Philippines leader Duterte: I regret Obama 'son of a whore' remark

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has expressed regret over his "son of a whore" remark while referring to Barack Obama.
In a statement read out by his spokesman, Mr Duterte said his "strong comments" to certain questions by a reporter "elicited concern and distress, we also regret it came across as a personal attack on the US president".