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APTOPIX Obama State Dinner Uninvited Guests

AP News 8 hours ago

In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a state dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. The Secret Service is looking into its own ...

Philippine troops move against massacre clan

AFP Global Edition 8 hours ago

Philippine security forces on Thursday poured into the territory of a powerful clan accused of a massacre that left 57 people dead, arresting some of its gunmen and disarming others. Authorities said they expected the alleged mastermind of Monday's slaughter to turn ...

State-run magazine reports on black jails in China

AP News 8 hours ago

State magazine reports on black jails, raising hopes of government acknowledgment of problem It read like a muckraking expose: A magazine revealed a system of secret detention centers in Beijing where Chinese citizens are forcibly held and sometimes beaten to prevent them ...

Obama US India

AP News 8 hours ago

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, center, talks during a State Dinner in a tent on the South Lawn of the White House with President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ...

news obama india press conference

WENN 9 hours ago

President Barack Obama held a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the East Room of the the White House Washington DC, USA - 24.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

news obama welcome india

WENN 9 hours ago

President Parack Obama with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife to the White House Washington DC, USA - 24.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

news obama state dinner

WENN 10 hours ago

President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh address guests during a state dinner hosted for the Indian Prime Minister at the North Portico in the White House, Washington DC, USA on November 24, 2009. It is the first state visit ...

India marks one year after deadly Mumbai attacks

AFP South Asian Edition 10 hours ago

India marks the first anniversary Thursday of last year's militant attacks on Mumbai with a series of ceremonies to honour the 166 victims killed in the deadly rampage by 10 Islamist gunmen. The day of remembrance comes as India's government continued to ...

Thaksin supporters call off Thai protest

AFP Asian Edition 12 hours ago

Thai supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra Wednesday called off rallies due to start this weekend after the fugitive former premier said the protests were too close to the king's birthday. Thaksin -- who is living in exile following a 2006 coup -- urged ...

Philippines Hostages Killed

AP News 13 hours ago

Army troopers man a checkpoint near the hillside grave in Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces under a state of emergency, giving security forces free hand to pursue gunmen ...

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