WorldVIENTIANE, AFP -US President Barack Obama urged Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday to conduct his crime war “the right way”, after 3,000 people were killed in the crackdown in just over two months. The outburst on Monday was in response to being told Obama planned to raise concerns about his war of drugs. Son of a whore, I will curse you in that forum,” Duterte told reporters shortly before flying to Laos. - 'More will be killed' - ========================= Duterte was elected to office in a landslide this year after pledging to kill 100,000 people in an unprecedented war on crime. Despite growing condemnation of the comments and what rights groups say are rampant extrajudicial killings, Duterte has vowed to continue.

Source: Sunday Times September 08, 2016 10:41 UTC