21 - 30 of 76 results for "philippines"

  1. 21. news | 07 May 2013

    5 feared dead on Philippines volcano

    By AFP

    » Five people are feared dead after one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes spewed a giant ash cloud on Tuesday, with foreign tourists on its slopes during the eruption, authorities said.

  2. 22. news | 16 May 2013

    Taiwan stages exercise amid Philippines row

    By AFP

    » Taiwan held a military exercise Thursday in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated apologies from Manila.

  3. 23. news | 14 May 2013

    Philippines apologises to Taiwan over fisherman's death

    By AFP

    » The Philippines on Wednesday apologised to Taiwan after coastguards shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman sparking tensions that saw Taipei threaten a naval exercise near Philippine waters.

  4. 24. lifestyle | 07 Apr 2013

    Fruit migration brings sweet joy to the world

    By Normita Thongtham, Newspaper section: Brunch

    » During a visit to the Philippines a few years ago, I asked a cousin, who was an agricultural extension officer, if he could give me a sapling of a banana I had been craving for a long time. A plaintain locally known as ...

  5. 25. news | 11 May 2013

    Imelda Marcos cruising to re-election

    » MARCOS, PHILIPPINES — Twenty-seven years after a public revolt ousted her dictator husband, Imelda Marcos is the Philippines' ultimate political survivor.

  6. 26. news | 13 May 2013

    Philippines holds elections vital for Aquino reforms

    By AFP

    » The Philippines held elections on Monday seen as crucial for President Benigno Aquino's bold reform agenda, as deadly violence and graft-tainted candidates underlined the nation's deep-rooted problems.

  7. 27. news | 29 Apr 2013

    Philippines says communist peace talks have failed

    By AFP

    » The Philippines says that peace talks with communist rebels have collapsed and a target of ending the decades-long insurgency by 2016 is impossible to achieve.

  8. 28. news | 11 May 2013

    Taiwan beefs up patrols in waters near Philippines

    By AFP

    » Taiwan Sunday dispatched four coastguard and naval vessels to beef up patrols in waters near the Philippines following public outrage over the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coastguards.

  9. 29. news | 20 Apr 2013

    Japan humiliate Philippines in Asian Five Nations

    By AFP

    » Five-time defending champions Japan got off to a flying start in the Asian Five Nations rugby tournament by scoring a humiliating 121-0 victory over the promoted Philippines on Saturday.

  10. 30. news | 12 May 2013

    Five killed, reporter kidnapped in Philippines

    By AFP

    » Five people were killed in separate ambushes in the volatile southern Philippines, police and the military said Sunday, and a radio reporter was kidnapped by armed men on the eve of mid-term elections.

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