At least six people were killed and dozens of others injured when a powerful explosion rocked a crowded shopping centre in the capital of the Philippines today.

Typhoon Utor lashed the central and eastern Philippines today, killing four people, including two toddlers, and forcing more than 90,000 people to flee to evacuation centres, officials said.

Typhoon Xangsane unleashed fierce winds and rains as it slammed into the northern and central Philippines today, killing at least seven people and shutting down the capital amid widespread floods and damage, officials said.