World’s top diplomats to join Iran nuclear talks
By GEORGE JAHN and JOHN HEILPRIN Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif waits for the start of two days of closed-door nuclear talks at the United Nations offices in Geneva…
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India launches first mission to Mars
By KATY DAIGLE The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25) rocket lifts off carrying India’s Mars spacecraft from the east coast island of Sriharikota, India, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. India on…
Syria peace envoy: No talks without opposition
By ALBERT AJI UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks in a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Brahimi urged during his days-long visit to Damascus…
FAA eases rules on electronic devices on planes
By JOAN LOWY A passenger checks.3 her cell phone before a flight, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Boston. The Federal Aviation Administration issued new guidelines Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, under…
Watchdog: Syria destroyed chemical arms equipment
By BASSEM MROUE FILE – In this photo released Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, samples brought back by the U.N. chemical weapons…
CHEMICAL WEAPONS INSPECTORS IN SYRIA MISS DEADLINE
By MIKE CORDER and RYAN LUCAS U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, center right, and Deputy Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrive to a hotel surrounded by security Monday, Oct. 28,…
UK POLICE CAST DOUBT ON 3D-PRINTED ‘GUN PARTS’
By JILL LAWLESS ADDS POLICE STATEMENT INDICATING DOUBTS – Undated handout photo made available by Greater Manchester Police in northern England Friday Oct. 25, 2013 of a component made with…
A NEW IDEA FOR SPACE TOURISM: BALLOON OVER ROCKET
By SETH BORENSTEIN This artist’s rendering provided by World View Enterprises on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 shows their design for a capsule lifted by a high-altitude balloon up 19 miles…