Series of attacks vs police across Mindanao | The wRap

Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• Wave of attacks targets cops across Mindanao since New Year’s Eve

A spate of violent attacks on police officers in different Mindanao provinces since New Year’s Eve leave three people, including one policeman, dead.

• Driver flying ISIS flag rams into New Orleans crowd, killing 15; he may have had help

U.S. Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove through New Orleans’ French Quarter crowd on New Year’s Day with an ISIS flag on the truck, opened fire, killing 15 people and injuring others. 

•  South Korea police search Jeju Air, airport operator over fatal plane crash

South Korean police raid offices related to Jeju Air and Muan International Airport, as part of an investigation into the deadly crash of Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, which killed 179 people on January 1.

• Alex Eala barges into semis of WTA 125 Canberra

Teen standout Alex Eala reaches her first WTA 125 Canberra semifinals on Thursday, January 2. -Rappler.com