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WASHINGTON/LONDON (Sept 7): The US State Department and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday stressed the need for ties with the Philippines to be based on mutual respect, after Manila's new leader raised worries about the futu

MANILA / WASHINGTON (Sept 6): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought to mend fences after his expletive-laden tirade against Barack Obama prompted the US president to cancel a one-on-one meeting in Laos.

NEW YORK (Aug 29): Six US senators have urged President Barack Obama to prioritize cyber crime at this weekend's Group of 20 summit in China, in the wake of the theft of US$81 million ($110 million) from Bangladesh's central bank, according to a l

HANOI (May 23): Barack Obama will meet communist Vietnam's senior leaders on Monday, kicking off a landmark visit that caps two decades of post-war rapprochement, as both countries look to push trade and check Beijing's growing assertiveness in th

NEW YORK (May 18): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that sweeping financial reforms put in place under President Barack Obama were harming the economy and he would dismantle nearly all of them.

MANILA (May 18): Incoming Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told US President Barack Obama he supports his country’s alliance with the US, while warning he may break ranks with Washington and enter bilateral talks with China to resolve a territorial