Philippines
Flash floods kill more than 530 in Philippines
Environment
December 18, 2011
Flash floods kill more than 530 in Philippines
ILIGAN, Philippines — As a storm that killed more than 530 in the southern Philippines raged outside the store where…
The world’s cheapest light bulbs are … plastic bottles!
Environment
December 14, 2011
The world’s cheapest light bulbs are … plastic bottles!
In some of the world's poorest and most densely populated slums, buildings can be built so close to one another…
16,000 people flee from south Philippine clashes
World
October 25, 2011
16,000 people flee from south Philippine clashes
MANILA, Philippines - More than 16,000 people have fled from four southern Philippine towns where government troops have been battling…
Giant saltwater crocodile captured in the Philippines
Environment
September 6, 2011
Giant saltwater crocodile captured in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - Relieved Filipino villagers threw a fiesta when they captured a one-ton crocodile, with about 100 people pulling…