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Wirecard CEO quits as search for missing billions hits dead end in Asia

The chief executive of Wirecard resigned on Friday after the search for €1.9 billion of cash missing from the embattled electronic payments firm hit a dead end in the Philippines.

world

WATCH: Volcano spews lava 2,000ft into the air forcing tens of thousands to flee in Philippines

world

Trump offers no public rebuke to Duterte over drugs war killings

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Manny Pacquiao to continue senatorial campaign despite kidnap threat

world

Climbers killed by volcano eruption

Five dead as boat sinks in Philippines storm

Big waves have smashed a passenger boat into rocky outcrops and sunk the vessel in stormy weather in the south-western Philippines, killing at least five people, officials said today.

Wed, 13 Jun, 2012

Mega-typhoon slams into Philippines

Super Typhoon Megi slammed ashore along the Philippines' north-eastern coast today with ferocious winds of 140mph – the strongest cyclone to hit the country in years.

Mon, 18 Oct, 2010

Thousands evacuated as volcano erupts

Thousands of villagers were evacuated from their homes near the Philippines' most active volcano today after it oozed lava and shot plumes of ash.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2009

Burial for journalists killed in Philippines

A funeral procession for eight journalists among 57 people killed in the Philippines' worst political violence was showered with flowers today, as security forces confiscated an entire armoury from a powerful clan suspected in the massacre.

Fri, 04 Dec, 2009

Huge waves inundate Philippines' western coast

Big waves set off by a storm battered provinces along the Philippines’ western coast overnight, sending more than 5,000 people fleeing, some falsely thinking there was a tsunami, officials said today.

Wed, 28 Nov, 2007

Philippines' president urged to resign

LEADERS of one of the Philippines' most prominent universities yesterday urged President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to resign over elections fraud allegations and hand over power to her vice-president, but rejected any attempt to remove her by force.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2005

Flood relief in Philippines

RELIEF workers battled rain and choppy seas yesterday to deliver food and medicine to the Philippines' north-east following devastating back-to-back storms that killed at least 568 people and left hundreds more missing.

Wed, 08 Dec, 2004

Arroyo grabs early poll lead in Philippines

PHILIPPINE President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took the lead in early election returns yesterday and a nationwide poll predicted she would win, but rumblings of trouble emerged as her movie star opponent said he believed he was being cheated.

Wed, 12 May, 2004

WHO urges world leaders to fight SARS virus

GOVERNMENTS worldwide must do more to work together in the fight against SARS, the head of the UN health agency said yesterday, as delegates gathered for the WHO's annual meeting, wearing badges to show they have been screened for the virus.

Tue, 20 May, 2003

Top leader of Philippines' guerrilla group arrested

A top leader of a Muslim extremist kidnapping group and three junior guerrillas have been arrested in the Philippines.

Mon, 09 Jul, 2001

Court rejects request to hold Estrada trial in hospital

A Philippines' court has rejected a police petition to hold ousted President Joseph Estrada's corruption trial in a military hospital due to security concerns.

Tue, 26 Jun, 2001

Estrada quits as Philippines' leader

Joseph Estrada has quit as President of the Philippines with Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo being quickly sworn in.

Sat, 20 Jan, 2001