Russia grants bail to 9 foreign activists
By VITNIJA SALDAVA Greenpeace International activist Miguel Hernan Perez Orsi of Argentina, left, reacts to a verdict and holds a photo of his daughter in a cage at a court…
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UN chief says current climate pledges insufficient
By KARL RITTER United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski shake hands prior to their meeting , in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Ban…
UN secretary-general visits Auschwitz memorial
United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon , walks along a barbed-wire fence as he visits the former German Nazi Death Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Ban…
Merkel leads EU calls for Ukraine to reform
By RAF CASERT German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her speech at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the relationship between Germany…
A glance at coal and its role in climate change
By KARL RITTER Young girls protest in front of the Polish Ministry of Economy in Warsaw, Monday Nov. 18, 2013 where a Coal Industry meeting is taking place in Warsaw,…
Steven Seagal ‘adopts’ stray dog in Romania
A picture taken on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 shows U.S. actor Steven Seagal holding Grivei, a stray dog he adopted from the Dogtown dog shelter in Uzunu, south of Bucharest,…
Soldier: Minneapolis man ordered Nazi-led attack
By DAVID RISING and RANDY HERSCHAFT This 1982 photo provided by the University of Minnesota shows Nadia and Michael Karkoc. The Associated Press has uncovered testimony that says Michael Karkoc,…
Video shows near-vertical crash of Russian plane
By VLADIMIR KONDRASHOV and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV In this photo provided by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, firefighters and rescuers work at the crash site of a Russian passenger airliner near Kazan,…