AFGHAN OFFICIAL, 2 NATO TROOPS DIE IN ATTACKS
By RAHIM FAIEZ A member of the Afghan security forces secures the area at the scene of an explosion with a destroyed police car behind, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept.…
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SRI LANKA’S WAR-HIT TAMILS VOTE FOR WIDER AUTONOMY
By KRISHAN FRANCIS A Sri Lankan man cycles with a boy a day after the northern provincial council election in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. A former political…
CHINESE POLITICIAN BO XILAI GETS LIFE SENTENCE
By DIDI TANG and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN In this photo released by the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, fallen politician Bo Xilai, center, is handcuffed and held by police officers as he…
VENEZUELA’S PRESIDENT IN CHINA, SIGNS AGREEMENTS
BEIJING (AP) — China and Venezuela signed several agreements Sunday during a visit by the Venezuelan president that is meant to strengthen economic ties between the South American nation and…
SUICIDE ATTACK ON PAKISTANI CHURCH KILLS 75 PEOPLE
By RIAZ KHAN Pakistani Christians chant slogans as they burn materials during a protest against a suicide attack on a church, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 in Karachi, Pakistan. A suicide…
NKOREA POSTPONES REUNIONS OF WAR-DIVIDED FAMILIES
By FOSTER KLUG and EUN-YOUNG JEONG South Korean Cho Jang-geum, 81, weeps as she fills out an application form to reunite with her family members who are living in North…
PAKISTAN RELEASES TOP AFGHAN TALIBAN PRISONER
By MUNIR AHMED and KATHY GANNON FILE – This March 4, 2001, file photo shows Taliban’s then-Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Muttawakil, who served as foreign minister…
CAROLINE KENNEDY: HUMBLED TO CARRY FATHER’S LEGACY
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Aug. 28, 2013, file photo, Caroline Kennedy speaks at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in…