| Philippines seeks US help to counter China
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and his sister Maria Elena Aquino-Cruz, on the platform, lead the Christening and Commissioning ceremony of the country's newly-acquired Hamilton class warship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF15) Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 at the Manila South Harbor in Manila, Philippines. The country's biggest and most modern warship will be deployed to the volatile South China Sea, according to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)... |
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| Hopes fade for dozens buried in Philippines quake
In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, rescuers and residents search for survivors following a landslide that was triggered by Monday's magnitude- 6.9 earthquake at Guihulngan township, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines. Dozens of people were still missing Tuesday following the strong quake that triggered landslides and damaged buildings and roads on the central Philippine island. The death toll reached 22, but officials said it was likely to rise further as rescuers struggle to reach remote areas. (AP Photo/Choy Gallarde)... |
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| Impeachment court seeks Chief Justice's bank account details
Philippine Senator Judges in court robes pause for prayer before starting the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, not in photo, at the Senate in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.... |
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| Hopes fade for dozens buried in Philippines quake
In this Tuesday Feb.7, 2012 photo, rescuers and residents search for survivors following a landslide triggered by a Magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Guihulngan township, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines.... |
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| Drone strike leaves several dead in Pakistan
A supporter of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami shouts during a rally against drone attacks Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Karachi, Pakistan.... |
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| Greek PM seeks consensus on bailout plan
A man begs at a pedestrian crossing at Athens' main Syntagma square, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.... |
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| Sensex recovers 60 points in early trade
A broker reacts while trading in a brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell as much as 4.1 percent Mon... |
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| Busted lamps pose toxic risk
A spiral type compact fluorescent lamp - CFL lamps - am1 ... |
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| Police and residents dig for earthquake survivors
In this photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, soldiers prepare to search for missing people at the site of a landslide at Guihulngan township, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines, after Monday's magnitude-6.9 earthquake shook at least three central Philippine provinces.... |
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| Dow approaches 13,000, and maybe a record to come
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, April 6, 2010... |
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| Taiwan's Acer sues former CEO over move to Lenovo
Lenovo Ideapad U8 MID.... |
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| US court reverses gay marriage ban
**FILE** In this file photo from June 17, 2008, John Lewis, left, puts a wedding ring on the hand of Stuart Gaffney as they exchange marriage vows at City Hall in San Francisco. On Tuesday, California voters will be given the chance to turn back the clock on gay marriage. Given California's size and influence, the vote on Proposition 8 is being anxiously watched as a popular referendum on sexual orientation and civil rights.... |
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| Ellen DeGeneres, Cory Monteith and more: Stars react to Prop 8 ruling
Ellen DeGeneres... |
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| Will the London conference change Somalia's future?
SOMALIA, Mogadishu: In a handout photograph released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 15 August, Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) sort through a haul of munitions that were used by the extremist group Al Shabaab to make improvised explosive devices. AMISOM troops and Transitonal Federal Government (TFG) forces dislodged remnants of Al Shabaab from the site following the withdrawal of most of the extremist group's forces from the city ten days ago, discovering the bomb making facility at the former steel factory in northern Mogadishu which contained evidence that the group had used the site to manufacture improvised explosive devises, suicide vests and car bombs. AU-UN IST / STUART PRICE.... |
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| Yemen kicks off post-Saleh election campaign
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, center, looks at Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, left, while heading a meeting with members of Yemen's parliament in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.... |
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