Huge Catholic procession held under heavy security in Manila

Filipino Roman Catholic devotees climb the carriage to kiss and rub with their towels the image of the Black Nazarene to celebrate its feast day Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. The raucous celebration drew tens of thousands of devotees in a barefoot procession for several hours around Manila streets and end up with several people injured.

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

In this undated file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, China's aircraft carrier Liaoning berths in a port of China. China says it was routine combat drills, yet the deployment of the aircraft carrier Liaoning's battle group in the Western Pacific and into the South China Sea has made neighbors jittery about Beijing's flexing its muscles.