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30 International Rescue Teams Mobilized for 'Terrified' Japan

As the world watched horrifying images of a giant wave washing over northeastern Japan like a sledgehammer from the sea, the U.N. said that rescue teams from at least 30 countries were poised to help with the fallout from today's 8.9 earthquake. Unconfirmed reports now say that hundreds have been killed or injured in one...

Frank Buckles, Last American Veteran of WWI, Dies at 110

Frank Buckles, the last known surviving American veteran of World War I, a onetime Missouri farm boy who lied about his age to join the Army in 1917, has died at age 110. Buckles -- who also survived 3 1/2 years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II -- died of natural causes at his home in Charles Town,...

Slain Filipino Official Caught Suspect on Camera

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine police investigating the New Year's Eve shooting death of a local councilman did not have to look further than the last photograph the victim took. That photo led to the arrest of two suspects. The picture, taken outside the councilman's house in metropolitan Manila, clearly shows a man...

Fire Kills Nursing Students at Budget Hotel in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines -- A fire rapidly swept through a budget hotel in the northern Philippines early Sunday burning to death 15 people - several crammed in bathrooms where they fled in panic. Nine of the victims were nursing students in town to take a licensing exam. Some firefighters were moved to tears after finding the...

Super Typhoon Lashes Philippines, Knocks Out Power

CAUAYAN, Philippines (Oct. 18) -- The strongest cyclone in years to buffet the Philippines knocked out communications and power as residents took shelter Monday, while flooding in Vietnam swept away a bus and 20 of its passengers, including a girl pulled from her mother's grasp by the raging waters. Super Typhoon Megi,...

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Lady Gaga Doesn't Know If She Can Perform

A member of the Biblemode Youth Philippines stands beside a banner of US singer Lady Gaga during a vigil protesting against the concert of US singer Lady Gaga near the concert venue in Manila on May 21, 2012.

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Trade, public anger sharpening Beijng-Manila spat

BEIJING -The monthlong standoff between China and the Philippines over a remote South China Sea shoal is snowballing with hints of economic retaliation and sharpening public opinion on both sides â possibly narrowing the space for a hoped-for negotiated settlement.

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Philippines erects wall to obscure view of slums

MANILA, Philippines -Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty.

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06/02/12 Fil-Aussie Broadway star MiG Ayesa to rock Manila this... Source: GMA Filipino-Australian Broadway star MiG Ayesa will be performing in Manila's "Rock of Ages" musical from June 15 to July 8 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City. Aside from Ayesa, local stars Nyoy Volante and Vina Morales will be among those performing during the "Rock of Ages" concert, directed by Chari Arespacochaga.
06/02/12 MMDA lauds Manila scenes in 'Bourne' trailer Source: ABS-CBN News A new trailer of the "Bourne Legacy" movie is out, with scenes shot in the Philippines shown on the teaser clip.
06/02/12 'Ambo' cancels 11 domestic flights Source: Sun Star - Philippines THREE airlines operating in the country cancelled Saturday some of their domestic flights due to bad weather.
06/02/12 Latest 'Bourne Legacy' Trailer Stirs Pinoy Pride Anew Source: The Manila Bulletin - Philippines Pinoy Netizens weren't able to contain their excitement as they raved about how Manila streets "starred" in the second theatrical trailer of the upcoming Hollywood film "The Bourne Legacy."
06/01/12 Communist Insurgency Ramps Up as Manila Reaches... Source: The Jamestown Foundation The government of the Philippines recorded two key political and military successes in Mindanao in the first half of 2012.

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Manila (English: ; , ) is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities (along with the smaller municipality of Pateros) that comprise Metro Manila.

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