MANILA: Philippine police filed criminal charges yesterday against a local mayor and his son for their role in the kidnapping of a television news crew and a professor by militants on a southern island, officials said.
MANILA, Philippines -- Lacking a charismatic leader and short of funds, the threats from the Philippines' most dangerous Islamic militant group had been significantly diminished, a US-based counter terrorism center said.
MANILA - Lacking a charismatic leader and short of funds, the threats from the Philippines' most dangerous Islamic militant group had been significantly diminished, a U.S.-based counter terrorism center said on Thursday.
Source: Reuters MANILA, June 19 (Reuters) - Lacking a charismatic leader and short of funds, the threats from the Philippines' most dangerous Islamic militant group had been significantly diminished, a U.S.-based