A passenger train has derailed and tumbled into a ravine, killing at least 10 people and injuring 120, Philippine officials said today.

Scores of people were missing today after a passenger ferry carrying more than 850 people between Philippine islands caught fire near Manila.

At least 14 people are known to have died when a twin-engine commuter plane crashed into Manila Bay in the Philippines shortly after take-off.

At least six people were killed when a twin-engine commuter plane crashed into Manila Bay in the Philippines shortly after take-off.