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What type of international cell phone would be best for my daughter to use on a visit to the Philippines?

January 7th, 2011
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What type of international cell phone would be best for my daughter to use on a visit to the Philippines?
She has an AT&T phone, but their international prices, even with the…

Bomb on bus in Philippines kills 8, wounds 10 (AP)

October 21st, 2010

AP - A bomb ripped through a passenger bus Thursday in the southern Philippines, killing at least eight people and wounding 10 in an attack authorities blamed on an extortion…

After 10 dead in Philippines, storm heads to China (AP)

October 19th, 2010

A resident prepares to cut fallen trees blocking the highway at the onslaught of typhoon Megi (local name 'Juan') Monday Oct.18, 2010 at Cauayan, Isabela province in northeastern Philippines. The strongest cyclone in years to buffet the Philippines knocked out communications and power as residents took shelter Monday. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - A super typhoon that killed 10 people and flattened forests in the northern Philippines dumped heavy rains on the capital Tuesday as it headed across the sea to…

Super typhoon dumps rains in Philippines; 10 dead (AP)

October 19th, 2010

A resident prepares to cut fallen trees blocking the highway at the onslaught of typhoon Megi (local name 'Juan') Monday Oct.18, 2010 at Cauayan, Isabela province in northeastern Philippines. The strongest cyclone in years to buffet the Philippines knocked out communications and power as residents took shelter Monday. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - Super Typhoon Megi dumped heavy rains over the Philippine capital as it departed Tuesday after killing 10 people, creating a wasteland of fallen trees in the north and…

Super typhoon lashes Philippines amid flood alerts (AP)

October 18th, 2010

Military rescuers and volunteers prepare life-saving equipment at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila. The northeastern province of Isabela was the first to feel the typhoon's fury on Monday morning although there were no immediate reports of casualties, chief government weatherman Graciano Yumol said.(AFP/Jay Directo)AP - Super Typhoon Megi became the strongest cyclone in years to buffet the Philippines on Monday, while flooding in Vietnam swept away a bus and left 20 people missing,…

Super typhoon hits Philippines amid flood alerts (AP)

October 18th, 2010

A military rescuer prepares life saving equipment as Typhoon Megi approaches in northern Philippines during a formation at Camp Aguinaldo  in Quezon City Metro Manila October 17, 2010. REUTERS/Cheryl RaveloAP - Super Typhoon Megi has slammed ashore along the Philippines’ northeastern coast with ferocious winds of 140 miles (225 kilometers) per hour, becoming the strongest cyclone to hit the…

Strong typhoon blows for Philippines; 1,000s flee (AP)

October 17th, 2010

A pedestrian jumps over a puddle in a flooded street in Manila on October 16, 2010. Typhoon Megi gathered strength as it barrelled towards the northern Philippines on Sunday, with authorities warning of possible forced evacuations.(AFP/Jay Directo)AP - The strongest typhoon to threaten the Philippines in recent years menacingly roared toward the country’s north Sunday, prompting thousands of villagers to flee to safety and sparking massive…

Philippines weighs charges over hostage standoff (AP)

September 21st, 2010

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III gestures during a hastily-called news conference at the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 where he expresses hope that a government report that seeks to punish officials blamed for last month's bungled hostage rescue that killed eight Hong Kong tourists will pacify  China and repair strained ties. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - President Benigno Aquino III said Manila’s mayor, a recently retired police chief and journalists were among a dozen people who could be charged over last month’s disastrous hostage…

Philippines says police might have shot hostages (AP)

September 9th, 2010

Members of the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team take their position as a body lies on the steps of the bus during the assault on a bus with tourists being held hostage at Quirino Grandstand in Manila August 23, 2010. Philippine police commandos crouched around a bus where a sacked former policeman was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in Manila on Monday and shots were heard at the scene, TV pictures and a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/ Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)AP - Investigators in the Phillipines say some victims in a botched hostage rescue may have been hit by police fire.


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Ex-policeman in Philippines holds tourists hostage (AP)

August 23rd, 2010

AP - A dismissed policeman armed with an automatic rifle seized a bus in the Philippine capital Monday with 26 passengers aboard, most of them South Korean tourists, in a…