MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - Tropical cyclone "Paolo" has intensified into a typhoon early Wednesday and is poised to bring rains over most of the country, state weather bureau PAGASA said. In its 5 p.m. advisory, PAGASA said Paolo was last spotted 910 km east of Legazpi City, Albay. It was packing sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gusts of 145 kph. The outer rain bands of the typhoon will bring moderate to occasionally heavy rains in Bicol region, Eastern Visayas, Zamb

NEW DELHI, INDIA - External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday night said that 10 Indian crew members were still missing from the Emerald Star capsize incident. "There were 26 Indians on board the ship Emerald Star. Amongst them 16 have been rescued and 10 are still missing," Swaraj wrote on Twitter. Swaraj also said that Japan Coast Guard was helping in search and rescue operations. "Indian Embassy in Japan has informed me that a helicopter and 2 patrol vessels of Japa

A bulk carrier capsized off the coast of Cagayan, during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Odette on Friday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The PCG said MV Emerald Star was on its way to Lianyungang in China and that it departed from North Maluku in Indonesia with 26 crew members, all of whom are Indians. Of the 26 crew members, 15 were rescued by three responding merchant vessels, namely Densa Coba, SM Samarinda, and Pappan Chief. The incident occurred a