Organisation: Manila

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Landslide leaves 1,500 missing, feared dead

A RAIN-soaked mountainside disintegrated into a torrent of mud in the eastern Philippines yesterday, swallowing hundreds of houses and an elementary school in sludge three stories high.

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Cardinal Sin hospitalised

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Iraq coalition promises no concessions to kidnappers' demands

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Tension rises between US and Philippines

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Suicide bomber kills 10, wounds 40

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Baghdad death toll up to 11

Militants extend Filipino hostage’s execution date

THE kidnappers of a Philippine hostage in Iraq have extended by nine days their deadline for Manila to withdraw its troops or see him executed, a senior diplomat said yesterday.

Mon, 12 Jul, 2004

Manila refuses to rush forward troop withdrawal

The Philippines today refused to withdraw its troops from Iraq sooner than their scheduled August 20 departure despite a threat by insurgents to behead a Filipino hostage unless they pulled out this month.

Sun, 11 Jul, 2004

Al Qaida agent lived high life in Philippines

An al Qaida agent suspected of masterminding the September 11 attacks was in the Philippines in the mid-1990s, plotting terror and chasing women, Manila police said.

Tue, 25 Jun, 2002