OIL FALLS TO NEAR $107 ON US-RUSSIA DEAL FOR SYRIA
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, file photo, oil pumps work in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil prices fell slightly Friday,…
Southeast Asia
CAMBODIAN POLICE CLASH WITH OPPOSITION; 4 WOUNDED
By SOPHENG CHEANG and JUSTINE DRENNAN A supporter of Cambodia’s opposition parties move barbed wire set up by the police during a gathering on a street for marching, in Phnom…
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…
FILIPINO REBELS HOLD HOSTAGES AS HUMAN SHIELDS
By BULLIT MARQUEZ Government troops take their positions as about 200 Muslim rebels, enraged by a broken peace deal with the Philippine government, held scores of hostages as human shields…
THAI AIRWAYS SKIDS OFF RUNWAY; 14 PASSENGERS HURT
By THANYARAT DOKSONE A motorcyclist looks at a damaged Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 at Sunvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. The plane carrying more than 280…
MISS WORLD OPENS IN INDONESIA AFTER PROTESTS
The 63rd Miss World Pageant contestants wear Indonesian’s traditional dress during opening ceremony in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) BALI, Indonesia (AP) —…
CONSERVATIVES SWEEP TO AUSTRALIA ELECTION VICTORY
By ROD McGUIRK Opposition leader Tony Abbott smiles as he makes a speech to party supporter in Sydney, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, following his party’s win in Australia’s national election.…