Eleven people were killed and at least 93 injured on Monday in

Eleven people were killed and at least 93 injured on Monday in Valentine's Day bombings by suspected al-Qaeda-linked Moro militants that hit Manila and two southern Philippine cities, officials said. Three people were killed on the spot and about 60 injured when a powerful bomb ripped through a bus in the Makati financial district of Manila during the early evening rush hour, Metropolitan Manila police chief Avelino Razon said. The blast set two nearby buses on fire. Five people were killed when a blast hit a bus depot in the southern city of Davao on Mindanao island at dusk, Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman said. Three people were killed and 33 injured when a bomb hit a shopping mall in the southern city of General Santos on Mindanao at about the same time as the Davao bombing, she said over DZBB radio. -- AFP

EU states recall envoys from Nepal

European Union (EU) member states have recalled their ambassadors from the Nepalese capital Kathmandu for consultations following the king's power grab there, a French foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. "In light of recent events in Nepal, we have decided -- along with our European partners -- to recall EU ambassadors living in Kathmandu for consultations," spokesman Herve Ladsous told reporters. On February 1, Nepal's King Gyanendra sacked the government, appointed a pro-royalist Cabinet headed by himself and declared a state of emergency in the Himalayan kingdom. -- AFP