Philippine corruption magnifies effects of typhoon
By OLIVER TEVES and NICK PERRY A plea for help in SOS is painted on a road in an aerial view from a U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter over San Jose,…
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Mass burial held in Philippine city hit by typhoon
By OLIVER TEVES and KRISTEN GELINEAU Workers arrange body bags at a mass burial site at the Basper public cemetery in Tacloban, Leyte province, central Philippines on Thursday, Nov. 14,…
Tons of aid in Philippines, but not where needed
By TODD PITMAN and JIM GOMEZ Typhoon survivors hang signs from their necks as they queue up in the hopes of boarding a C-130 military transport plane Tuesday, Nov. 12,…
UK’S HAGUE STRESSES SUPPORT FOR SYRIAN OPPOSITION
By LARA JAKES US Secretary of State John Kerry, fourth from right, attends a meeting Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, hosted by British Foreign Secretary William Hague, fourth from left, 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…
US DECISION TO CUT AID TO CREATE FRICTION IN EGYPT
By DEB RIECHMANN In this Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 photo, Egyptian army soldiers take their positions on top and next to their armored vehicles to guard an entrance of Tahrir…
US FACES TOUGH CHALLENGES TO DELIVER AID IN SYRIA
By DEB RIECHMANN FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2013, file photo, a Venezuelan airman, center, and Lebanese airport workers, right, unload aid supplies from a military plane at Rafik…
ANOTHER FEMALE POLICE OFFICER SHOT IN AFGHANISTAN
By MIRWAIS KHAN and AMIR SHAH FILE –In this file photo taken Dec. 17, 2009, Afghan policewomen arrive to a graduation ceremony after eight weeks of training at a police…