Philippines

Typhoon Kammuri death toll hits 13 in Philippines

Kammuri's fierce winds toppled trees and flattened flimsy homes across a swathe of the nation's north and forced evacuation of thousands of residents and the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

Typhoon Kammuri rips through Philippines, killing at least 10 people

The weather system hit land on Monday night, prompting the forced evacuation of thousands of residents and cancellation of hundreds of flights.

Typhoon kills three in Philippines, hundreds of flights halted

Authorities evacuated some 225,000 people ahead of the arrival overnight of Typhoon Kammuri, known locally as Tisoy.

Typhoon Kammuri forces rescheduling at Philippines' SEA Games

The storm barrelled across the Philippines, killing at least four people, forcing hundreds of thousands of villagers to abandon high-risk communities and prompting officials to close Manila’s international airport.

Duterte, Pacquiao open SEA Games in Philippines

The ceremony at the indoor Philippine Arena, 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of the capital Manila, kicked off with a medley of vibrant routines set to traditional folk music, with dozens of performers dancing or wielding machetes, daggers and sticks.

Philippines' Duterte says to ban 'toxic' vaping

Duterte is notorious internationally for his deadly anti-narcotics crackdown, but he has also imposed a wide-ranging ban on smoking in public that is part of his pledge to get tough on public disorder.

New powerful quake hits South Philippines

The 6.5 magnitude quake hit the island of Mindanao, the US Geological Survey said, in the same area where a strong tremor killed at least six people on Tuesday.

Strong quake kills two in south Philippines

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 sent people scrambling as it shook buildings and disrupted power supply in the central area of the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao, killing at least two and injuring dozens, authorities said.

Reliving the Ottoman New York

Through a walking tour across the island of Manhattan, two historians shine a light on a great many connections that existed between the former Ottoman Empire and America.

Instant-noodle diet harms kids in southeast Asia – UNICEF

The report found an average of 40 percent children aged five and below in southeast Asia are malnourished, as busy working parents do not have the time, money or awareness to steer clear of food hurting their kids.

Philippine police chief resigns amid drug allegations

General Oscar Albayalde's resignation came after he was accused of involvement in the selling of confiscated drugs, an allegation he denies.

Philippines declares new polio outbreak after 19 years

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says authorities have confirmed at least one case of polio in a 3-year-old girl in southern Lanao del Sur province.