Thousands flee before big typhoon hits Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ This image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Lab shows Typhoon Haiyan taken by the NEXSAT satellite Thursday Nov. 7, 2013 at 2:30 a.m. EDT. Gorvernment forecasters…
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Forecast-busting US services survey jolts markets
By PAN PYLAS Investor studies share prices during the afternoon trading at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Global stocks markets were mixed…
Philippines, US disagree in troop deployment talks
By JIM GOMEZ FILE – In this Aug. 14 file photo, Philippine chief government negotiator Carlos Sorreta, 3rd from left, starts meetings with US Department of State Ambassador Eric John,…
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…
CHINESE GROWTH REBOUND SHORES UP WORLD MARKETS
By PAN PYLAS People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm as Japan’s bench mark Nikkei 225 Index closed at 14,588.51 after gaining 119.37 points, or 0.83…
MAJOR QUAKE SHAKES CENTRAL PHILIPPINES, KILLS 20
By OLIVER TEVES Filipinos stand by a damaged Basilica Del Sto Nino in Cebu, central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the…
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…
DOOMED US NAVY SHIP REMOVED FROM PHILIPPINE REEF
By JIM GOMEZ FILE – In this March 29, 2013 photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard, workers prepare for lifting of a part of the dismantled hull of the…