Philippines
China Defense Budget Rises At Slowest Pace In Decades
China's defence budget will rise seven percent to $151 billion this year, the slowest annual percentage increase since...
Powerful Aftershock Hits Quake-Stricken Philippine City
One person was killed and several others injured on Sunday when a powerful aftershock hit a southern Philippine city...
Body of Beheaded German Hostage Found
The Philippine military said on Sunday it had recovered the body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by...
Philippine Defence Chief Visits US Carrier In S. China Sea
The Philippines' defence secretary on Saturday visited a US aircraft carrier patrolling the South China Sea, hailing...
China To Increase Military Spending By 7% In 2017
China says it will increase military spending by about 7% this year, just days after Donald Trump outlined a boost to...
China Defence Spending To Rise ‘around 7%’
China will raise defence spending by "around seven percent" this year as it guards against "outside meddling" in its...
Xenophobic Attacks In Ghana Possible – Hanna Tetteh
The likelihood of xenophobic attacks in Ghana, as is happening in South Africa, is not remote as long as the...
UN Drugs Board Criticises Killings In Philippines
The UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board on Thursday condemned the use of extrajudicial killings in the...
Naked Prisoners In Philippine Jail Cause Uproar
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have...
Philippines Takes Big Step Back Towards Death Penalty
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a...
‘Big Ben’ Mbala Towers In Basketball-Mad Philippines
"Big Ben" cuts an imposing figure, dominating college basketball in the hoops-crazy Philippines as the best of a wave...
Philippine Police Will Return To Drug War
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would recall police to fight his drug war, a month after he...
Philippines’ Duterte Sorry For Dead German Hostage
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised on Tuesday for failing to save an elderly German hostage who was...
Pro-Islamic State Militants Re-Emerge As Philippine Nightmare
With ultra-fast boats, millions in ransom payments and sympathetic locals, pro-Islamic State militants on lawless...
Philippine Jihadists Behead German Hostage In Video
Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Juergen Kantner was...
Philippe Jihadists Behead German
Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Jurgen Kantner was...
Big Mistakes At Awards Ceremonies
The Oscar mix-up that saw "La La Land" mistakenly named as Best Picture before "Moonlight" took the award might be the...
Philippine Envoy Vows To ‘destroy Criminals’ In UN Speech
The Philippine foreign minister told the UN rights council on Monday that Manila would "destroy criminals" in a defiant...
Philippines Condemns ‘barbaric Beheading’ of German Hostage
The Philippines on Monday condemned the "barbaric beheading" of a German captive by Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf...