Philippines
Ex-Philippine Leader Aquino Faces Charges Over Botched Raid
Former Philippine president Benigno Aquino is to be charged in court over a botched anti-terror raid that left 44 elite...
ADB Warns Climate Change ‘disastrous’ For Asia
A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic...
Dubai Launches Women-Only Ambulances
Four women in pink remain on standby 12 hours a day, seven days a week, to come to the aid of their "sisters" in the...
Vietnamese Hostage Killed In Philippine Clash
A Vietnamese sailor being held hostage by Islamist gunmen in the southern Philippines was killed during a gunbattle...
Police Charged With Philippine Mayor’s Murder Back On Duty
Philippine policemen accused of killing a town mayor when he was in jail on drugs charges are back on duty, an official...
200 Green Activists Killed In 2016, Record Toll
At least 200 environmental campaigners and protectors -- 40 percent from indigenous tribes -- were murdered around the...
Friendly Fire Kills Two Soldiers In Southern Philippines
A Philippine military jet accidentally killed two soldiers and injured 11 others as troops fought to retake a southern...
Pacquiao To ‘continue To Fight’ As Horn Seeks Rematch
Manny Pacquiao says he will "continue to fight" as the new World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jeff Horn...
Pacquiao ‘not Surprised’ By WBO Review
Manny Pacquiao is "not surprised" the World Boxing Organization affirmed the loss of his welterweight title to...
WBO Review Rules Horn Beat Pacquiao
Australian Jeff Horn's shock welterweight title victory over Manny Pacquiao was confirmed Tuesday after a scoring...
World’s Oldest Hippo Dies At Philippine Zoo Aged 65
Bertha, believed to be the world's oldest hippopotamus, has died aged 65, the Manila zoo said Monday, having beaten the...
Militants Force Kids, Hostages To Fight
Children and hostages are being forced to fight alongside pro-Islamic State gunmen waging a seven-week battle for a...
World’s ‘oldest’ Hippo Dies At Philippine Zoo
Bertha, believed to be the world's oldest hippopotamus, has died aged 65, the Manila zoo said Monday, having beaten the...
Myanmar Workers In Thailand Victims of A Broken System
With only meagre belongings stuffed into backpacks and duffel bags, tens of thousands of Myanmar migrants have streamed...
Fresh Quake Rocks Philippine Island
A 5.9-magnitude quake Monday rocked a central Philippine island still reeling from a deadly tremor last week, though...
Philippine Air Strikes Target High-Rise Snipers
Snipers in high-rise buildings are the main problem facing Philippine forces battling to crush pro-Islamic State...
Gun-Toting Duterte In Surprise Visit Near Warzone
A gun-toting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a surprise visit Friday to a military camp close to a city where...
US Warplanes Fly Over Disputed South China Sea
US warplanes have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the US Air Force said Friday, a move aimed at asserting...
WBO To Review Pacquiao-Horn Scoring
The World Boxing Organization has said it will review the scoring of the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn welterweight title...