OBAMA, PAKISTANI VOW COOPERATION AS TENSIONS EASE
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama shakes hands with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the conclusion of their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington,…
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CHINA, INDIA SIGN BORDER COOPERATION AGREEMENT
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, second right, talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013.…
BEIJING ADOPTS NEW SMOG EMERGENCY MEASURES
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN A motorcyclist wearing a mask and other cyclists ride past vehicles clogged with heavy traffic in Beijing Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. Beijing is seeking to tame its…
BRUNEI’S SULTAN ANNOUNCES STRICT ISLAMIC PENALTIES
In this photo taken Thursday, Oct, 10, 2013, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah speaks during the closing ceremony and handover of the ASEAN Chairmanship to Myanmar in Bandar Seri Begawan. The…
AFGHANISTAN DISQUALIFIES 16 FROM PRESIDENTIAL RACE
By RAHIM FAIEZ Afghan police arrive to secure the area after a car bomb detonated outside an ISAF civilian personnel compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct 18, 2013. Police said…
UK COMMITS TO NUCLEAR POWER DESPITE FUKUSHIMA
By DANICA KIRKA From left: Britain’s Energy Secretary, Ed Davey, Britian’s Prime Minister David Cameron, Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive of EDF (Electricite de France) and Henri Proglio, CEO and…
FILIPINO SULTAN WHO CLAIMED MALAYSIAN REGION DIES
By JIM GOMEZ FILE – In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III answers questions from reporters at his house in suburban Taguig, south of…
US QUIETLY RELEASING $1.6B IN PAKISTAN ASSISTANCE
By BRADLEY KLAPPER FILE – In this Aug. 26, 2013, file photo Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pauses during a joint press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, with Afghan President Hamid…