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Philippines Flooding Leaves More than 400 Dead
 400+ Dead in Philippines Flood 
Dec 17, 2011 10:11 AM CST

400+ Dead in Philippines Flood

Many were caught sleeping

(Newser) - Pounding rain from a tropical storm swelled rivers and sent walls of water crushing into two southern Philippine cities in the thick of night, killing at least 436 people, many caught in their beds, officials said today. The Philippine Red Cross says the latest toll was based on a body...

Philippine Cops Rescue Kidnapped American Boy

Captors had demanded more money after getting first ransom

(Newser) - Philippine police rescued a kidnapped 4-year-old American boy this week after his captors demanded a second ransom. Gunmen pulled the boy out of a car he was riding in with his Filipino mother on Dec. 6, according to the AP . His family paid his ransom three days later, but the...

Kidnapped US Teen Outwits Terrorist Captors

Al-Qaeda-linked thugs held Kevin Lunsmann five months

(Newser) - A 14-year-old American hostage managed to outwit his terrorist captors and flee to freedom in a Philippines jungle. Kevin Lunsmann, who had been held captive for five months by a group likely linked to al-Qaeda, wandered for two days before he was discovered by villagers, reports ABC News . "I...

Former Philippine President Arrested in Hospital Room

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo accused of corruption

(Newser) - Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested in her hospital room on electoral fraud charges today, in a high-profile tug of war set off by her attempts to leave the country, ostensibly for medical treatment. In a drama that has galvanized the Philippines, Arroyo, 64, sitting in a wheelchair...

Protesters Paint-Bomb Hillary Clinton's Car

Philippine activists protest VFA

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton got a nasty reception on her way out of a meeting with Philippines President Benigno Aquino today, as a crowd of protesters blocked her convoy and tossed red paint and protest signs at it. Filipino security officers and at least one American leapt out with automatic rifles, but...

Glee Singer's Dad Stabbed to Death

Angry drunk killed Charice Pempengco's father in her Philippines hometown

(Newser) - Glee singer Charice Pempengco's father was killed after what police believe was a chance encounter with an angry drunk in her hometown in the Philippines. Police say Ricky Pempengco accidentally brushed up against a drunk man in a store, who stabbed him with an ice pick and fled, AP...

7-Billionth Babies Born: Danica in Philippines, Nargis in India
 Meet Baby No. 7 Billion 
Oct 31, 2011 7:56 AM CDT

Meet Baby No. 7 Billion

UN, activists pick representatives for population landmark

(Newser) - The world’s 7 billionth baby has been born, and a number of infants are vying for the title. The UN has chosen Danica May Camacho—born in Manila, Philippines, just before midnight—as its symbolic No. 7 billion, the Guardian reports. UN officials offered Danica’s family a cake...

Deadly Typhoon Slams Philippines
 Deadly Typhoon 
 Slams Philippines 
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Sep 27, 2011 3:01 AM CDT

Deadly Typhoon Slams Philippines

12 dead, 100K flee, Manila at standstill

(Newser) - A deadly typhoon packing 105mph winds slammed the Philippines late yesterday, shortly after some 100,000 people were evacuated from central Albay province, and the stock exchange and US embassy were shut in Manila. Nesat made landfall just before dawn on the Pacific coast and was surging toward major population...

One Ton Crocodile Nabbed
 One-Ton Crocodile Nabbed 
Sep 6, 2011 4:19 AM CDT

One-Ton Crocodile Nabbed

21-foot male to be star of Philippines ecotourism park

(Newser) - A gigantic saltwater crocodile as heavy as a Volkswagen Beetle has been captured by residents of a Philippine village. They plan to make the monster the star of a new local ecotourism park. The 21-foot, one-ton male was nabbed in a creek and could be the largest croc captured in...

