Manila  - Pope Benedict XVI has turned down an invitation to visit the Philippine

Manila  - Three government soldiers were killed and 21 injured on Monday when communist rebels attacked a military convoy in a southern Philippine province, officials said.

Manila  - The Philippines' population has ballooned to

Manila - One government soldier and two communist rebels were killed Tuesday in a clash in an eastern Philippine province, a regional military spokesman said.

Manila - A publisher and columnist of a small community newspaper was killed by a lone gunman in the Philippine capital, a police report said Tuesday.

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