MYANMAR MUSLIMS HIDE AMID DEADLY SECTARIAN CLASHES
By KHIN MAUNG WIN Totally blackened pillars stand among debris of a burnt building Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, in Thandwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. Terrified Muslim families hid in forests…
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VIETNAM DISSIDENT SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN JAIL
By CHRIS BRUMMITT A U.S-trained lawyer and well-known dissident Le Quoc Quan, right, listens to the judge during his trial in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday Oct. 2, 2013. The Hanoi…
MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES OK WITH OBAMA CANCELLATION
A Filipino protester shouts slogans as they march near the U.S. embassy during a rally to oppose the planned visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday…
NKOREA BLAMES ‘HOSTILE’ US POLICY FOR TENSIONS
North Korean Foreign Affairs Vice-Minister Pak Kil-yon speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) UNITED NATIONS (AP)…
AUSTRALIA’S NEW PM MAKES MAIDEN TRIP TO INDONESIA
By ALI KOTARUMALOS Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, left, speaks to Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, after a joint press conference after their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta,…
SKOREA LEADER RAPS JAPAN DURING HAGEL MEETING
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, third from left, as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim, second from left, and…
MISS PHILIPPINES WINS MISS WORLD IN INDONESIA
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Miss Philippine Megan Young, right, reacts after winning the Miss World pageant final in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) BALI, Indonesia…
INDIAN POLICE INVESTIGATE SHOOTING IN KASHMIR
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Indian army soldiers take position during a shooting near a military convoy on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. It was not immediately clear…