- Philippines to work more closely with US amid regional challenges
- Mexican drug lord faces life in prison after pleading guilty in US court
- Pump prices increase for 2nd straight week
- Search for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills 800
- China's Xi holds talks with North Korea's Kim in Beijing
- Heavy rains flood parts of Metro Manila anew
- Hope dwindles for survivors days after deadly Afghan quake
- Indonesia, US and allies launch joint military drills
- Quezon City hails directive for national projects to get local permits
- Israel flattens high-rise as it tells Gaza City residents to flee
