According to a new study, radical militant groups in Southeast Asia are becoming increasingly savvy in their use of technology, using the Internet to recruit and train new supporters.

Philippines authorities say they're talking with a TV cameraman freed by kidnappers who still hold other members of his news crew hostage in Mindanao.

The Philippine military went on high alert Thursday after government officials said they discovered a plot to assassinate President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

By Jaswinder Kaur TUARAN: Do not be fooled by the opposition's promise to lower the price of petrol if they are voted into power in the next general election, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said yesterday.

Fourteen Muslim rebels convicted in a 2001 tourist group abduction that left five hostages dead have been sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines. Four other defendants were acquitted following the trial, which began in 2003, the BBC reported Thursday.