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Demonstrators chant slogans during a protest against official corruption at Luneta Park in Metro Manila on August 26, 2013, to demand the abolition of a misused fund for legislators’ pet projects. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)

Tens of thousands of Filipinos protest “pork barrel” funds

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 26, 2013 | World

Manila, Reuters—Tens of thousands of Filipinos angry at official corruption marched through the center of Manila and other cities to demand the abolition of a misused fund for legislators’ pet projects, the biggest protest aimed at Benigno Aquino’s...

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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, is accompanied by Defense Minister Zahid Hamidi, right, as he shares a moment with soldiers at Tanduo village in Lahad Datu, Borneo’s Sabah state, Malaysia, Thursday, March 7, 2013. (AP Photo)

Malaysia Incursion Toll Rises to 60 After New Clashes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2013 | World

Felda Sahabat, Malaysia, AFP—Malaysia said clashes between intruding Filipino militants and its security forces had left 60 people dead as of late Thursday, as it rejected a ceasefire offer from the fighters’ leader. Police chief Ismail Omar said 32 followers of...