News Snapshot:
An international row is growing between the Philippines, the US and China over a rusting ship that has been turned into a crucial military outpost in the South China Sea. The dilapidated second world war-era ship was deliberately run aground on a tiny reef in the South China Sea in 1999 by the Philippines, and a small contingent of troops continue to stay on board to stake the country’s claim in the highly disputed water. The strategically important South China Sea is subject to competing territorial claims by China and eouth-east Asian countries, and is considered a potential flashpoint. Tensions...
