Philippines

Four killed, 11 wounded in grenade attack in southern Philippines

Manila - Four people were killed and 11 injured in a grenade attack by communist rebels on a bakeshop in a southern Philippine town Thursday, officials said.

Philippines to re-float sunken ferry with bodies trapped inside

Manila - The Philippines would no longer resume diving operations to retrieve hundreds of bodies trapped in a ferry that sank during a typhoon and would instead re-float the vessel, a transportatio

One dead in fresh fighting between Muslim rebels, Philippine troops

Cotabato City, Philippines - Fresh fighting broke out Tuesday between Muslim separatist rebels and government troops in the southern Philippines, resulting in the death of one civilian and forcing

Philippine weather bureau sued for ferry sinking during typhoon

Manila - The owner of a passenger ferry that capsized during a typhoon in the Philippines has sued the country's weather bureau for allegedly giving a wrong forecast that led to the sinking of the

Philippine rallies call for resumption of talks with Muslim rebels

Manila - More than 100,000 people gathered on Saturday in key cities in the southern Philippines, calling for the resumption of the stalled peace negotiations between the government and Muslim rebe

Cargo ship, passenger ferry in minor collision in Philippines

Manila - A passenger ferry and a cargo vessel figured in a minor collision on Saturday in the central Philippines but no injuries were reported and the vessels sustained only slight damage, the Coa

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