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…
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South Korea’s president on state visit to UK
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, right welcomes the South Korean President Park Geun-hye to Buckingham Palace as they pose for photographers at the Grand Entrance in London,Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. The…
Struggle for Syria talks comes as aid needs spike
By JOHN HEILPRIN US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman arrives for a meeting with the UN Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and the Russian…
M23 fighters in eastern Congo say ending rebellion
By SALEH MWANAMILONGO and JOSEPH KAY FILE – In this Nov. 30, 2012 file photo, M23 rebels withdraw from the Masisi and Sake areas in the eastern Congo town of…
VENEZUELA ENVOY: RELATIONS WITH US STILL FROZEN
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Elias Jaua holds a press conference in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Jaua says efforts to re-establish diplomatic relations between his country and the United States…
Japan, Russia agree to expand defense ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second from left, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, pose with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, second from right, and Defense Minister…
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…
Officials: US drone kills Pakistani Taliban leader
By RASOOL DAWAR and KIMBERLY DOZIER FILE – In this file photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur…