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Power outage cripples Manila airport, thousands stranded INTERNATIONAL

Power outage cripples Manila airport, thousands stranded

A rare power outage plunged a major section of the Philippine capital's main airport into darkness overnight, forcing flight cancellations that stranded thousands on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gunmen kidnap Malaysian ship crew: reports INTERNATIONAL

Gunmen kidnap Malaysian ship crew: reports

Gunmen have kidnapped four Malaysians from a ship off the east coast of Sabah state in waters where Abu Sayyaf militants are known to operate, local media reported on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two killed in Philippines as police disperse drought protest INTERNATIONAL

Two killed in Philippines as police disperse drought protest

Two people were killed in the southern Philippines after clashes between police and thousands of drought-hit farmers protesting over a lack of food, a demonstration leader said Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh central bank governor quits over $81m heist INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh central bank governor quits over $81m heist

Bangladesh's central bank chief resigned on Tuesday, the finance minister said, after hackers stole $81 million from the nation's foreign reserves in an audacious cyber-heist that has hugely embarrassed the government.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh bank says hackers tried to steal $951mn INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh bank says hackers tried to steal $951mn

Bangladesh's central bank confirmed that cyber criminals tried to withdraw $951mn from its US bank account, as the country's finance minister said he first got to know of one of the biggest bank heists in history through the media.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh 'to sue US reserve bank' over missing $100 mn INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh 'to sue US reserve bank' over missing $100 mn

Bangladesh's government said Tuesday it was planning to sue the Federal Reserve Bank of New York after hackers allegedly stole nearly $100 million from a reserve account.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Philippine Muslim rebels warn IS seeks foothold in south INTERNATIONAL

Philippine Muslim rebels warn IS seeks foothold in south

The Islamic State group is trying to establish a stronghold in the violence-racked southern Philippines, the head of the nation's biggest Muslim rebel organisation warned Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
First case of Zika virus detected in Philippines since 2012 INTERNATIONAL

First case of Zika virus detected in Philippines since 2012

An American woman was infected with the Zika virus while visiting the Philippines, health department officials said Sunday, the first case detected in the country for several years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Philippines seizes North Korean cargo ship to enforce UN sanctions INTERNATIONAL

Philippines seizes North Korean cargo ship to enforce UN sanctions

The Philippines said on Saturday it had seized a North Korean freighter that was covered by harsher United Nations' sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear programme.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Philippines asks China to respect sea dispute arbitration INTERNATIONAL

Philippines asks China to respect sea dispute arbitration

The Philippines urged China to respect a forthcoming ruling by an arbitration court in The Hague on a territorial dispute in the South China Sea after Beijing accused Manila of "political provocation".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gunmen kill Philippine radio reporter INTERNATIONAL

Gunmen kill Philippine radio reporter

Gunmen have shot dead a local radio reporter in the south of the Philippines, one of the most dangerous countries for media workers in the world, police and an industry watchdog said Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Philippines to sell seized Marcos property, jewellery INTERNATIONAL

Philippines to sell seized Marcos property, jewellery

Jewellery, property and stocks confiscated from the Philippines former dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family following his ouster 30 years ago will be put up for sale, government officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016