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16 Killed in Dramatic Philippines Shootout

Dec 6, 2008 7:56 AM CST

16 Killed in Dramatic Philippines Shootout

Officers tailed robbery suspects, who 'fired at everyone in sight'

(Newser) - A suspected robbery gang armed with automatic weapons and grenades fired on Philippine police officers who were tailing them, leaving at least 16 people dead in a fierce shootout in a Manila suburb, officials said. Officers were following the suspects when the gunmen sensed the surveillance and opened fire, triggering...

Hole in Qantas Jet Forces Emergency Landing

Jul 25, 2008 4:17 AM CDT

Hole in Qantas Jet Forces Emergency Landing

Gap ripped in fuselage after mystery bang

(Newser) - A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency landing in Manila today after a mysterious bang punched a 9-foot-wide hole in the fuselage and sent the Boeing 747-400 plunging thousands of feet. There were no injuries but some of the 350 passengers and crew vomited, AP...

3 Busted in Plot to Bomb US Manila Embassy

Mar 6, 2008 5:42 AM CST

3 Busted in Plot to Bomb US Manila Embassy

Foreigners also targeted UK, Australia, Israel missions

(Newser) - Authorities in the Philippines have arrested three men from the Middle East who allegedly plotted to bomb the American embassy in Manila. One of the suspects is from Jordan, but their identities remain unknown, reports AP. The three were also targeting the embassies of the United Kingdom, Australia and Israel,...

Bomb Rattles Philippines Congress, Kills 3

Nov 13, 2007 7:21 AM CST

Bomb Rattles Philippines Congress, Kills 3

One lawmaker, a former rebel, dies after blast near House entrance

(Newser) - A car bomb outside the Philippines House of Representatives killed three people, including one lawmaker, the AP reports. The blast killed Wahab Akbar, a congressman and former Muslim rebel. He formerly served as governor of the southern province of Basilia and helped fight terrorists there linked to al Qaeda, the...

Philippine Ex-President Gets Life

Sep 12, 2007 5:51 AM CDT

Philippine Ex-President Gets Life

Estrada guilty of plundering millions

(Newser) - Disgraced Philippine ex-president and former movie star Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison today for plundering $85 million from the nation's treasury. Estrada, 70— still popular despite his 2001 ouster amid corruption charges—returned under house arrest to his villa near Manila until his appeals are heard.

Scientists
Race to Save Rice Crops

Jul 29, 2007 7:09 AM CDT

Scientists Race to Save Rice Crops

Floods, droughts, warming threaten world's most vital food

(Newser) - While much of the world focuses its attention on oil, 1,000 people in a lab outside Manila are worrying about the other staple the modern world depends on: rice. Because of drought, floods, and overproduction, Asian rice yields are flatlining, the Journal reports; as a result, the price of...