Philippines

China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea, Taiwan and U.S. officials said, while Chinese FM Wang Yi on Feb. 17 sought to downplay reports that China had positioned anti-aircraft missiles.

Turkish airport operator TAV aims to add one or two airports to its portfolio and boost revenue from its service businesses to compensate for the looming expiry of its contract to run Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, Chief Executive Sani ?ener said on Feb. 14.

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou defended his visit to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Jan. 28 despite criticism from the United States and protests from the other claimants as tensions swirl in the region.

A shocking video shows a man who has taken a woman hostage stabbing her before being chased and brutally beaten by angry mob in Philippines.

The attacker was holding the woman threatening to kill her with a knife while the panicked bystanders started shouting at him, probably to let her go.

But the man stabs the woman and starts running with the angry mob chasing him.

Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a new international development bank seen as a rival to the U.S.-led World Bank at a lavish ceremony on Jan. 16, as Beijing seeks to change the unwritten rules of global development finance. 

Former U.S. president George W. Bush may no longer be able to change the course of history - but it has not stopped others trying for him.

A privately-owned Greek island has been selected among the world’s top 22 by Conde Nast Traveler (CNT) for those who wants “utter seclusion and perfect peace, in a location off-limits to everyone”.

For 6,700 British pounds per week, holidaymakers can rent a privately-owned island and villa at Petalioi complex of islands, 45 minutes from Athens by speedboat.

The crowning of the wrong Miss Universe 2015 may have been a blessing in disguise for the competition. Comedian Steve Harvey’s mistake has been a win-win for all those involved making the wrong crowning of Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez instead of Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, has become a talking point around the world.

Everyone’s a winner it seems…

Miss Bulgaria Radost Todorova has taken to social media to express her love for Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach and the Philippines, as well as surprise over her gesture becoming a widespread meme, gmanetwork.com has reported.

Social media caught ablaze after Miss Universe pageant host, US comedian Steve Harvey misread his cue card late Sunday and announced that Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez was Miss Universe. No sooner was she crowned before the glittering crown was taken off her head and given to its rightful owner Miss Philippines.