a hero's burial for former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, resolving an…
Over 50,000 evacuated in typhoon’s path in southern China
World
October 22, 2016
Over 50,000 evacuated in typhoon’s path in southern China
Typhoon Haima forced the evacuations of more than 50,000 people in southern China after hammering the northern Philippines with ferocious…