Brother of ex-strongman elected Maldives president
By HUSSAIN SINAN An election official counts votes in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. The Maldives is under scrutiny after failing to elect a president in three attempts since…
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AP PHOTOS: Chapel acts as hospital for newborns
Nanette Salutan holds her baby son Bernard in her arms in front of the altar of a Catholic chapel inside the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in Tacloban, Philippines on…
NJ Christie’s political move disappoints mentor
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI FILE – In this Oct. 31, 2009 file photo, Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Chris Christie, right, smiles as he listens to former governor Tom…
Obamas, Clintons to visit JFK gravesite Wednesday
By NEDRA PICKLER FILE – This Oct. 29, 2013 file photo shows people visiting the eternal flame at the gravesite of former President John F. Kennedy as it burns at…
Over 2K trucks block French highways in protest
A farmer burn straw bales as farmers block a main road, facing the police, in Arles, southern France, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Demonstrators are protesting against the controversial governmental environment…
Islamists call for dialogue in Egypt after coup
By MARIAM RIZK A supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi raises his poster during a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Arabic reads,”down with military rule.” Authorities…
Family seeks answers in deadly Mich porch shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS Monica McBride, center, and Walter Ray Simmons, right, the parents of Renisha McBride address the media with attorney Gerald Thurswell, left, during a news conference in Southfield,…
Showdown brews over Sri Lankan civil war inquiry
By KATY DAIGLE British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, talks with other leaders during a retreat at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, Nov.…