BIDEN: US-CHINA TIES RELY ON TRUST, GOOD MOTIVES
By JOSH LEDERMAN U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao at the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013,…
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BIDEN: CHINA AIR ZONE RAISES RISK OF ACCIDENTS
By JOSH LEDERMAN U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their talks at Abe’s official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Dec. 3,…
ENVOY SAYS CHINA HAS RIGHT TO SET ANOTHER AIR ZONE
By JIM GOMEZ Philippine Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon, right, welcomes Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing, center, before turnover rites of payloaders donated by Chinese companies in Manila, Philippines on Monday,…
MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS NOW MAKE MONEY EXPORTING ORE
By MARK STEVENSON In this Aug. 14, 2013 photo, Mexican army soldiers enter the iron ore mine in the town of Aquila, Mexico. A resident of Aquila, said that since…
CHINA SENDS FIGHTERS TO ID FLIGHTS BY US AND JAPAN
A Chinese man reads a newspaper which reports that U.S., Japan and South Korea sent flights through China’s newly declared maritime air defense zone, in Beijing, China Friday, Nov. 29,…
Tiananmen leader denied in bid to return to China
FILE – In this June 4, 2012 file photo, former student leader in the Tiananmen protests of 1989, Wu’er Kaixi, speaks to media before addressing hundreds of people attending a…
NY CASE SHEDS LIGHT ON METH COOKING IN NORTH KOREA
By TOM HAYS In this Nov. 21, 2013 courtroom art, five men appear in a New York City courtroom accused of plotting to smuggle 100 kilograms of highly potent methamphetamine…
COMPROMISE BREAKS DEADLOCK AT UN CLIMATE TALKS
By KARL RITTER Delegates attend the closing session of the 19th conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. The…