Hostages in Philippines siege forced to fight, loot, become sex slaves
Heavy clashes broke out on Tuesday as the battle entered its sixth week, with intense bombings by planes on a shrinking rebel zone.
Philippines detains two for bomb attempt near US embassy
Philippine police have detained two men for an attempted bombing this week near the US embassy that has been blamed on Islamic State sympathisers, an official said on Wednesday.
Nov 30, 2016, 17:13 PM ISTCellphone bomb near US embassy in Philippines defused: Police
The bomb could have caused injury or damage within a 100-metre radius, Police said.