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Philippines plays down security threat at summit

Philippine officials played down on Thursday the risk of militants bombing a gathering of Asian leaders next week after the British and Australian governments warned of potential terrorist attacks. The heads of 10 Southeast Asian nations along with the leaders of China, Japan, India, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia will meet on the central island of Cebu on Dec 11-13 for a flurry of summits, dinners and closed door tete-a-tetes. Full Story