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China: 20 dead in Tibet after Nepal quake
dpa, Published on 27/04/2015
» BEIJING - At least 20 people were killed in Tibet by the earthquake centred in Nepal at the weekend, Chinese news reports said on Monday.
15,000 Filipinos flee rebel fighting
dpa, Published on 17/02/2015
» MANILA – About 15,000 people fled their homes as two Muslim rebel groups clashed in southern Philippines, local officials said Tuesday.
3 dead, 22 hurt in Philippines bombing
dpa, Published on 24/11/2014
» MANILA — Three people were killed and 22 wounded when a homemade bomb exploded in a southern Philippine town, the military said Monday.
1 killed, 17 hurt in Philippines blast
dpa, Published on 17/11/2014
» MANILA — One person was killed and 17 were wounded when a bomb exploded near the gates of an elementary school in the southern Philippines, the military said Monday.
Philippine rebels send region law
dpa, Published on 21/08/2014
» MANILA — The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group has submitted a draft law for a new autonomous region, as laid out in a recent peace deal with the government, officials said Thursday.
Obama authorises ISIS airstrikes
dpa, Published on 08/08/2014
» WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama authorised airstrikes against Islamist militants that have taken over swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria, and said it could act to prevent a possible "act of genocide" against displaced minority communities.
Philippines drafting law for new region
dpa, Published on 03/04/2013
» Mapping of a new Muslim autonomous region in the southern Philippines began Wednesday with a special panel formed to draft legislation under a preliminary peace deal to end decades of insurgency.
Self-immolating Tibetans jailed 15yrs
dpa, Published on 05/03/2013
» A court in north-western China sentenced three Tibetans to up to 15 years in prison after convicting them of encouraging a self-immolation protest, United States-based Radio Free Asia reported on Tuesday.