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President Barack Obama (C) attends a working luncheon with ASEAN leaders Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet (L) and President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III (R) September 24, 2010 in New York City. Obama has been in New York since Wednesday attending the annual General Assembly at the United Nations, where yesterday he stressed the need for a resolution between Israel and Palestine, and a renewed international effort to keep Iran from attaining nuclear weapons. UPI/Spencer Platt/POOL
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A Philippines Justice Department investigation has recommended filing criminal charges against coast guard officials involved in the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman last month.
The Philippines is determined to spend $1.8 billion on military upgrades -- mostly naval -- to protect the country against "bullies" in its territorial waters.
An investigation into the killing by the Philippines coast guard of a Taiwanese fisherman is focusing on whether rules of engagement were broken.
Philippine authorities have told Filipino workers to limit their activities in Taiwan following the Philippine Coast Guard's slaying of a Taiwanese fisherman.
Taiwan threatened to cut direct air travel with the Philippines as the diplomatic row escalates over the death of a fisherman by the Philippines coast guard.
Former Philippines President Joseph Estrada has been elected mayor of Manila, pipping a former presidential rival to the post.
The foreign minister of the Philippines says the country's soldiers should be pulled from a U.N. peacekeeping force stationed on the Golan Heights.
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About 38 children living in economically depressed parts of metro Manila have been reported abducted in recent weeks, the Philippine National Police said.
Two Philippine lawmakers say the United States should pay more than a $1.4 million fine for damage done to a world-class reef by a grounded U.S. minesweeper.
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