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Ransom rejected

World
2009-11-2

THE Philippine government rejected a US$2 million ransom demanded by the kidnappers of an ailing Irish priest in the country's south and said yesterday that efforts would continue to safely secure his freedom. The...

Typhoon Mirinae barrels through Philippines, 12 dead

World
2009-10-31

TYPHOON Mirinae, the fourth in a month that hit the Philippines, barreled through the main island of Luzon early this morning, killing at least 12 people. Most of the victims died of drowning or extreme cold in...

Philippines braces for another typhoon

World
2009-10-18

THE governor of a northern Philippine province said yesterday he had ordered residents to evacuate their already storm-ravaged areas ahead of a new typhoon after back-to-back storms in recent weeks killed more than...

Six landslide survivors found

World
2009-10-11

RESCUERS dug out six survivors and more bodies buried under landslides that killed nearly 200 people in the storm-soaked northern Philippines, as workers rushed yesterday to clear mountain roads to aid relief efforts. ...

Rescuers rush to save Philippine landslide victims

World
2009-10-10

RESCUERS dug out six survivors and more bodies buried under landslides that killed nearly 200 people in the storm-soaked northern Philippines, as workers rushed today to clear mountain roads to aid relief efforts. ...

Mud and rain hamper rescue efforts in northern Philippines

World
2009-10-10

RESCUERS struggled through mud and pounding rain yesterday to clear mountain roads and retrieve more than 160 bodies from dozens of landslides that buried villages and cut off towns in the rain-soaked northern Philippines. ...

Typhoon turns back, dumps rain on northern Philippines

World
2009-10-5

A powerful typhoon that slammed into the northern Philippines over the weekend has made a U-turn and was being pulled back by another, stronger storm, officials said today. Typhoon Parma, the strongest typhoon...

Official: Mine kills US soldier in Philippines

World
2009-9-29

ONE American soldier was killed and another was wounded in a landmine attack today by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines, military officials said. US officials did not immediately comment...

Manila seeks global assistance after powerful storm kills 140

World
2009-9-29

THE Philippines appealed for international help yesterday after a tropical storm killed 140 people in the country's north, and it warned that a new storm could strike this week, with tens of thousands of citizens...

Death toll from Philippine storm reaches 100

World
2009-9-28

RESCUERS pulled the dead from swollen rivers today and thousands were without drinking water, food and power as the death toll from the worst flooding in the northern Philippines in more than four decades climbed to...