Albay

Residents watch as Mayon volcano spews ash at a tourist spot near Cagsawa ruins in Daraga in Albay province, south of Manila yesterday.

The Philippines has raised the alert level at its rumbling Mayon volcano to "level 3" after detecting lava flow and indications of activity that could lead to eruptions of magma.

A powerful typhoon left at least four people dead and eight missing as it crossed the Philippine archipelago on Dec. 26, spoiling the Christmas holidays with strong winds, heavy rains and destructive flooding.

Denizli's Beycesultan Mound is one of the oldest settlements in Anatolia, and undiscovered parts of the mound are set to come to light during archaeological works that restarted in 2007 An ancient habitat has been newly discovered by the Ege University excavation team at the Beycesultan Mound in Turkey's western province of Denizli's Çivril district.