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Philippine troops rescue 2 Indonesians held by militants
Associated Press, Published on 22/12/2019
» MANILA: Philippine forces rescued two of three Indonesian hostages Sunday after a gun battle with their captors from the Muslim militant group Abu Sayyaf in the southern jungles, a regional military commander said.
Time 'running out' for Thailand's dwindling hornbills
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2019
» Conservationists warn that time is running out for Thailand's dwindling population of helmeted hornbills, thanks to poaching of the exotic birds for the ivory-like casques atop their big yellow beaks.
Two suspected insurgents killed in Pattani
Associated Press, Published on 10/04/2018
» Police said they shot and killed two suspected Muslim insurgents who ambushed a police unit Tuesday in the southern province of Pattani, a day after bombs in a neighbouring province injured 12 people.
Gunman opens fire on Cairo church; shootout kills at least 9
Associated Press, Published on 30/12/2017
» CAIRO: A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire Friday outside a church in a Cairo suburb and at a nearby store, sparking a shootout that killed at least nine people, including eight Coptic Christians, authorities said. It was the latest attack targeting Egypt's embattled Christian minority.
Manila casino attacker identified, and he's no terrorist
Associated Press, Published on 04/06/2017
» MANILA - The lone suspect behind a deadly attack on a casino and shopping complex in Manila was a heavily indebted Filipino gambling addict, police said Sunday, bolstering their claim the assault was not terrorism-related.
Philippines: casino attacker was indebted gambler
Associated Press, Published on 04/06/2017
» MANILA -- The lone suspect behind a deadly attack on a casino and shopping complex in the Philippine capital that left dozens dead was a heavily indebted Filipino who was hooked on gambling, police said Sunday.
'Bomb' blows gaping hole in airliner, lands safely in Somalia
Associated Press, Published on 03/02/2016
» MOGADISHU, SOMALIA -- An explosion and fire blew a gaping hole in a commercial airliner, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Mogadishu's international airport late Tuesday, officials and witnesses said.
18 dead in Philippines attack
Associated Press, Published on 15/07/2014
» MANILA - Dozens of communist rebels attacked armed tribesmen, who were later reinforced by army troops, in a southern Philippine province Tuesday, igniting pockets of fighting that killed 18 combatants, military officials said.
Ethnic traditions vanishing in Myanmar
Associated Press, Published on 26/12/2013
» KAMPALET - High in the hills of Myanmar's Chin state, Shwe Mana plays a gentle song on a bamboo flute using only her nostrils — one of the last of her tribe to preserve this ancient skill. A dark, intricate web of tattoos covers her face, harking back to a time, it is said, when women disfigured themselves to dampen the lust of lowland marauders.
Five policemen slain in Pattani
Associated Press, Published on 11/09/2013
» Five plainclothes police officers were slain by gunmen in Pattani's Thung Yangdaeng district on Wednesday, police said.