Philippines

Bulgaria continues to be listed among countries under enhanced scrutiny by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). This information was released following the conclusion of the organization's plenary session held this week in Paris.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte strongly defended his deadly drug war as he testified on Monday at a senate probe of the crackdown.

Police said the campaign left more than 6,000 people dead, but rights groups estimate tens of thousands of mostly poor men were killed by officers and vigilantes, often without proof they were linked to drugs.

Rescuers in the Philippines were diving into a lake and scouring isolated villages on Sunday to locate dozens of missing people as the death toll from Tropical Storm Trami hit 100.

Trami, which rammed into the Philippines on Oct. 24, was among the deadliest storms to hit the Southeast Asian country this year.

A former general, Prabowo Subianto, has been sworn in as the new president of Indonesia, and will even lead the country’s largest cabinet since the 1960s.

Hello, we just had our first almost winter weekend with the government keeping a low profile due to K.M. being abroad, while PASOK made a strong presence at symbolic events like the farewell to Vasso Papandreou, who passed away modestly and humbly, just as she lived her entire life.

A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited the crew of the "Galaxy Leader" for the second time since the ship was hijacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels, as reported by the Associated Press.

A leading Turkish defense company, STM, will be exhibiting its naval platforms and tactical mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems in Azerbaijan and the Philippines after South Africa.

STM is participating in Africa Aerospace and Defense 2024, a prominent defense fair held in Pretoria, South Africa, on Sept. 18-22, according to a statement by the company.

BELGRADE - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has received a request from the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia for Serbia's associate membership in the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

BELGRADE - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has received a request from the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia for Serbia's associate membership in the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

Climate change turbocharged the winds and rain of Typhoon Gaemi, which killed dozens of people across the Philippines, Taiwan and China earlier this year, a group of scientists said on Thursday.

Gaemi skirted the Philippines in July, triggering floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people, before making landfall in Taiwan and China.