Pakistani Taliban confirm leader killed by drone
By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD and RASOOL DAWAR FILE – In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur…
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Officials: Shootings kill 4 in north-central Iraq
By SAMEER N. YACOUB FILE – In this file photo taken on Oct. 21, 2013, mourners carry the coffin of a man killed in a bomb attack during a funeral…
GOP internal divide plays out in Alabama campaign
By BILL BARROW This combination made from file photos shows former two-year college chancellor Bradley Byrne, left, and Orange Beach businessman Dean Young. The Republican primary in the 1st Congressional…
Bahrain opposition leader to face prosecutor
Majeed Milad, left, and Sayed Hadi al-Musawi, right, of the Bahraini Shiite opposition group Al Wefaq, speak at a press conference about a police raid of Al Wefaq Society’s exhibition…
DC on fast track to decriminalizing pot possession
By Ben Nuckols This photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 shows marijuana clone plants that are used to grow medical marijuana displayed under a light, at The Joint, a medical marijuana…
Excerpts from AP interview: Honduras police chief
In this July 24, 2013 photo, Honduras Police Chief, Gen. Juan Carlos Bonilla, speaks to the press in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The five-star general was accused a decade ago of running…
In midst of Syrian war, giant Jesus statue arises
By DIAA HADID This Oct. 14, 2013 photo provided by the St. Paul’s and St. George’s Foundation shows workers preparing to install a statue of Jesus on Mount Sednaya, Syria.…
Race for Virginia governor could hinge on women
By PHILIP ELLIOTT and KEN THOMAS FILE – In this Oct. 24, 2013 file photo, Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, speaks in Blacksburg, Va. Women may…