Beijing, June 1 (Xinhua-ANI): Three people were killed and four others, including a foreigner, were injured on Friday night in a loud explosion in a posh apartment in Taguig City, Manila, Philippines, authorities said.

Beijing, May 31 (Xinhua-ANI): New cases of HIV infections in the Philippines was highest in April at 388, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday.

Manila, May 12 (Xinhua-ANI): The Philippine government welcomes the release of the four Filipino UN peacekeepers abducted on May 7 in Al Jamla, Syria, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said in a statement on Sunday.

Washington, May 5 (ANI): A study by a Mount Sinai researcher has revealed that toxic waste sites with elevated levels of lead and chromium cause a high number of "healthy years of life lost" in individuals living near 373 sites located in India, Philippines and Indonesia.

Sydney, Apr. 19 (ANI): A victim of the latest racist rant on a Melbourne train has said she feels like her 'dignity has been removed'.

Sydney, Apr. 7 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard believes that the consequences of major power conflict in the Asia Pacific are becoming increasingly severe.

Manila, April 5 (Xinhua-ANI):Top officials from the United States and Philippines on Friday formally started a joint military exercise which will involve 8,000 troops from both countries and dozens of military assets, including a squadron of F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets.

New York, March 26 (ANI): Liam Hemsworth, who spent the last four weeks in Australia with his family and then in the Philippines, was photographed outside Miley Cyrus's LA house on Saturday.

Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): Experts from the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes and the University of Barcelona (UB) collected and studied different crustacean specimens during recent expeditions to Madagascar, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the Philippines and French Polynesia.

London, Jan. 23 (ANI): The Philippines has said it will challenge China's territorial claims in the South China Sea at a UN tribunal.

Tokyo, Dec. 20 (ANI): China has improved coordination between its military and government bodies that enforce laws to secure its maritime interests, the Defense Ministry's think tank has said in a report.

London, Dec 10 (ANI): Rare protests have taken place in Vietnam amid maritime territorial disputes with neighbouring China.

Washington, Dec. 10 (ANI): Defeated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was a guest ringside at the fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday night.

Manila, Dec. 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared a state of national calamity following the devastation brought by Typhoon Bopha (local name Pablo) in Southern Philippines, a senior government official said Saturday.

Manila, Dec. 6 (Xinhua-ANI): Death toll in the Philippines due to Typhoon Bopha (local name Pablo) climbed to 325, while 379 others were reported missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Thursday morning.

Manila, Dec. 3 (Xinhua-ANI): The Philippine government on Monday appealed to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to forgo its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying a satellite within the month.

New York, December 2 (ANI): When it comes to being least emotional, Singapore is the coolest while the Philippines is red hot, researchers say.

Sydney, Nov. 29 (ANI): Police in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan will board and search ships that enter into what China consider its territorial waters in the disputed South China Sea.

London, Nov 29 (ANI): Now, the Philippines has said that it will not stamp visas in a new Chinese passport because it includes a map of the South China Sea that Manila says shows its territory.

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 27 (ANI): The Malaysian premier has said that the mechanism the country used in finding a peaceful solution in the southern Philippines could be used as a template to resolve conflicts worldwide.

London, Nov 27 (ANI): Vietnamese authorities have refused to stamp new Chinese passports bearing a map that lays claim to disputed areas in the South China Sea.

Sydney, Nov. 24 (ANI): A former Marine Sergeant has reportedly completed a 408 day, 5000 mile (8047 kilometre) walk through nine countries in south-east Asia, using Google Maps.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): China has reportedly depicted Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as part of its territory in its new passports.

Sydney, Nov 23 (ANI): Vietnam and the Philippines have protested against China's decision to include disputed South China Sea islands on maps printed inside new passports issued by the country.

Phnom Penh, Nov. 21 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has made a strong defence of his country's claim to almost all of the South China Sea.