SEIZURE OF NUNS STOKES SYRIAN CHRISTIAN FEARS
By LEE KEATH A Syrian acolyte girl listens to the sermon, during prayers for nuns held by rebels, at the Greek Orthodox Mariamiya Church in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8,…
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AP REPORTER’S QUEST TO FIND BODIES ENDS IN DESERT
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI In this July 23, 2013 photo, Sidi Fassoukoy, searching for his missing brother, covers his nose against the smell as he unearths the remains of two men…
YEMEN: 6 DEAD IN RAIDS TO CATCH MINISTRY ATTACKERS
By AHMED AL-HAJ In this photo provided by Yemen’s Defense Ministry, security forces are on the scene after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec.…
US: AMERICAN FIGHTERS IN SYRIA A SECURITY RISK
By EMERY P. DALESIO FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Wake County Sheriff’s Office via The News & Observer, shows Basit Javed Sheikh. Sheikh, 29, of Cary,…
Separate attacks in Iraq kill 27
By SAMEER N. YACOUB A Sunni worshiper leaves the Sunni Abu Hanifa mosque after he finds out it is closed at Azamiya area in north Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 23,…
PAKISTANI DRONE PROTESTERS BLOCK NATO SUPPLY ROUTE
By RIAZ KHAN Supporters of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party, headed by cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, wave their party’s flag while burning a representation of a U.S. flag during a protest against…
PAKISTAN DOCTOR WHO HELPED CIA CHARGED WITH MURDER
By RIAZ KHAN FILE – In this July 9, 2010 file photo, Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi is photographed in Pakistan’s tribal area of Jamrud in Khyber region. The Pakistani doctor…
Lebanon blasts: Q&A about why they happened
By DIAA HADID Lebanese citizens and security forces gather near the entrance of the Iranian embassy, background, where two explosions have struck, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. Twin…