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…
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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…
AROUND WORLD, THREAT OF AROUND WORLD, THREAT OF US DEFAULT INDUCES SHRUGS INDUCES SHRUGS
By BERNARD CONDON FILE – In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, file photo, a statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands outside the Treasury Building in Washington. The Treasury…
IN ASIA, OBAMA’S NO-SHOW IS A BOOST FOR CHINA’S XI
By GILLIAN WONG Chinese President Xi Jinping, foreground right, bows as he inspects a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony at Parliament Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct.…
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…
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…
FILIPINO TROOPS ATTACK TO END REBEL STANDOFF
By BULLIT MARQUEZ A government trooper aims his rifle as fighting continues with Muslim rebels Saturday Sept. 14, 2013 at Zamboanga city in southern Philippines. The Muslim rebels holding more…
PHILIPPINES WARNS REBELS TO END HOSTAGE STANDOFF
By BULLIT MARQUEZ Government troopers aboard an Armored Personnel Carrier fire at Muslim rebels in an operation to rescue scores of hostages being used as human shields by the rebels…