FILIPINO REBELS HOLD HOSTAGES AS HUMAN SHIELDS
By BULLIT MARQUEZ Government troops take their positions as about 200 Muslim rebels, enraged by a broken peace deal with the Philippine government, held scores of hostages as human shields…
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HAGEL WRAPS UP DEFENSE TALKS WITH ASIAN ALLIES
By ROBERT BURNS U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrives for the group photo session before the start of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Thursday, Aug.…
DOOMED US NAVY SHIP REMOVED FROM PHILIPPINE REEF
By JIM GOMEZ FILE – In this March 29, 2013 photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard, workers prepare for lifting of a part of the dismantled hull of the…
SYRIAN REBELS TREATED UN HOSTAGES LIKE ‘GUESTS’
By JIM GOMEZ CORRECTS DAY HOSTAGES WERE RELEASED TO SATURDAY INSTEAD OF FRIDAY- Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Col. Arnulfo Burgos Jr. gestures as he talks to reporters about…