Thai leader defends contentious amnesty bill
An anti-government protester chants slogans during a rally against a political amnesty bill in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. Thailand’s prime minister on Tuesday defended the bill that has…
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South Korea’s president on state visit to UK
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, right welcomes the South Korean President Park Geun-hye to Buckingham Palace as they pose for photographers at the Grand Entrance in London,Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. The…
Forecast-busting US services survey jolts markets
By PAN PYLAS Investor studies share prices during the afternoon trading at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Global stocks markets were mixed…
Philippines, US disagree in troop deployment talks
By JIM GOMEZ FILE – In this Aug. 14 file photo, Philippine chief government negotiator Carlos Sorreta, 3rd from left, starts meetings with US Department of State Ambassador Eric John,…
India launches first mission to Mars
By KATY DAIGLE The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25) rocket lifts off carrying India’s Mars spacecraft from the east coast island of Sriharikota, India, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. India on…
Bangladesh sentences 152 to death for 2009 mutiny
By JULHAS ALAM A Bangladeshi border guard who was sentenced to death reacts as he leaves a special court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. A Bangladesh court sentenced…
FEDS: NAVY SECRETS BOUGHT WITH PROSTITUTES
By JULIE WATSON In this photo taken Dec. 3, 2010, U.S. navy officer Michael “Vannak Khem” Misiewicz becomes emotional as he embraces his aunt Samrith Sokha, 72, at Cambodian coastal…
2 DEAD IN VIOLENCE SPARKED BY 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…