Militant Leader Killed in Philippines February 21, 2010
A suspected commander of the rebel group, Abu Sayyaf, was among the dead, Philippines military representative Lt. Steffani Cacho told CNN.
Hundreds Missing in Philippines Typhoon June 22, 2008
Two men who struggled to shore after escaping from a passenger ferry that capsized during Typhoon Fengshen said Sunday hundreds of people may have died when they were trapped inside the ship.
New Snail Venom Painkiller July 12, 2006
A new painkiller based on the venom of a sea snail will be available in Britain from today.
Philippine investigators recommend coup charges aga ... March 18, 2006
Military investigators are recommending criminal charges against a general and at least 14 other officers and soldiers for alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt against President Gloria Arroyo.
Coup Plot Foiled in Philippines February 23, 2006
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has declared an emergency after the army said it had foiled a coup plot involving security forces commanders.
More than 1,000 feared dead in Philippines mudslide February 17, 2006
Hundreds of houses and an elementary school have been buried under a wall of mud in the eastern Philippines after a rain-soaked mountainside collapsed.
Red Cross and army officials estimate that between 1,000 and 2,500 people may have died when the landslide hit the remote village of Guinsaugon on Leyte island, near ...
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