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German Hostage Beheaded By Philippine Islamists

Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded the German hostage they were holding for ransom, the SITE...

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Thirteen Escape In Latest Philippine Jailbreak

Thirteen detainees facing drug charges escaped from jail on Sunday, the latest in a series of prison breaks in the...

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Hundreds On Philippine 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...

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Top Duterte Critic Arrested On Drug Charge

A leading critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Leila de Lima, has been arrested on drug trafficking...

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Top Philippine Drug War Critic Arrested At Senate

The highest-profile critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war was arrested on Friday following...

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From High-Flying Lawyer To Rights Crusader

Philippine drug war critic Leila de Lima was a highly paid lawyer who switched focus mid-career to human rights, a...

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Philippines Issues Arrest Warrant For Top Drug War Critic

An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for the highest-profile opponent of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal...

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Ex-Yoga Missionary Unleashes Rage On Philippine Miners

After two decades as a yoga missionary, Philippine Environment Secretary Regina Lopez is unleashing her inner rage on...

Sports

Two Foreign Coaches Apply For Vacant Ghana Job

Simon Menemy and Frank Dumas have applied for the vacant Blacks Stars job Two expatriates coaches have applied for the...

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New Witness Is Key To Duterte Death Squad Probe

A probe into whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad is making progress following crucial...

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Philippines’ Duterte A Serial Killer

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a "serial killer" who should be forced out of office, one of his chief critics...

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Pirates Kill Vietnamese Sailor, Kidnap Six Others

Pirates have attacked a Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship off the southern Philippines, killing one seaman and abducting at...

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Fourteen Students Dead In Philippine Bus Accident

Fourteen college students on a camping trip were killed and dozens injured on Monday when their bus slammed into an...

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Philippines’ Duterte Ordered Murders

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad that killed many people, including a journalist and a pregnant...

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US Deploys Aircraft Carrier In South China Sea Despite Tension

The US has deployed an aircraft carrier strike group to patrol the South China Sea, days after Beijing told Washington...

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Philippine Church In ‘show of Force’ Against Drug Killings

Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered in the Philippine capital on Saturday in a "show of force" to stop...

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‘Shadowy Assassins’ Murder Hundreds In the Philippines

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte may have ordered police to withdraw from his brutal drug war, but the bodies...

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More Murders In Philippine Drug War Despite Police Pull-Back

Shadowy assassins are still killing poor Filipinos, despite a police withdrawal from Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war,...

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Dubai Street Art Turns Urban Sprawl Into Open-Air Museum

The streets of Dubai may be known for architectural superlatives like Burj Khalifa, the highest of the world's...