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Taiwan Mudslide Buries 500 in Wake of Typhoon

Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, China hit; at least 35 dead

(Newser) - A typhoon-spawned mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan, burying up to 600 people, a police official and a rescued villager said today. Earlier, Typhoon Morakot had struck the Philippines, leaving at least 22 dead. Another typhoon slammed into Japan's west coast today, bringing heavy rain that triggered floods...

1M Flee as Typhoon Hits China
 1M Flee as Typhoon Hits China 
Aug 9, 2009 5:49 AM CDT

1M Flee as Typhoon Hits China

(Newser) - Some one million people on China's southeast coast have fled ahead of a massive typhoon spawning 30-foot waves and packing 74 mph winds, reports the BBC. Typhoon Morakot made landfall early today in Fujan Province after authorities sent more than 8 million text messages warning residents to evacuate. Morakot dumped...

Thousands Bid Aquino Farewell
 Thousands Bid Aquino Farewell 
Aug 5, 2009 11:35 AM CDT

Thousands Bid Aquino Farewell

(Newser) - Former Philippines President Corazon Aquino was laid to rest today next to her assassinated husband, after a funeral procession joined by hundreds of thousands. About 600 priests and nuns linked arms around the Aquino mausoleum at the Manila Memorial Park to keep back the crowd following the flatbed truck with...

Somehow, Aquino Kept Her Halo
 Somehow, 
 Aquino Kept 
 Her Halo 
Appreciation
Aug 1, 2009 2:45 PM CDT

Somehow, Aquino Kept Her Halo

(Newser) - Before his murder, Benigno Aquino predicted that anyone who succeeded Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos would smell like manure in six months. But his own wife would prove him wrong, writes Howard Chua-Eoan of Time. Corazon “Cory” Aquino, who died yesterday of heart failure, was a political saint who never...

Corazon Aquino Dead at 76
 Corazon Aquino Dead at 76 
OBITUARY
Jul 31, 2009 4:28 PM CDT

Corazon Aquino Dead at 76

Former president restored democracy in the Philippines

(Newser) - Corazon Aquino, former president of the Philippines, has died at 76, the Los Angeles Times reports. Aquino became Asia’s first female president, leading a “people power” movement that eventually toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986—and arguably set off a wave of democratic revolutions that ended with the...

'Islamist' Bomb Kills 5 at Philippines Cathedral

45 injured in blast blamed on Islamic separatists

(Newser) - A bombing outside a church in the southern Philippines this morning killed five and injured 45, Reuters reports. The military blamed the attack on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a militant separatist group, the BBC notes. “The rebels are getting desperate and they are no longer choosing their targets,...

Boxing's Little Icons Prep For Duel

Hugely popular pair to duke it out Saturday

(Newser) - Saturday will see a boxing matchup sure to draw countless diehard fans: Filipino Manny Pacquiao, considered the sport’s “pound-for-pound best,” versus Britiain's Ricky Hatton, the current International Boxing Organization junior welterweight champ. “When Manny fights, everything stops in the Philippines,” a Manila journalist tells the...

Japan Deports Parents, Girl Stays, Sparking Outcry

(Newser) - The Japanese public witnessed the heart-wrenching results of the country’s harsh immigration laws, as one girl’s tearful goodbye to her parents was televised nationwide, CNN reports. Forced to choose between her parents—who are being deported to their native Philippines—and the home she was born in, 13-year...

Fishermen Land Rarest Shark— Then Eat it

Megamouth shark found in Philippine waters, cooked in coconut milk

(Newser) - An incredibly rare find at sea ended up as an incredibly rare dinner for some Filipino fishermen, National Geographic reports. The 13-foot megamouth shark that died in the men's nets was only the 41st ever found. Local conservation officials asked the men to keep the filter-feeder's 1102-pound carcass intact, but...

Somali Pirates Hijack Another Tanker, Crew of 13

Dozen crew members include Filipinos and an Indonesian

(Newser) - Somali pirates have hijacked a tanker and its crew of 12 Filipinos and one Indonesian. The cargo the Longchamp is carrying is unknown. Though the Gulf of Aden is now patrolled by more than a dozen warships from countries including Britain, France, Germany, Iran, and the US, they were not...

