Philippines

A hijacking alarm on board a flight from Saudi Arabia turned out to be false after the aircraft landed in the Philippines.

Speaking to reporters at the conclusion of his visit to Laos on Thursday, Obama said he didn't take the comment personally.

President Obama cancelled what would have been his first meeting with the Philippine president after Rodrigo Duterte made a 'vulgar' insult.

A memorial service has been held in honour of the 14 people killed in a blast in the Philippine city of Davao, amid demands for justice.

Debi Edward China Correspondent

Almost 2,000 people have died amid President Duterte's war on drugs and it is likely thousands more will be killed before the campaign ends.

Debi Edward China Correspondent

Philippines President Duterte’s war on drugs has driven prisons to breaking point as thousands of drug users turn themselves in.

Debi Edward China Correspondent

So-called "justified" killings are being carried out in the battle to rid the Philippines of drugs and crime pledged by its new president.

Rodrigo Duterte called UN human rights experts 'stupid' after they criticised his war on drugs, which has resulted in hundreds of deaths.

Canada's prime minister has condemned the "cold-blooded murder" of a Canadian manby Islamist militants in the Philippines.