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Foreigners are among Islamist gunmen battling security forces in a southern Philippine city, the government said Friday as the reported ...

It was meant to be a "surgical operation" to capture one of the world's most wanted terrorists, who was hiding ...

Philippine security forces bombed a southern city on Thursday as they battled Islamist militants who were holding hostages and reported ...

Philippine troops aboard helicopters and in armoured tanks battled Islamist militants inside a southern city on Thursday, as reports emerged ...

Draped with rainbow flags and waving a huge rainbow banner, celebrated activist Chi Chia-wei stood triumphant in front of cheering ...

He said the attack occurred near the southern city of Marawi, which is under siege by Islamic militants, as justification ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he may impose martial law throughout the nation, after declaring military rule in the ...

Islamist militants battling security forces in a southern Philippine city have taken hostages, including a local priest, the Catholic Church ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who have declared ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said martial law on Mindanao island could last a year, while the army fights against ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Wednesday that martial law would be "harsh" and like a dictatorship, after imposing military rule ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday martial law in the southern region of Mindanao could last a year, as he ...

A group of heavily-armed militants from a group linked to Isis have reportedly stormed a city in the Philippines and ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday in the southern region of Mindanao, where security forces have been battling ...

The Kuomintang party dominated Taiwan for decades with its wealth and an iron fist -- but now it is battling ...

For Chi Chia-wei the imminent court decision that could make Taiwan the first place in Asia to recognise gay marriage ...

Three turbulent decades after the Philippines shed dictatorship, President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a return to authoritarian rule as a ...

President Donald Trump's chest-thumping nationalism and harsh immigration policies are the subject of a new play depicting an apocalyptic America ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Thursday he may impose martial law and suspend elections for tens of thousands of local ...

Thousands of younger demonstrators erupted with joy while a rival older crowd angrily clashed with riot police -- two of ...