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5 COVID-19 patients killed in Indian hospital fire

Sumit Khanna, Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 07:26 PM

Five patients were killed in India on Friday in a fire that broke out in a COVID-19 ward, the fourth blaze in a novel coronavirus hospital since the outbreak began, which drew angry questions from the Supreme Court. Read more »

3 alleged Abu Sayyaf members killed in Zamboanga City clash

Leizel Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 05:39 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Three alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in a clash at sea with police in the vicinity of Barangay Taluksangay.   Read more »

Cebu lawyer gunned down

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 08:20 PM

A 51-year-old lawyer was gunned down Monday afternoon by unidentified gunmen after disembarking from his vehicle on the way to his office in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City. Read more »

19 journos killed in 4 years of Duterte admin - watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 07:20 PM

Nineteen journalists have been killed in the 4 years of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, a watchdog said Monday, as attacks on the media continue due to what it alleges as a culture of impunity that prevails in the country. Read more »

ASG sub-leader, member killed in Sulu clash- military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 09:16 AM

MANILA - Two Abu Sayyaf members were killed in separate clashes with the military early dawn Friday in Sulu, the Western Mindanao Command said. Read more »

Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans - report

Colin Packham, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 02:29 PM

Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defenseless captives in order to "blood" them for combat, a 4-year investigation found. Read more »

Al-Qaida’s No. 2, accused in US Embassy attacks, secretly killed in Iran

Adam Goldman, Eric Schmitt, Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman
Posted at Nov 14 06:12 PM

WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida’s second-highest leader, accused of being one of the masterminds of the deadly 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran three months ago, intelligence officials have confirmed. Read more »

Jail officer na nasa drug watch list ni Duterte patay sa engkuwentro sa Laguna

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 08:11 AM

Nasawi sa engkuwentro sa mga pulis sa Calamba City, Laguna nitong Huwebes ang isang tauhan ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) na itinuturong pinuno ng sindikato ng droga sa probinsiya. Read more »

Abu Sayyaf Group member killed in Basilan clash: military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 06:06 AM

A member of the Abu Sayyaf Group was killed in an encounter with the military in Basilan Thursday afternoon, Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr. said. Read more »

Fires burn in Lagos after Nigerian soldiers shoot anti-police protesters, dozens killed

Angela Ukomadu, Alexis Akwagyiram and Libby George, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 22 01:15 PM

LAGOS— Nigeria's biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day of violence, including the shooting of civilians by security forces. Read more »

MPD probes shooting of drug suspect in police custody

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 11:50 AM

MANILA - The Manila Police District is probing one of its men who shot and killed an alleged drug suspect while in custody Sunday evening. Read more »

Indonesian hostage killed by abductors in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 02 02:11 PM

Government forces have recovered the cadaver of an Indonesian kidnap victim while pursuing members of Abu Sayyaf in Sulu, the military said Wednesday.   Read more »

S. Korea concludes slain fisheries official tried to defect to North

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 29 04:16 PM

South Korea's coast guard said Tuesday it has concluded that a South Korean fisheries official who was shot to death at sea last week by North Korean troops likely tried to defect to North Korea. Read more »

Journalist found decapitated in eastern Mexico

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 04:09 PM

Julio Valdivia of the newspaper El Mundo de Veracruz is the fifth journalist slain in Mexico this year, according to media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Read more »

Off-duty cop gunned down in QC

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 02:18 PM

47-year-old Laila Baharan weeps as she looks at her husband’s belongings after he was gunned down along Tandang Sora Avenue in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City on Saturday Read more »

Guro sa Negros Occ., pinatay matapos looban ang bahay

Mitch Lipa, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 07:56 PM

Isang guro ang natagpuang patay at may mga pasa sa mukha at ulo Miyerkoles matapos looban umano ng hindi pa nakikilalang mga suspek ang kaniyang bahay sa Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Read more »

Daughter of Jolo church bombers could be behind fresh twin blasts: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 25 08:59 AM

One of 2 deadly explosions that ripped through Jolo, Sulu this week could have been carried out by the daughter of 2 Indonesian suicide bombers that attacked a church there last year, a security analyst said Tuesday. Read more »

No link yet between twin Sulu blasts, earlier slay of 4 soldiers: military

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 25 09:58 AM

Investigators have yet to find a link between the twin blasts that killed 14 people in Sulu province this week and the fatal shooting of 4 soldiers there in June, a military official said Tuesday. Read more »

Killing of 4 soldiers in Sulu by policemen in June may be linked to 'rido': military official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 05:05 PM

The killing of 4 soldiers in Jolo, Sulu in June may be linked to "rido" or a feud among clans in the area, a military official said Monday. Read more »

Palace denies Duterte ordered to withhold info on activist killings from rights commission

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 22 12:03 PM

MANILA - Malacanang on Saturday denied a report alleging President Rodrigo Duterte instructed police authorities to withold information on recent attacks against rights defenders and activists from the Commission on Human Rights.  Read more »