Phillipines
Merchant ship hijacked off Yemen now held by Somali pirates, residents say
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said last week that a vessel boarded by unauthorized personnel in the Gulf of Aden had been maneuvered into Somali waters, classifying it as a hijack.
Indian Navy opens investigation after local version of Elbit drone crashed during training
Wreck of Japan's WWII 'Hellship' carrying Allied POWs found off Philippine coast after 80 years
Three killed, five wounded in school shooting in central Philippines, one arrested
Battle for Philippine town abates as troops mark Islamic holiday
Muslims attended prayers at a Marawi mosque in an emotional gathering marred by the violence that has displaced some 246,000 people, and killed more than 350 people.
At least 36 people killed in botched robbery at casino in the Philippines
There is no evidence linking the attack to terrorism.
Philippines struggles to battle growing threat of ISIS
Over the weekend, the Southeast Asian country's President Rodrigo Duterte issued a bold proposal to break the standoff.
The Philippines: A distant haven from the Holocaust
The Philippines, a nation of some 7,000 islands in the South China Sea, was one of the few countries to open its doors to Jews fleeing the Holocaust.
Israeli-made Spike missile to be used on Philippine helicopters
The Spike is slated to be employed by the Philippine Navy as an anti-ship weapon by next year.
Philippines' UN ambassador invokes Third Reich in defense of drug war
The newly appointed ambassador to the UN cites Nazi-era economic and social reforms in part to defend a deadly crackdown on drug users and peddlers.
Philippines President calls to leave UN in expletive-filled rant
Two UN human rights experts criticized the country's war on drugs.
ISIS reportedly calls for attacks on Miss Universe pageant
A string of threatening posts allegedly offered an online video tutorial on how to assemble a suicide belt.
Report: ISIS franchise in the Philippines carries out its first attack
ISIS terrorists in the Philippines have carried out attacks against the Philippine army previously, but this is the first time ISIS' "Philippine province" has claimed responsibility for an attack.
Report: Iranian Revolutionary Guards planning attack on Saudi airliner in Southeast Asia
The Manila Times says it received a copy of a Saudi dispatch to Filipino authorities indicating that plan has reached an "advanced stage."