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.…
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TOP INDONESIA JUDGE ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF GRAFT
By ALI KOTARUMALOS In this Aug 20, 2013 photo, Indonesia’s top judge Akil Mochtar poses for photos during a swearing-in ceremony in Jakarta. Mochtar on Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has been…
MYANMAR MUSLIMS HIDE AMID DEADLY SECTARIAN CLASHES
By KHIN MAUNG WIN Totally blackened pillars stand among debris of a burnt building Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, in Thandwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. Terrified Muslim families hid in forests…
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…
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…
AUSTRALIA’S NEW PM MAKES MAIDEN TRIP TO INDONESIA
By ALI KOTARUMALOS Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, left, speaks to Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, after a joint press conference after their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta,…
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…
MISS WORLD DRAMA FUELED BY HOST COUNTRY INDONESIA
By MARGIE MASON In this Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 photo, Muslim women hold posters reading: Indonesia is not America, left, and Reject Miss World, during a protest demanding the cancellation…