Obama Attends Meetings With World Leaders In NYC During UN General Assembly
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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Former Philippines President Joseph Estrada has been elected mayor of Manila, pipping a former presidential rival to the post.
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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.
Malaysian fighter jets and troops Tuesday attacked a band of Filipino gunmen trying to recreate an extinct sultanate on the island of Borneo, officials say.
Victims of human rights violations during years of martial law will receive compensation under a law approved Monday by the Philippine president, officials say.
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The Philippines legislature has approved a bill that would authorize the teaching of atrocities committed under former President Ferdinand Marcos.
Three police officers and three soldiers are among 13 armed people killed during a shootout with security forces in a street in Quezon City.
Rescuers said they were searching for hundreds of people, missing since Typhoon Bopha devastated the Philippines. The death toll stood at 647.
Filipino President Benigno Aquino III was to declare a state of national calamity Friday after visiting towns destroyed by killer Typhoon Bopha, officials said.
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