A ferry with more than 250 passengers and crew has capsized in stormy seas off the north-east coast of the Philippines.

Philippine troops have found the remains of a German hostage who was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf militants in the country's south after a ransom deadline lapsed.

The Philippine president, who once called the pope a "son of a bitch" and told Barack Obama to "go to hell", says he has promised to God he will not use expletives again.

A Philippine police van rammed into protesters, leaving several bloodied, as an anti-US rally turned violent at the American embassy in Manila.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not abrogate a defence treaty with the United States but questioned its importance and that of joint combat exercises, which he says only benefit America.