AP NAMES KENNEDY NEWS DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH ASIA
The Associated Press chief of bureau for Lebanon and Syria Elizabeth Kennedy is shown in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. AP has named Kennedy to the new position…
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OIL FALLS BELOW $107 AS STOCK MARKETS STALL
By PABLO GORONDI Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a protest in Ramses Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Heavy gunfire rang out…
REACTIONS TO DEVELOPMENTS IN EGYPT
By The Associated Press An Egyptian walks in front of an army armored vehicle that guards an entrance of Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Egypt is…
J-LEAGUE LOOKS TO EXTEND INFLUENCE IN SE ASIA
By JOHN DUERDEN FILE – In this Dec. 28, 2008 file photo, Vietnam’s Le Cong Vinh celebrates winning the final match of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup against Thailand…
DIPLOMAT: EU DROPS SANCTIONS AGAINST MYANMAR
By JUERGEN BAETZ Germany’s foreign minister Guido Westerwelle, left, talks with Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt, center, and European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva…
INVESTIGATORS PROBE JET’S CRASH INTO SEA IN BALI
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI In this photo released by Indonesia’s National Rescue Team, rescuers stand near the wreckage of a crashed Lion Air plane in Bali, Indonesia on…
MYANMAR’S LEADER: NATION NEEDS TO LEARN FROM PAST
By YADANA HTUN In this March 28, 2013 file photo, Myanmar President Thein Sein delivers a televised speech in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Thein Sein said Sunday, April 14, 2013 his country…
AP INTERVIEW: JOAN BAEZ RETURNS TO PAST IN VIETNAM
By CHRIS BRUMMITT In this April 5, 2013 photo, Joan Baez speaks to a reporter in her hotel room in Hanoi, Vietnam. The folk singer and social activist visited Vietnam…