A leading member of a powerful political clan was arrested today accused of leading the Philippines election massacre.

A member of a powerful clan and the prime suspect in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan has turned himself in.

A politician killed in a bomb blast outside the Philippines congress may have been targeted by al-Qaida after double crossing them, it emerged today.

A congressman killed in a bomb blast outside the Philippine legislature was a former member of an al-Qaida-linked militant group who switched sides to support a US-backed offensive against them, police said today.