Philippines plays down security threat at summit
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CEBU, Philippines  - Philippine officials played down on Thursday the risk of militants bombing a gathering of Asian leaders next week after the British and Australian governments warned of potential terrorist attacks.
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The Philippine presidential palace vowed Tuesday there would be no default on debt payments although President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted the country was in the midst of a &quot;fiscal crisis.
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Pakistan's military Monday played down a report in the latest edition of Time magazine describing what it called a "summit of terrorists" held in March in lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
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Philippines peace talks are slowly moving forward, but recent sectarian fighting worries analysts.
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Philippine President Gloria Arroyo came under intense pressure Thursday to rein in the military after a second damning report implicated top commanders in a wave of political assassinations.
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The summit between President Roh Moo-hyun and Laotian President Khamtay Syphandone Tuesday on the sidelines of the ASEAN+3 Summit in the Laos capital, Vientiane, will serve to enhance bilateral
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The Philippines is able to service its debt, the government said Tuesday, as officials scrambled to reassure jittery investors a day after the president rattled the markets by saying the country was in the throes of a fiscal crisis.
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The leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia held landmark security talks Saturday, after moving to allay China&#39;s fears that the alliance is aimed at containing the regional superpower.
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines  - The map in the U.S. briefing room looks like standard-issue military, but the colour-coded markings are not shorthand for fighting units, defensive positions, or future lines of attack.
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The countryâs rich natural resources and skilled workforce, coupled with improved business climate, could turn the Philippines into an investment haven in Asia, but, so far, the trouble-plagued country has failed to communicate these qualities
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Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum should enhance human security soas to ensure sustainable economic development and regional prosperity, APEC leaders said here Sunday.
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SINGAPORE -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates today urged Asian nations to do more to defeat a global terrorist threat and to ensure that Afghanistan not be allowed to slip back into chaos.
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SANTIAGO : Asia-Pacific power brokers, starring US Secretary of State Colin Powell, convene here Wednesday determined to suppress terrorism, free up world trade and thwart North Korean nuclear ambitions.
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North Korea was building nuclear weapons for political blackmail, the head of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Wednesday, adding he was not overly worried about the military threat they posed.
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Security, trade and energy will top the agenda when Asian leaders meet in the Philippines next week, with declarations expected on combating terrorism, accelerating economic integration and boosting energy security.
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MANILA (DPA): The Philippines on Wednesday vowed to continue its close anti-terrorism cooperation with Indonesia under its new leader, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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Asia-Pacific leaders promised on Sunday to try to revive world trade talks and fight terrorism after a summit marred at the end by spats over the security of President Bush.