Foreigners are among Islamist gunmen battling security forces in a southern Philippine city, the government said Friday as the reported death toll from four days of clashes climbed to 46. President Rodrigo Duterte imposed …
By Romeo Ranoco and Roli Ng | MARAWI CITY, PHILIPPINES The Philippines mobilized attack helicopters and special forces to drive Islamic State-linked rebels out of a besieged southern city on Thursday, with six soldiers …
By Idrees Ali and David Brunnstrom | WASHINGTON A U.S. warship carried out a “maneuvering drill” when it sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South …
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today lamented Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd’s acquisition of a 49.9 per cent stake in Proton. Dr Mahathir, who is also former Proton chairman, …
The Venerable W’, his chilling portrait of the monk who has been accused of preaching hate and inciting attacks on Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority, has been hailed by critics at the Cannes film festival …
MOSCOW – Russia’s top diplomat on Thursday expressed his country’s commitment to help the Philippines in its fight against illegal drugs and terrorism as he thanked the Duterte administration for its efforts to enhance …
LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines – The Maute terror group first emerged in Butig town in Lanao del Sur more than two years ago, just as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the …
MANILA, Philippines — Twelve United States senators urged US President Donald Trump to delay his invitation to President Rodrigo Duterte to visit the White House until the Philippine leader exerts efforts to affirm human …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, the first such challenge to Beijing under U.S. President …
Soldiers distribute pictures of Isnilon Hapilon, who has a U.S. government bounty of $5 million for his capture, in Butig, Lanao del Sur in the southern Philippines on Feb. 1.PHOTO: MARCONI B. NAVALES/REUTERS By …