The terrorist group Abu Sayyaf has taken responsibility for bombing the Davao City night market on Friday. So far, the bombing has claimed at least 14 lives and injured 71 others. …
So far at least 14 people have been killed and over 60 wounded in a bomb attack at Davao City’s night market on Roxas street. Authorities say that out of …
A Filipino American is on the run after gunning down a 19-year-old in 2000, he was last seen in Manila, Philippines, and has known contact with family in the US. …
A British pub landlord has been committed to prison for life over filming himself with children – some of them as young as 17 months – in the Philippines. David Shepherd, aged 60, was …
Officials involved in the healthcare industry within the Philippines have announced that PhilHealth will soon include drug rehabilitation in their coverage in an agreement between it and the local governing …
Australia, Taiwan and South Korea have advised pregnant women and those attempting to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore after an outbreak of the Zika virus infected more than …
Thai police have identified a third suspect wanted in connection with a wave of bombs in tourist towns this month and have linked the attacks to Muslim separatists operating in the …
Police have ordered some low-end hotels in the Chinese city of Guangzhou not to allow guests from five Muslim-majority countries to stay. Three hotels with rooms costing about 150 yuan ($23) …
The government and Maoist-led rebels have agreed indefinite ceasefires as part of an accord to accelerate efforts to end a conflict that has lasted almost five decades and left at least …
The American heroin epidemic has entered a new phase of stronger and more deadly doses in the past few weeks. Carfentanil, a drug which is 10,000 times stronger than morphine, …
The US government has again urged the Philippines to comply with human rights commitments amid the rising number of killings and murders involving drug-related police operations. The United Nations has also …
The Indonesian government is reviewing its visa-free travel policy due to rising crime involving foreigners. Spokeswoman for the Law and Human Rights Ministry’s Immigration Directorate General, Heru Santoso, said the …
Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus this week – putting the Asian financial centre on high alert. Controller of the Centre for Health Protection of …
A Filipino tourist has died after he was drug induced during a ritual in Peru. A plant called Ayahuasca is known to make its user hallucinate, though the results vary from …
The Bureau of Immigration is attempting to get approval so they can receive live reports on passenger manifests from inbound flights to the Philippines. Maria Antonette Mangrobang, a BI spokesperson, …
A Filipino woman was shot after she ran amok and stabbed three people on Monday afternoon in the city of Brussels. The 52-year-old’s name has not been released by authorities, …
A poor fisherman found what is thought to be the world’s largest pearl, but hid it under his bed for a decade without knowing its worth. The man found the …
In what many are saying is the worst move President Duterte could have made, he has handed-over a massive 50-million peso ransom for the release of the last Samal Island hostage …
Abu Sayyaf has given the family of an 18-year-old Filipino boy notice that they have beheaded him after a ransom demand was not met. 18-year-old Patrick Almodovar was reportedly beheaded …
Authorities reported that a 14-year-old boy has been beheaded by his drug-crazed uncle in the city of San Jose del Monte on Monday night. Family members discovered the boy’s body …
A five-year-old girl is dead from a gunman’s bullet intended for her grandfather, who was posted on a police watch list as a drug dealer. 53-year-old Maximo Garcia surrendered to police on …
Protesters have gathered outside the Philippine consulate in New York City to protest against President Duterte’s war on drugs. So far at least 1,800 drug-related killings have been recorded. Some protesters believe that …
American yacht Comanche will not defend the Sydney to Hobart title as its owners focus on their other boat, the team has confirmed. The supermaxi, co-owned by Netscape founder Jim …
A car bomb exploded in a nightlife district in the south of Thailand, killing one and wounding more than 30 others. The latest blast on Tuesday was outside a hotel in …
Two Koreans have been reported missing since their departure from the Philippines on a yacht headed to Palau, Micronesia, in early May. A report issued by a Jessie Yang gave a …
A Czech man wanted in his home country for embezzling $400,000 in construction funds has been arrested in the town of Alcoy, Cebu. The Bureau of Immigration made the report just this …