FivepeoplewerekilledafterthegovernmenttroopsclashedwithleftistrebelsinthesouthernPhilippinesearlyonMonday,amilitaryofficialsaid.ThedeadincludedfourNewPeople'sAr
South African President Jacob Zuma has applied for leave to appeal against a High Court ruling that corruption charges against him should be reinstated, his office said on Tuesday.
While Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is keen on forging a peace agreement with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) before he leaves office at the end of June next year, the prospects of resuming the stalled peace negotiations between the two sides have remained dim.
A soldier was killed in a clash with leftist rebels in southern Philippines on Wednesday, the military said on Thursday.
Suspected members of leftist rebel group New People's Army (NPA) harassed and bombed a plantation in central Philippines on Sunday night, a military official said Monday.
A soldier was killed following an attack launched by suspected members of the leftist rebel group New People's Army (NPA) in southern Philippines on Thursday, a military official said Friday.
The Philippine government said Thursday that it remains open to continue peace discussions with the leftist rebels but the latter must show some goodwill and sincerity.
Leftist rebels have kidnapped a government soldier in southern Philippines, the military said on Thursday.
The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA- NDF) vowed on Monday to increase its fighters to 25,000 and its guerrilla fronts to 180.
A leftist rebel was killed Tuesday in a clash with government security forces in the southern Philippine province of Davao del Sur, a military official said on Wednesday.