'Crime gang' bombed Philippines bus (AAP)

Philippine authorities said a deadly bus bombing in the troubled south that killed six people was the work of a crime gang and not Muslim separatist rebels. They blamed a little-known gang called Al Khobar for Monday's attack on the Metro Shuttle bus at a terminal in Digos city. One more person died from his wounds late Monday, raising the toll to six with more than 30 wounded, the military said in an updated... [read full story]