Philippine typhoon shelters ‘wiped out’; toll hits 400Rescue workers searched on Thursday through thick mud, broken homes and fallen trees for survivors, two days after a typhoon swept the southern Philippines killing nearly 400 people and leaving at least as many missing. Typhoon Bo More… |
Philippines typhoon kills at least 82The Philippines' strongest typhoon this year was headed towards tourist destinations on Wednesday after hitting a southern island, destroying homes, causing landslides and killing at least 82 people, but many more are repor More… |
Typhoon Bopha slams Philippines south, 1 deadTyphoon Bopha, the strongest tropical storm to hit the Philippines this year, slammed into a southern island on Tuesday, destroying homes, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of flights and ferry services, officials said. B More… |
Philippines evacuates thousands over typhoonPhilippine President Benigno Aquino told people on Monday to take storm warnings seriously as authorities evacuated thousands of residents of coastal and mountain regions hours before the biggest typhoon this year was due to hit. More… |
UAE, UK plan defence partnership around TyphoonThe UAE and Britain plan to establish a defence and industrial partnership involving close cooperation around the BAE Systems-built Typhoon fighter jet, the countries said in a joint communique on Tuesday. The statement, issued as More… |
BAE Systems cautious over Saudi Typhoon dealBritish defence group BAE Systems said it was still in talks with Saudi Arabia to finalise the terms of a key fighter jet contract and reiterated its caution for the coming year given government cutbacks. 'Whilst little sales growth ca More… |
BAE signs Saudi-Eurofighter dealBritish defence contractor BAE Systems said a contract to build 48 Typhoon aircraft in Britain for the Saudi Arabian air force had been signed but changes to the price of the deal had yet to be agreed. BAE had expected changes to the term More… |
Philippines looks for hundreds as toll hits 650Rescuers searched for more than 800 people missing in the southern Philippines on Sunday after flash floods and landslides swept houses into rivers and out to sea, killing more than 650 people in areas ill-prepared to cope with storms. Cag More… |
Over 400 killed, many missing in Philippines typhoonMore than 400 people have been killed and hundreds more were missing after a typhoon hit the southern Philippines, National Red Cross Secretary-General Gwendolyn Pang said on Saturday. She said in a text message to Reuters that the death More… |
180 killed as typhoon lashes PhilippinesA typhoon hit the southern Philippines triggering flash floods and landslides that killed nearly 180 people and forced about 100,000 from their homes, government and army officials said Saturday. Typhoon Washi, with winds gusting up to 90k More… |








