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The declaration of martial law has already achieved much of what the AFP wanted to do in any event. Large caches of weapons and munitions have been found at Ampatuan clan properties. It would appear that arms and ammunition that...

Police in the Philippines have arrested more than 60 people and confiscated hundreds of illegal weapons after the recent election-related massacre left 57 dead. The arrests came during a police and military sweep through the southern province of Maguindanao on...

Toronto has been chosen to host next year's Group of 20 summit, the heads of Canada and South Korea announced Monday. The summit is to be held June 26-27 in Toronto, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and South Korean President...

The wife of an outspoken Chinese dissident who has been jailed for a year without charge said Monday if the government won't release him she wishes it would put him on trial so she could visit him regularly. Liu Xia...

The Senate and the House of Representatives has decided to postpone until Wednesday the holding of a joint session to tackle the martial law imposed in Maguindanao by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The joint session of Congress was supposed to...

But this weekend, Australia [ Images ]n Prime Minister Kevin Rudd [ Images ] has gathered thinkers from around the world to let China know that the sun rises from Australia too. Even though US President Barack Obama [ Images...

The government welcomes inquiries into the validity of martial law declared in Maguindanao, either by Congress or by the Supreme Court. In his second media briefing, this time held in Malacanang, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo...

We welcome this landmark cooperation between the British Embassy and the Bankers Association of the Philippines to continue the UK Government's wider fight against visa fraud and forgery in the Philippines," Lillie said after the signing. The Manila hub also...

Jakarta, December 7, 2009 – Secretary General of the new Democratic Party Amir Shamsuddin rate of SBY’s wife, Ani Yudhoyono is a very promising figure, if developed in the event the election of new Democratic chairman next year.

Last night, Ms Kearney warned of a ''return to WorkChoices'' threat under new Liberal leader Tony Abbott and said she would take on the Rudd Government on social issues. ''We shouldn't shy away from letting them [Labor] know what we...