Solid US jobs data weigh on markets
By PAN PYLAS A man walks in front of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. Asian stocks tracked losses in the U.S. on renewed concern the Federal…
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Thailand’s Senate postpones vote on amnesty bill
An anti-government protester gestures during a rally against a political amnesty bill at the democracy monument in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. Thailand’s Senate is struggling to reach a…
ECB-driven market rally peters out after US data
A man looks at an electronic stock indicator outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly weaker Thursday, with a cautious mood prevailing…
Malala plotter chosen as Pakistani Taliban leader
By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard…
Thousands flee before big typhoon hits Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ This image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Lab shows Typhoon Haiyan taken by the NEXSAT satellite Thursday Nov. 7, 2013 at 2:30 a.m. EDT. Gorvernment forecasters…
Vietnam releases dengue-blocking mosquito
By MARGIE MASON In this photo taken on Sept. 1, 2013, scientist Simon Kutcher, project manager of the Eliminate Dengue Vietnam research program, blood feeds a cage of mosquitoes in…
Everyday life disrupted during Bangladesh strike
By JULHAS ALAM Members of Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) stand guard on a street outside the office of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during a general strike…
Tajik leader set to expand 20-year rule in vote
By OLGA TUTUBALINA FILE – In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 file photo, Emomali Rakhmon, President of Tajikistan, gestures during a news conference with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in…