Philippines: Kerala man escapes al Qaeda, to return home

Biju Kolara Veetil from Calicut was abducted in the Philippines, while visiting his in-laws. In July 2012, he miraculously escaped and is now is now safe in police custody, and is in touch with Indian officials, MEA spokesman Syed Akbaruddin tweeted. Veetil also hopes to head back home soon. ...
10:11 PM, Aug 11, 2012

Troops storm bus, kill hijacker in Manila

On Monday evening, security forces stormed the hijacked bus in Manila and killed the hostage taker. ...
07:27 PM, Aug 23, 2010

Dancing Philippines jail inmates hit on YouTube

At Cebu detention and rehabilitation centre, every able-bodied inmate must dance. ...
04:10 PM, Sep 04, 2007