Typhoon Nanmadol Kills 10 in Philippines, Heads Toward Taiwan
 Typhoon Kills 10 in Philippines 
Aug 28, 2011 3:13 PM CDT

Typhoon Kills 10 in Philippines

Expected to hit Taiwan tomorrow

(Newser) - Typhoon Nanmadol began blowing toward Taiwan today after leaving at least 10 people dead and scuttling a visit by a US Navy carrier group in the Philippines, officials said. Taiwan issued sea and land warnings and planned to evacuate about 6,000 people in its eastern and southern regions as...

Philippines: Geckos Won't Cure AIDS

Health officials suggest trying actual medicine

(Newser) - Put down that gecko: The Philippine health department is warning citizens that using geckos to treat AIDS, asthma, and tuberculosis doesn't work and endangers those who don't seek proper treatment. There's no scientific evidence to the folklore behind the practice, and it's caused an increase in...

Philippines Female Mayor Punches Out Sheriff

Davao City's Sara Duterte is taking a five-day leave

(Newser) - This lesson in diplomacy is hot on BuzzFeed : A female mayor in the Philippines city of Davao City punched out a sheriff in front of TV cameras. Mayor Sara Duterte was incensed that the sheriff insisted on demolishing a shantytown despite her request for a two-hour delay. (Fittingly, she wanted...

Scientists Find Inflatable Shark, 300 New Species

Treasure trove of strange new creatures discovered by scientists

(Newser) - No, it's not a pool toy. Researchers have discovered a new species of inflatable shark, along with more than 300 other previously unknown varieties of creatures dwelling in the Philippines. Among the finds: the shrimp-eating shark that fills itself with water to inflate and scare off predators; dozens of...

China Holds Military Exercises in Disputed Sea

Move comes amid rising territorial tensions

(Newser) - With tensions rising between China, Vietnam, and the Philippines over overlapping territorial claims comes the news that China has held military drills in the disputed South China Sea. State media reports that some 14 boats and a pair of military aircraft participated in three days and nights of exercises meant...

World's New Shortest Guy Is 23.5"

Junrey Balawing stopped growing when he was 2 months old

(Newser) - Junrey Balawing stopped growing 17 years and 10 months ago, and today, on his 18th birthday, was named the world's shortest man for his trouble. Guinness World Records swooped into his Philippine hometown, measured Balawing up at a whopping 23.5" inches, and gave him a certificate that stands...

Dozens of New Species Found in Philippines

Expedition finds laughing cicadas, scores of spiders

(Newser) - A high-pitched noise that villagers in the Philippines believed was dwarves laughing in the forest actually comes from a cicada, one of dozens of new species discovered by American and Filipino researchers in the nation's islands and waters. The team found scores of new marine invertebrates, at least 40...

Thanks to Facebook, Kids Don't Have to Swim to Class

Children would swim a mile in chest-high water to school in Philipine village

(Newser) - Dozens of dirt-poor children in a Philippine mangrove village no longer have to swim to school, straining to hold their books above the water. And it’s thanks to money raised through Facebook to provide boats to the southern Philippines community. The children used to arrive to class with their...

Philippines, US to Search for WWII MIAs

The two countries hope to give fallen soldiers a proper burial after 65 years

(Newser) - The Philippines and the United States have signed an accord to jointly search for the remains of American troops missing in action in the Philippines during World War II. The "statement of intent" signed today by Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. was the...

Swedes Jailed Over Philippines Cybersex Den

Men receive life sentences for running online porn business

(Newser) - A pair of Swedish men who ran a live online porn business in the Philippines have received life sentences for human trafficking. Police discovered 17 naked women, some of them underage, when they raided the business in a small town in the southern Philippines, the BBC reports. The women would...

Faithful Crucify Themselves in Philippines

At least 24 nailed to crosses

(Newser) - At least 24 Filipinos celebrated Good Friday in an incredibly painful fashion today, by voluntarily having people dressed as Roman soldiers drive four-inch stainless-steal nails through their palms, and then hoist them into the midday sun. Such ritual crucifixions are a tradition in the country, and the largest of them...

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