Philippines Hostage Crisis

The Philippine military said terrorists fled from a primary school in the south on Wednesday, leaving behind 31 hostages unharmed, including 12 children, after a day-long gunbattle with troops. There was no word of casualties in the incident at Pigcawayan town, which is about 190 km south of Marawi City, where fighting between government troops and...

A day after the Philippines bus hijacking crisis killed eight people, all Chinese tourists from Hong Kong, China has demanded a probe into the incident.Meanwhile, Philippines' National Police Director General called for a thorough investigation into the incident after his men faced flak for their response to the hostage drama. In Hong Kong a "black...

An angry ex-policeman hijacked a bus full of Hong Kong tourists in the Philippine capital, holding them for 12 hours, before a police raid that ended with eight hostages and the gunman dead.Local hospitals reported eight bodies of hostages were brought in, and police said the gunman himself had been shot dead by a marksman taking part in the police...

The Philippine military said terrorists fled from a primary school in the south on Wednesday, leaving behind 31 hostages unharmed, including 12 children, after a day-long gunbattle with troops. There was no word of casualties in the incident at Pigcawayan town, which is about 190 km south of Marawi City, where fighting between government troops and...

A day after the Philippines bus hijacking crisis killed eight people, all Chinese tourists from Hong Kong, China has demanded a probe into the incident.Meanwhile, Philippines' National Police Director General called for a thorough investigation into the incident after his men faced flak for their response to the hostage drama. In Hong Kong a "black...

An angry ex-policeman hijacked a bus full of Hong Kong tourists in the Philippine capital, holding them for 12 hours, before a police raid that ended with eight hostages and the gunman dead.Local hospitals reported eight bodies of hostages were brought in, and police said the gunman himself had been shot dead by a marksman taking part in the police...