AUSTRALIAN GOV’T FACES CARBON TAX BACKLASH AT POLL
By KRISTEN GELINEAU and ROD McGUIRK Agnes Lee, 52, an IT consultant, reads a paper while having a coffee in Sydney, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. The ruling Labor Party’s probable…
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A LOOK AT SYRIA DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE WORLD
By The Associated Press Syrian refugees arrive at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border, Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. Routine prevailed at a US-Turkish airbase in southern Turkey on Monday, a day…
NEW ZEALAND LAWMAKERS APPROVE GAY-MARRIAGE BILL
By NICK PERRY New Zealand lawmaker Louisa Wall, who sponsored the gay marriage bill, stands on the steps of Parliament in Wellington before voting for the same-sex marriage Tuesday, April…
POPE TAPS CARDINALS TO ADVISE ON GOVERNING, REFORM
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this April 7, 2013 file photo Pope Francis waves to faithful upon his arrival for his installation Mass at the St. John in Lateran…
CHINA’S XI OFFERS TO REDUCE FRICTION OVER HOTSPOTS
By CHARLES HUTZLER China’s President Xi Jinping, center back, walks to his seat as he arrives at the opening ceremony of the annual Boao Forum in Boao, in southern China’s…
CYPRUS BAILOUT PROMPTS MUTED RELIEF IN MARKETS
By PAN PYLAS A TV crew reports stock princes in front of an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, March 25, 2013. A last-minute package of…