Philippines

Police say the gunman is dead and was acting alone.

Brendan Cole Jun 01, 2017

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

David Sim Jun 01, 2017

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

Divya Kishore Jun 01, 2017

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

David Sim May 30, 2017

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

David Sim May 25, 2017

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

David Sim May 25, 2017

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

Karen Noronha May 22, 2017

Sweeping law passed ahead of 'World No Tobacco Day'

Brendan Cole May 19, 2017

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

Rachel Middleton May 11, 2017

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

Rachel Middleton May 10, 2017

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

Ananya Roy May 01, 2017

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

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 24, 2017

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

Lara Rebello Apr 12, 2017

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

Ananya Roy Apr 12, 2017

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

Alex Wheeler Apr 10, 2017

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

Ananya Roy Apr 07, 2017

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

Alex Wheeler Apr 04, 2017

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

Oli Gamp Apr 02, 2017

Gary Alejano has charged the Philippine president with corruption and 'betrayal of public trust'.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Mar 30, 2017

Reports suggest that all Malaysian nationals have been freed from the captivity of the Islamist group.

Divya Kishore Mar 27, 2017

Aurelio Agacac, the victim was discovered in the remote village of Basakan.

Divya Kishore Mar 25, 2017

The latest kidnapping took place hours after 2 Malaysian sailors were rescued from the Isis-linked group.

Ananya Roy Mar 24, 2017

Dutch charity Terre De Hommes introduces 'Sweetie' program to scare off paedophiles.

Mark Piggott Mar 19, 2017

Duterte told a cabinet meeting that Tobacco company Mighty Corporation attempted to bribe him 'with millions'.

Ananya Roy Mar 07, 2017

Ronald dela Rosa said he hoped that this new campaign against drugs would be less bloody, if not bloodless.

Ananya Roy Mar 06, 2017

More than 8,000 people have been killed since President Rodrigo Duterte declared a war on drugs.

Harriet Sinclair Mar 04, 2017

The Filipino president said the move was down to 'a gain, a rise of drug activities by 20%'.

Romil Patel Mar 01, 2017

Scientists have since identified it as a dugong, but do not know why it washed ashore.

Hannah Osborne Feb 24, 2017

Retired policeman Arturo Lascanas said he was one of the ringleaders of the "death squad" that began operating when Rodrigo Duterte became mayor of the city in 1988.

Alex Wheeler Feb 20, 2017

Of the 25 crewmen on board the MV Giang Hai, 17 were rescued by the Filipinio Coast Guard and soldiers.

Ananya Roy Feb 20, 2017