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Death toll in Philippines earthquake rises to 39

The death toll is expected to rise as hopes of recovering more people alive are fading even as about...

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US military seeks more access in Philippines

US ships and aircraft are seeking access for re-supply, re-fueling and repairs, not just for goodwil...

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Toll in Philippines earthquake climbs to 56

Rescuers digging for survivors among dozens of people buried by earthquake-triggered landslides have...

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Filipino villagers may have helped kill terrorist

Umbra Jumdail had deviated from the brutal image of his al Qaeda-linked militant group by playing do...

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Quake rattles Philippines, death toll rises

The Philippines is located in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where earthquakes and volcanic activity are...

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Philippine extremist planning attacks when killed

Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail was killed on Thursday in a jungle hideout on southern Jolo islan...

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Filipino troops still searching for most-wanted terrorist

The US has offered a $5 mn reward for the capture of Marwan, a US-trained engineer accused of involv...

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Philippines: Most-wanted terror leaders killed

The dawn strike targeting a militant camp on a southern Philippine island killed Malaysian Zulkifli ...

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Kidnappers of Swiss, Dutch elude Philippine troops

Gunmen seized Swiss and Dutch tourists on a bird-watching trip in a remote southern province.

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`Philippines, US in talks to counter China rise`

In recent months, the US has announced plans to set up a Marine base in northern Australia and stati...

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China questions US-Philippines drills

The US announced its return to Asia-Pacific region with much fanfare last year and rolled out a new ...

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Philippines: 2 cargo ships sink; 32 aboard saved

A cargo ship loaded with cement sank in central Philippines and another vessel carrying iron ore wen...

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Philippine chief justice impeachment trial starts

Chief Justice Renato Corona is accused of corruption and trying to block the prosecution of Gloria M...

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Manila alert lifted as parade ends without attack

The President warned over the weekend that terrorists might target the raucous annual procession.

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Philippine leader warns of possible terror attack

Benigno Aquino III said security will be very tight for the procession of a centuries-old image of J...

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Philippines accuses China of maritime intrusions

China, the Philippines and four other countries have long disputed ownership of potentially oil-rich...

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Philippine village searched after deadly landslide

A landslide killed at least 22 people when it slammed into a remote Philippine gold-mining village.

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Aussie kidnapped in Philippines seeks $2 mn ransom

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that her government has established a task force to...

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Landslide kills 25 in southern Philippines

Aside from those confirmed dead, more than 100 people are believed to be buried in the rubble in Nap...

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Two dead as truce ends in Philippines

More than 50 communist rebels attacked an army patrol base in the southern Philippines, leaving one ...

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Sad Christmas for Philippine flood victims

Tens of thousands of Philippine flood survivors queued for their Christmas meal in packed evacuation...

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Philippines sends coffins as toll nears 1,000 dead

The toll of dead and missing from a cyclone that swept the southern Philippines has exceeded 1,000,...

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Philippines mulls mass graves after typhoon deaths

Typhoon Washi slammed ashore in the Mindanao region of the Philippines while residents slept at the ...

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Philippine floods toll 652 dead with 808 missing

The death toll from mammoth floods unleashed in the southern Philippines by tropical storm Washi h...

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Philippine floods: Death toll rises to 436

Many roads were cut off and there was no electricity, hampering relief efforts.

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Hundreds flee as storm hits southern Philippines

Hundreds of people fled their homes for higher ground on Friday as a tropical storm unleashed scat...

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US Navy eyes stationing of ships in Singapore

The US Navy will station several of its new littoral combat ships in Singapore in coming years and i...

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A dancing traffic cop who dresses up as Santa

Ramiro Hinojas, 55, has become an internet star with his dance moves while on duty.

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Philippines` Arroyo ordered out of luxury hospital

Gloria Arroyo has been staying at a USD 1,100-a-day private hospital suite since she was arrested la...

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Philippines arrests alleged al Qaeda-linked bomber

The Abu Sayyaf has been weakened by years of US-backed Philippine offensives but remains a threat.

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Hotel explosion kills 3, wounds 27 in Philippines

The explosion, suspected to have been caused by a bomb, ignited a fire that gutted the two-storey At...

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All kidnapped S Koreans now free in Philippines

The gunmen had been holding three South Korean businessmen, the first, Choi Inn-so, was released on ...

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Arrested hackers paid by Saudi group: Philippines

The Philippines said those arrested in Wednesday`s operation were paid by the same group the FBI sai...

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Arroyo`s health improving, asks for house arrest

Former Philippine president tried to leave the country on medical grounds while the govt scrambled t...

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Philippine massacre victims to file case vs Arroyo

Relatives of 57 people massacred in 2009 in the southern Philippines are suing Gloria Macapagal Arro...

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Ex-Philippine leader to stay detained in hospital

More than a dozen left-wing activists demanded that Gloria Macapagal Arroyo be locked up like a comm...

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Calm in Philippines after ex-leader`s arrest

Former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo once had strong ties to the Army.

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Former Philippines` president booked on poll fraud

Former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested in a hospital room on electoral fra...

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Two Indians shot dead in Philippines

Two Indian moneylenders were gunned down in southern Philippines, police said.

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Ex-president Arroyo stopped from leaving Philippines

The Philippine govt blocked former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from leaving the country.

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Philippines seeks summit on sea row, China cool

The Philippines is pushing for unprecedented talks on one of the Asia`s most volatile territorial di...

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Philippines rejects new Chinese territorial claim

China has claimed new territory less than 50 miles (80 kilometres) from a Philippine province.

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Kidnapped US boy`s relative escapes in Philippines

Ransom kidnappings have long been a problem in the impoverished region and are blamed mostly on the ...

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Philippines grounds bomber planes after crash

The OV-10s have been used recently to assault Muslim rebels and guard Manila`s claims in disputed So...

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Philippines bans ex-president Arroyo from travel

The Philippine government on Tuesday rejected an appeal from former president Gloria Arroyo to tra...

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Troubled ship with 20 crew safe in Philippines

Philippine officials say a cargo ship with 20 crew members from China has not sunk as earlier feared...

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Philippine workers banned from 41 countries

The Philippines, has ordered a ban on the deployment of workers to 41 countries.

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Six more Filipino soldiers found dead after clash

The rebels have waged a bloody insurgency for self-rule in the southern Mindanao region.

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Italian priest shot dead in southern Philippines

The Rev Fausto Tentorio was about to board his car when a gunman shot him several times within a chu...

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Gunmen surrender, release Philippine bank hostages

The gunmen barged into Masuerte Rural Bank in Bacoor township in Cavite province near Manila around ...

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