Rebel commander captured in PhilippinesCOTABATO - A rebel commander, who carried a $25-million bounty, was captured by the security forces in southern Philippines, the military said Wednesday. Philippine floods kill eight, thousands rendered homelessCOTABATO - At least eight people were drowned and thousands lost their homes in flash floods in southern Philippines, officials said Friday. Three killed in bomb blast in the PhilippinesCOTABATO - At least three people were killed and seven wounded when a homemade bomb ripped through a public market Monday in the restive southern Philippines, according to witnesses. 4-year-old kidnapped in southern Philippines; mayor blames ransom gangCOTABATO, Philippines — Gunmen seized a 4-year-old boy on his way home from school in the southern Philippines, authorities said Friday, blaming a notorious kidnapping-for-ransom gang allegedly in league with local officials. Three rebel commanders killed in the PhilippinesCOTABATO - Security forces in the Philippines killed three Muslim rebel commanders and four rebels as violence continued in the restive south, the army said Saturday. Muslim rebels attacks banana plantation in southern Philippines, 9 wounded, 1 missingCOTABATO, Philippines — About 200 Muslim guerrillas attacked a sprawling banana plantation with grenades and machine guns in the southern Philippines on Sunday, burning 50 houses and wounding at least nine people, officials and rebels said. |