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China dismisses the case as ‘farce’, reaffirms sovereignty

Commentators say the 3 million square kilometres of water are a potential flashpoint for regional conflict

Philippines filed in 2013 a legal challenge contesting China's claims to nearly all of the strategically vital sea

"F**k you UN... Shut up all of you," he told a news conference Thursday night

Duterte declined to attend the joint session, remaining instead in his southern hometown of Dava

'They just collapsed individually. They did not know each other. They were all in different places at the time'

The President-elect warned his campaign threats to kill were not rhetoric

The 37-year-old is regarded as a boxing icon in the impoverished nation

Elections are a traditionally volatile time in the nation infamous for lax gun laws and a violent political culture

The agreement was made Monday afternoon during telephone talks

Duterte, the tough-talking mayor of the southern city of Davao, emerges as the "clear frontrunner" in a survey

The captives were kidnapped from a beach resort on a southern island last September

Unidentified hackers shifted $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank's account to a nondescript bank in Manila

Several other militants were wounded while seven militants and a soldier were killed

President Benigno Aquino denied that armed groups in the southern Philippines are linked to Islamic State.

Head of the nation's biggest Muslim rebel organisation warns IS will capitalise on growing frustration

Qarni's name was among those listed by IS in its online magazine, in an article entitled "Kill the Imams of Kufr"

The singer and concert producers could be held liable for violation even if they were unaware of law, says official

A Catholic bishop in Singapore has also called for a boycott of her concert for insulting religion

Pacquiao's religious fervour extends to other social issues as he opposes divorce, abortion and contraceptives

The monkey-eating eagle is found only in the rapidly vanishing tropical rain forests of the Philippines

The wildlife included 11 tarsiers, 11 snakes, 11 monitor lizards, eight sailfin lizards, eagle owls and scops owls

Says there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage from the tremor

Commander of local battalion says six guerillas were killed and eight wounded in fighting which lasted three days

More than 700,000 people flee Samar amid threats of powerful typhoon

Despite the devastation, no one was killed in the disaster and only four people were injured

According to International Labour Organisation, almost half of world's child labourers are in Asia-Pacific region

Tawi-Tawi governor Nurbert Sahali also released a statement saying no wreckage had been found

Sources say talks are being held to free the captives