French credit rating cut by S&P again
PARIS (AP) — France’s principal credit rating was downgraded again Friday by Standard & Poor’s, which said the country has limited ability to get its public finances in shape and…
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Croatia to vote on allowing gay marriage
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia, the newest member of the 28-nation European Union, will hold a referendum on whether to allow gay marriages but rights groups say the vote is…
Syrian opposition refuses Moscow talks
By BASSEM MROUE and LAURA MILLS Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media after his talks with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 8,…
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…
Palestinians: Israel only suspect in Arafat death
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH A Palestinian child works at a shop across from a poster of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of…
Double bombing, shooting kill 7 people in Iraq
By SAMEER N. YACOUB An Iraqi man inspects his car destroyed in a suicide car bomb in the Baghdad al-Jadidah district, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. Officials in Iraq said…
US consumer spending slows to 0.2 percent gain
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, photo, costumers shop at the new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Los Angeles. The government reports how much consumers spent and earned…
Xbox, can you hear me now? One requires repetition
By DERRIK J. LANG This photo released by Microsoft shows the Xbox One user interface from Microsoft. The successor to the Xbox 360, the Xbox One, is set for release…