Islam in Asia
Philippine Militants Behead Seven Loggers
Islamist militants in the Philippines have beheaded seven local loggers they kidnapped last week in their stronghold in...
Philippines’ Duterte Offers Muslim Self-Rule To Counter IS
President Rodrigo Duterte offered self-rule to the Philippines' Muslim minority on Monday in an attempt to defeat...
Vietnamese Hostage Killed In Philippine Clash
A Vietnamese sailor being held hostage by Islamist gunmen in the southern Philippines was killed during a gunbattle...
Abducted Priest Seen Alive As Islamists Hold Out In Philippines
A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen...
US Wanted Terror Leader May Have Fled Philippine City
One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern...
Assin South Inaugurates Muslim Council
Assin South District Chief Executive Derick Owusu Ambrose has inaugurated the Muslim Council for the District in the...
Wounded Vietnamese Hostage Rescued In the Philippines
Philippine troops have rescued a Vietnamese sailor held hostage for seven months by Islamist militants in the country's...
Muslim Council Inaugurated In Assin South District
Mr Derick Owusu Ambrose, Assin South District Chief Executive, inaugurated a nine-member Muslim Council for the...
Philippine Military Launches New Air Raids In Islamist Battle
Loud explosions rang out in the now mostly deserted city of Marawai on Friday as Philippine fighter jets launched fresh...
Philippine Military Airstrikes Kill 10 Troops
Philippine military airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are battling soldiers in a southern city instead killed...
Military Says 89 Gunmen Killed During Philippine Urban Battle
Philippine security forces have killed 89 Islamist militants during more than a week of fighting in a southern city but...
Philippines Warns Islamist Militants To Surrender Or Die
Philippine authorities on Tuesday warned Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern city to surrender or die, as...
Philippines Urges Islamist Militants To Surrender
Philippine authorities on Tuesday urged Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern city to surrender for the sake...
2,000 Trapped As Fighting Rages In Philippine City
Two thousand fearful civilians were trapped on Sunday inside a southern Philippine city where troops are battling...
Foreign Militants In Deadly Philippine Urban Battle
Foreigners are among Islamist gunmen battling security forces in a southern Philippine city, the government said Friday...
Foreigners Involved In Deadly Philippine Urban Battle
Foreigners are among Islamist gunmen battling security forces in a southern Philippine city, the government said Friday...
Philippine Troops Bomb Islamist Militants In City
Philippine security forces bombed a southern city on Thursday as they battled Islamist militants who were holding...
Philippine Troops Battle Islamist Militants In City
Philippine troops aboard helicopters and in armoured tanks battled Islamist militants inside a southern city on...
Philippine Forces Hunt Top IS-Linked Militant
Philippine security forces hunting one of the world's most-wanted Islamist militants were battling gunmen in a southern...