Hong Kong hunkers down for powerful typhoon Usagi

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 12:01

Severe Typhoon Usagi barrelled towards Hong Kong Sunday, shutting down one of the world`s busiest sea ports and throwing flight schedules into disarray, after killing two people in the Philippines and unleashing landslides in Taiwan.

Philippine troops kill 8 Muslim rebels in city battles

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 18:39

Philippine security forces killed eight Muslim rebels on Thursday as they hunted the remnants of a guerrilla force hiding in homes of a major city and believed to be holding hostages.

Philippine police chief freed, some rebels give up

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 13:53

A Philippine police chief abducted by a small band of Muslim rebels convinced them to surrender and emerged free, but a separate larger group continued to hold several hostages, officials said.

Over 100 hostages in Philippines rescued

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 11:17

As many as 107 people taken hostage by a rebel group have been rescued, the Philippines military said Tuesday.

Thousands flee on third day of Philippine rebel siege

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 12:08

Thousands of residents fled as fresh fighting broke out between Philippine security forces and Muslim rebels, on the third day of a deadly siege in a key southern city, officials said.

Death toll in Philippine ferry sinking now at 108

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 17:18

Philippine divers have recovered more dead bodies from a ferry that sank after colliding with a cargo ship, raising the death toll from the incident to 108, the coastguard said on Monday.

US wants extended access to Philippine bases: Manila

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 15:25

The United States wants to use Philippine bases for extended periods of up to 20 years, a Manila official said on Saturday as the two sides are in talks on a wider US military footprint in Asia.

Philippine ship collision toll climbs to 80

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 18:46

The death toll from a ship collision in the central Philippine province of Cebu rose to 80, the Philippine Coast Guard said Friday.

Philippine ship collision: Toll rises to 52

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 10:14

The death toll in the collision of two ships in the Philippines rose to 52 on Monday. At least 68 people are still missing, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

Philippine capital shuts down amid floods

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 09:22

Heavy rain in the Philippine capital of Manila forced all schools, government offices and the stock exchange to close on Monday, as waist-deep water flooded parts of the city.

Philippine ferry tragedy: 34 dead, dozens missing

Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 13:26

Divers plucked two more bodies from a sunken passenger ferry Sunday and scrambled to plug an oil leak in the wreckage after a collision with a cargo ship.

Half million litres of oil spill in Manila Bay

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 15:01

Half a million litres of diesel leaked into Manila Bay, the busiest waterway in Northern Philippines, raising environmental and health concerns, the media reported Friday.