Phillippines

Narendra Modi meets Donald Trump on sidelines of ASEAN Summit in Manila; leaders discuss defence, security

The meeting in the Philippines capital came a day after officials of India, the US, Japan and Australia held talks to give shape to the much talked about quadrilateral alliance to keep the strategically important Indo-Pacific region free, open and inclusive.

Indonesia's anti-drugs chief wants Philippine-style crackdown on traffickers

Indonesia's anti-drugs chief has supported implementing a bloody crackdown on traffickers like the war on crime in the Philippines that has left almost 3,000 dead.

Philippine typhoon death toll jumps to 4,000 as aid efforts still patchy

The death toll from one of the world's most powerful typhoons surged to about 4,000 on Friday, but the aid effort was still so patchy bodies lay uncollected as rescuers tried to evacuate stricken communities across the central Philippines.

Clinic in typhoon-hit city overrun with patients, but no facilities

A run-down, single-story building with filthy floors at Tacloban's ruined airport has become the area's main medical center for victims of last week's powerful typhoon. It has little medicine, virtually no facilities and very few doctors.

1,000 US troops to help Philippine aid effort

Senior Obama administration officials said that after a very difficult first few days, they are cautiously optimistic that logistical bottlenecks that have held up large quantities of aid material are easing.