Philippines

Filipino military says 5-year-long martial law will be 'too long' and insists final decision rests with President Duterte.

Rights group calls for outright rejection of Muslim-only ID cards system, deeming it 'a collective punishment'.

Duterte has admitted to personally killing criminals and launched tirades at Barack Obama and Pope Francis.

China has new missile shelters, runways and radar and communications facilities on the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea.

Duterte once revealed that he once threw a suspected kidnapper out of a moving helicopter when he was mayor of Davao City.

Over the past year, Duterte's brutal war on drugs has resulted in thousands of deaths, yet the street price of crystal meth in Manila has fallen.

The military has warned the number of residents killed by rebel "atrocities" could rise sharply as troops capture more ground.

The military has regularly overstated its position, claiming fighting would be over "within days". It is now in its fifth week.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has expended huge amounts of political and military capital on his war on drugs, has been forced to change tack and tackle Isis-affiliated Muslim extremists in their own 'back yard' of Mindanao.

Fighting continues in Philippines city where trapped civilians face death due to bombings and starvation.

How much progress is the Philippines military making in its fight to reclaim Marawi from Isis-linked Maute jihadists? The answer depends on who you choose to believe.

The Philippines coast guard said three men have confessed to the crime.

Police say the gunman is dead and was acting alone.

Brigadier General Restituto said 960 civilians had been rescued and an estimated 1,000 residents remained trapped in the city.

The incident comes a week after President Duterte imposed martial law to fight Isis militants in the island of Mindanao.

Tens of thousands of people have fled Marawi since 23 May, when militants seized part of the city, taking Christians hostage.

Attacks in Indonesia and the Philippines this week point to the rise of Isis-affiliated groups networks across the region.

Militants are using Christians and a priest as human shields and have threatened to execute captives.

President Rodrigo Duterte will be on an official five-day visit to Moscow to meet PM Dmitry Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin.

Sweeping law passed ahead of 'World No Tobacco Day'

Philippine president appoints yet more high-ranking military men to Cabinet.

US, UK and Canada advise against travel to popular Filipino tourist destinations.

US President Donald Trump extended his invitation to Rodrigo Duterte during a 'very friendly' phone call on 29 April.

The warning comes after a Filipino soldier was found decapitated by Abu Sayyaf militants.

UK trade minister came under fire for suggesting Britain and Duterte's Philippines could have "shared values".

Muamar Askali, alias Abu Rami, served as the militant group's spokesman and had appeared in several beheading videos.

Palm Sunday commemorates the day Christians believe Jesus entered Jerusalem and was welcomed as the messiah only to be crucified five days later.

Husayn Al-Dhafiri, a Kuwaiti national and his Syrian wife, Rahaf Zina, were arrested on 25 March.

Miners sift through hundreds of kilos of sand and clay, gathering roughly a quarter of a gram of gold dust.

Over 8,000 drug addicts and dealers have been killed since Duterte took office in June 2016