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.…
Territorial disputes
20 YEARS ON, OSLO ACCORDS PROMISE RINGS HOLLOW
By KARIN LAUB In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, a Palestinian man walks by a barrier separating the West Bank town of Abu Dis, from east Jerusalem with…
PALESTINIANS CALL OFF ROUND OF TALKS AFTER CLASH
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Palestinian mourners grieve while waiting for the funeral procession outside the morgue of the main hospital in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013.…
PAKISTAN ACC– USES INDIAN TROOPS OF KILLING SOLDIER
By SEBASTIAN ABBOT Supporters of Pakistani religious group Jamat-ud-Dawa burn Indian flags at a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. The Pakistani military accused Indian troops on Wednesday…
ISRAEL QUIETLY MAINTAINS TIES WITH EGYPTIAN ARMY
By JOSEF FEDERMAN FILE – In this file photo taken Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, an Egyptian Army soldier takes his position on top of an armored vehicle while guarding an…
EGYPT’S MUBARAK MAY BE RELEASED; 25 POLICE KILLED
By HAMZA HENDAWI FILE — In this Saturday, April 13, 2013 file photo, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves to his supporters from behind bars as he attends a hearing…
ISRAEL ADVANCES JERUSALEM HOUSING BEFORE TALKS
By IAN DEITCH A man holds a sign which reads, “Red week, the Israeli government releases twenty six murderers,” during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013,…
ISRAEL APPROVES NEARLY 1,200 NEW SETTLEMENT HOMES
By KARIN LAUB and DANIEL ESTRIN FILE – In this Sept. 20, 2010 aerial file photo, taken through the window of an airplane, the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ariel…