(UPDATE 4 - 2:49 p.m.) The Philippine Marines lost 13 troops in what the military described as an "intense firefight" against extremist gunmen holding hostages in Marawi City Friday.

Syrian troops and allied militia in the southeast Syrian desert reached the Iraqi border on Friday, near the Tanf base where U.S. special forces train local rebels to fight Islamic State, a pro-government commander said.

Okinta Romato Maute, also known as Farhana, the mother of the brothers who organized the extremist group that continues to battle government forces in Marawai City, has been captured.

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A regime that trades Filipinos’ human rights for vague, ever moving law and order goals can only add fuel to armed rebellions and set back efforts to address the roots of the conflict.

The Trump administration has moved to reopen the cases of hundreds of illegal immigrants who had been given a reprieve from deportation, according to government data and court documents.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday denied that he tried to block an FBI investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, effectively accusing James Comey, the FBI's former director, of lying under oath to Congress.

China said on Friday it was monitoring US military activities in the South China Sea, after two US bombers conducted training flights over the disputed waters.

The ostracism of Qatar by other powerful Arab states is deepening divisions between their respective allies vying for influence in wars and political struggles from Libya to Yemen.

Investment projects registered with the Board of Investments posted a 25-percent increase in value for the first five months of the year compared with the same period in 2016, growing from P137.3 billion to P174.5 billion. The BOI said Friday this indicated the Philippines remains a preferred global investment destination.

Even as the military continued to pound targets in Marawi City where remnants of the terrorist Maute Group were believed to be holding out,...

PAGCOR suspended on Friday the Provisional License granted to Travellers International Hotel Group to operate casinos and other gaming facilities under the business name of RWM, following the June 2 arson spree by a lone gunman that left 38 people dead and 54 injured.

Consumer confidence in the Philippines posted its record-high index of 13.1 percent in the second quarter of 2017, which respondents of the central bank survey attributed partly to improved peace and order situation.

Law enforcers have arrested the suspect in the killing of the mayor of Bien Unido, Bohol, Gisela Boniel, who is also a commercial pilot. The...

Joshua Smith and Jayson Castro delivered 31 points apiece to help TNT KaTropa book the remaining semifinals spot with a hard-fought 104-96 overtime victory...