As US economy plods and pay lags, companies profit
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and KEN SWEET In this combination of Associated Press file photos, Trader F. Hill Creekmore, left, smiles as he works on the floor of the New…
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France reinforces Mali troops after kidnap deaths
A coffin bearing the body of one of the two French radio journalists killed in Mali is carried at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy, north of Paris, Tuesday,…
Jury convicts man in killing of Redskins’ Taylor
By CURT ANDERSON Eric Rivera Jr. is moved to the courtroom holding room for the start of the fourth day of jury deliberation, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, in the Sean…
Everyday life disrupted during Bangladesh strike
By JULHAS ALAM Members of Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) stand guard on a street outside the office of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during a general strike…
Blatter to have audience with Pope Francis
Britain’s Prince William talks FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, during The Football Association’s 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner in central London, Saturday Oct. 26, 2013. The Football Association was founded 150…
Tajik leader set to expand 20-year rule in vote
By OLGA TUTUBALINA FILE – In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 file photo, Emomali Rakhmon, President of Tajikistan, gestures during a news conference with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in…
Wes Anderson movie to open Berlin film festival
BERLIN (AP) — Wes Anderson’s new movie, “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” is to open the 2014 Berlin Film Festival. Festival organizers said Tuesday the event kicks off on Feb. 6…
Thai leader defends contentious amnesty bill
An anti-government protester chants slogans during a rally against a political amnesty bill in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. Thailand’s prime minister on Tuesday defended the bill that has…