MANILA — Typhoon Conson ripped through the Philippines' main island on Wednesday, leaving at least eight people dead, sweeping shanties into the sea and leaving a trail of wreckage in Manila.Nineteen fishermen who were at sea when the typhoon, packing maximum gusts of 120 kilometres (74 miles) an hour, hit the Southeast Asian archiepelago were also missing, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said.

Police reported two people died and three others were injured when they were hit by a ...

MANILA, Philippines - Weather over Luzon island is expected to improve Wednesday night as Tropical Storm "Basyang" (international name Conson) leaves the Philippines' area of responsibility, the state weather bureau said.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that as of 10 a.m., the tropical storm was located 150 kilometers southwest of Iba, Zambales, packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 120 kph.

It...