ISRAEL ADVANCES JERUSALEM HOUSING BEFORE TALKS
By IAN DEITCH A man holds a sign which reads, “Red week, the Israeli government releases twenty six murderers,” during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013,…
Diplomacy
GUNMEN KILL 5 YEMENI SOLDIERS AT CHECKPOINT
By AHMED AL-HAJ FILE — In this Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 file photo, Yemeni soldiers man a checkpoint on a street leading to the U.S. and British embassies in Sanaa,…
CHILLY RECEPTION FOR KERRY IN BRAZIL, COLOMBIA?
By DEB RIECHMANN In this photo taken Aug. 9, 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry listens to translation as he meets with Russian Foreign and Defense ministers at the State…
ISRAEL APPROVES NEARLY 1,200 NEW SETTLEMENT HOMES
By KARIN LAUB and DANIEL ESTRIN FILE – In this Sept. 20, 2010 aerial file photo, taken through the window of an airplane, the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ariel…
AP INTERVIEW: US GENERAL SAYS AFGHAN DEAL VITAL
By PATRICK QUINN Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, who commands the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul,…
US ORDERS DIPLOMATS OUT OF LAHORE, PAKISTAN
By SEBASTIAN ABBOT Pakistani guards search a car outside the U. S. Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. The State Department warned Americans not to travel to Pakistan…
US, RUSSIA SHOW BRAVE FACE DESPITE TATTERED TIES
By DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE White House press secretary Jay Carney listens to a question from a reporter during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington,…
YEMEN’S GOVERNMENT SAYS IT FOILED AL-QAIDA PLOTS
By AHMED AL-HAJ A policeman checks a car at the entrance of Sanaa International Airport, in Yemen, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at…