1. Philippines teacher beheaded
(News/Global)

...was found in a bag at a petrol station on Jolo Island on Monday, three weeks after he was seized by suspected Abu Sayyaf fighters. The rest of his body has not been found. Canizares was kidnapped on O...

2. Philippines hunts kidnapped priest
(News/Global)

...e kidnapping. Police officials however have said they suspect the gunmen came either from the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group, or from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, both of which are active in t...

3. 'Miracle' rescue from sunken ferry
(News/S+T)

...Not terrorism' Tamayo said there was no sign that terrorism played any part in the sinking. Fighters from the Abu Sayyaf group bombed another Superferry in Manila Bay in 2004, setting off a fire that ...

4. In the Name of Security
(Editor/Daily)

...p; Seventeen other detainees are alleged to be members of KMM.  One alleged member of the Filipino group Abu Sayyaf, implicated in bombings in the Philippines, is being held at Kamunting as well....

5. Troops killed in Philippines blast
(Archived/News/Global)

Two US troops and a Filipino soldier have been killed in a landmine explosion on the southern Philippines island of Jolo.

6. Jolo clashes claim more lives
(Archived/News/Global)

...moil after a series of attacks and counter attacks between government forces and fighters, allegedly from the Abu Sayyaf Group....

7. Deaths in Abu Sayyaf arrest bid
(Archived/News/Global)

More than a dozen Abu Sayyaf fighters have been killed after government forces attempted to arrest rebel leaders in the southern Philippines, officials have said.

8. Fierce clashes in south Philippines
(Archived/News/Global)

...ve been killed after government forces launched what they called a "decisive" operation against the Abu Sayyaf in the south of the country....

9. Obama hails Philippine peace moves
(Archived/News/Global)

The US president has praised the Philippine government for trying to restore peace in its volatile southern region.

10. Italian hostage returned to family
(Archived/News/Global)

An Italian Red Cross worker has been reunited with his family after being held captive for nearly six months by separatists in the southern Philippines.