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…
International relations
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…
3 VENEZUELAN ENVOYS EXPELLED BY US IN RETALIATION
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, right, raises his arm as he stands with National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello during an event…
NETANYAHU: ISRAEL WON’T LET IRAN GET NUCLEAR ARMS
By EDITH M. LEDERER Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) UNITED…
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)…
KEEP THE IRAN SANCTIONS, NETANYAHU URGES OBAMA
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30,…
WEAPONS EXPERTS KICK OFF COMPLEX SYRIA MISSION
By ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAM The convoy of a U.N. team of weapons inspectors, who concluded its almost week-long mission in Syria, arrive at Rafik Hariri international airport in…
FIGHTING FLARES BETWEEN MALI ARMY, REBELS IN KIDAL
By BABA AHMED FILE – In this July 27, 2013 file photo, Malian Tuareg soldiers loyal to Col. Major El-Hadj Gamou listen during a visit by Mali’s army chief of…