Philippines
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More than 1,500 live turtles found in abandoned luggage
Speed Read Officials in the Philippines believe smuggler got cold feet after learning of harsh penalties for wildlife traffickers
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Chinese student arrested in Philippines for throwing pudding at policeman
Speed Read Zhang Jiale, 23, was released on bail but was detained again shortly after over alleged immigration violations
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Sri Lankan government recruiting hangmen as drug war escalates
Speed Read Executioners needed as President Maithripala Sirisena ends moratorium on capital punishment
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Philippines president backs plan to change country’s name
Speed Read Rodrigo Duterte says current name is a legacy of Spanish colonisers
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Islamic State claims deadly church bombing
Speed Read At least 20 killed after two bombs explode in a Philippines cathedral
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VIDEO: goat’s bizarre ‘pig-human’ baby mystifies Philippines
Speed Read Locals fear the mutant creature was cursed and will bring bad luck to owners
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Imelda Marcos handed minimum 42-year jail term for corruption
Speed Read Former first lady of the Philippines found guilty of seven counts of graft
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Second Philippine mayor gunned down in 24 hours
Speed Read Opposition blames ‘culture of violence’ created by President Duterte’s brutal war on drugs
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Duterte sparks outrage by calling God ‘a stupid son of a bitch’
In Depth Outspoken Philippine president rules a largely Catholic population
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Rodrigo Duterte steps up his bloody drug war
Speed Read Police in the Philippines shoot dead 13 people and arrest 100 more in a single day
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Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte calls for ICC mass exodus
Speed Read ‘Trump of the East’ has withdrawn from court after it launched an inquiry into extrajudicial killings
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Is Rodrigo Duterte the ‘Trump of the East’?
In Depth Filipino president is also known for his ‘tough talking’, but human rights abuses separate him from US counterpart
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Marawi: The 'Mosul of the Philippines'
In Depth Jihadis in the south, Maoists in the east – can Duterte keep his promise to fight them all?
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte declares martial law on island
Speed Read President takes action after violence breaks out between army and up to 100 armed militants
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