Jason Gutierrez

Zulkifli Abdul Hir, a Malaysian bombmaker with a RM15 million bounty on his head, has been accused of being a senior member of JI.

The Philippines was the first country to declare a seven billionth baby, in the form of a little girl, Danica May Camacho.

Barisan Pembebasan Islam Moro (MILF) tidak akan menandatangani sebarang perjanjian damai sekiranya ia gagal mendapatkan "tanahair Bangsamoro".

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will not sign any peace deal that falls short of the group's aspiration for a "Moro homeland" in Mindanao, says rebel chief Murad Ebrahim.

Negotiations to end a decades-old separatist rebellion in the southern Philippines resume today in Malaysia, but real peace will remain elusive until Manila reins in various rebel factions and allows self determination among Muslims, according to analysts.

The presence of al-Qaeda-linked militants in the southern Philippines should not threaten weekend peace talks between Manila and the country's largest Muslim separatist group, says the Malaysian foreign minister.