World Bids 2008 Good Riddance
 World Bids 2008 Good Riddance 
Dec 31, 2008 9:57 AM CST

World Bids 2008 Good Riddance

Revelers hope 2009 will bring better luck

(Newser) - Fireworks exploded over Sydney's shimmering harbor today, as the world's first major city to ring in 2009 celebrated the end of a rocky year with cheers, beers, and a sense of relief. "I'm looking forward to 2009," said a spectator. "Because it can't get much worse."...

16 Killed in Dramatic Philippines Shootout

Officers tailed robbery suspects, who 'fired at everyone in sight'

(Newser) - A suspected robbery gang armed with automatic weapons and grenades fired on Philippine police officers who were tailing them, leaving at least 16 people dead in a fierce shootout in a Manila suburb, officials said. Officers were following the suspects when the gunmen sensed the surveillance and opened fire, triggering...

130K Flee Rebels in Philippines
 130K Flee Rebels
 in Philippines
Aug 12, 2008 7:32 AM CDT

130K Flee Rebels in Philippines

Battles with Islamic separatists threaten humanitarian disaster

(Newser) - Fighting in the southern Philippines between government forces and Islamic separatists has now displaced 130,000 people, the New York Times reports, and welfare officials are warning of a humanitarian disaster as battles once confined to two provinces have spread throughout the island of Mindanao. Thousands, most of them Muslims,...

Philippines Typhoon Toll May Reach 1,000

900 are still missing with 500 dead

(Newser) - The death toll from a Philippines tycoon has climbed to more than 500—and it’s likely to keep growing, authorities say. Meanwhile, 900 are missing, including 669 who were on a sunken passenger ferry, CNN reports. More than 120 of those aboard the boat are confirmed dead, while 56...

Philippine Ferry Likely a 'Mass Grave'

'Many' corpses found in sunken ship; officials face tricky recovery

(Newser) - Floating corpses discovered in a Philippines ferry sunk by a typhoon have stoked mounting fears that most of the 800 people on board were drowned, Reuters reports. “It will be a miracle if we find survivors,” said a coast guard spokesman. Searching for more bodies, authorities will drill...

Rescuers May Bore Hole in Filipino Ferry

Waves hold ships at bay

(Newser) - As strong waves keep rescue ships at bay, Philippine officials are weighing two plans for getting inside the massive ferry that capsized with more than 740 people aboard. They will likely either send divers from below or bore a hole in the ship’s hull, the AP reports. “We're...

700 Missing as Typhoon Sinks Philippines Ferry

85 others killed amid 'massive flooding

(Newser) - A Philippines passenger ferry sank in a typhoon, leaving at least four known dead and some 700 missing, Reuters reports. A rescue ship arrived at the scene to find none of the missing, AP reports, and only three people were found alive in various villages. Some of them may have...

Thriller Inmates Do Live Shows
 Thriller Inmates Do Live Shows 
Apr 28, 2008 12:44 PM CDT

Thriller Inmates Do Live Shows

Audience watches numbers from platform above grounds

(Newser) - Inmates at a Philippines prison who made it big on YouTube dancing to Thriller are now a live attraction, Reuters reports. Hundreds of viewers each month stand on platforms around the jail's exercise grounds to watch prisoners dance to songs like Queen’s Radio Ga Ga and Bonnie Tyler’s ...

Naughty Playboy Goes Nice
 Naughty Playboy Goes Nice 
Mar 28, 2008 5:15 PM CDT

Naughty Playboy Goes Nice

No full frontal nudity in Philippines' ‘dad mag’ edition

(Newser) - A Philippines edition of dependably naughty Playboy magazine launches Thursday, but fans looking for flesh can forget it, Reuters reports. Instead of aiming at lads, the mag targets mature dads, and religious considerations mean full-frontal nudity is a no-no. It’ll burst instead with well-written articles on “everything under...

Corazon Aquino Has Cancer
 Corazon Aquino Has Cancer 
Mar 25, 2008 7:29 AM CDT

Corazon Aquino Has Cancer

'80s icon of Philippines' 'people power' diagnosed with colon cancer

(Newser) - Corazon Aquino, who swept to the presidency of the Philippines on a wave of "people power" in 1986, is suffering from colon cancer, AP reports. Her daughter appealed to the country on Philippine TV to pray for her mother's recovery, and to respect the family's privacy. Religious and political...

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