XI VISITS RUSSIA AS CHINA SEEKS BIGGER GLOBAL ROLE
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN In this March 16, 2013 photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping claps as he arrives at a plenary session of the National People’s Congress held in Beijing’s Great…
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CYPRUS HAS 4 DAYS TO FIND BAILOUT SOLUTION
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and ELENA BECATOROS People queue at an ATM outside a closed Laiki Bank branch in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says…
RUSSIA SEARCHES HUNDREDS OF RIGHTS GROUPS, NGOS
By MAX SEDDON Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on sports issues in Kazan, 720 kilometers (450 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Putin is touring…
COMMANDER: CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER WAY FOR SYRIA
By DONNA CASSATA and RICHARD LARDNER Adm. James G. Stavridis, commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, before…
US REASSURES POLAND OVER MISSILE DEFENSE CHANGES
By VANESSA GERA Wendy Sherman, left, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, and Boguslaw Winid, Polish undersecretary of State for Security Policy, attend at a news conference in Warsaw,…
RUSSIAN MONEY IN CYPRUS HIT BY SAVINGS SEIZURE
NATALIYA VASILYEVA Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Kirill Dmitriev, not pictured, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, in his residence Novo-Ogaryovo, outside Moscow on Monday, March 18, 2013.…
MISSILE PLAN CHANGES MAY PROVIDE OPENING FOR TALKS
By DESMOND BUTLER Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, to announce that the Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to…
FRANCE READY TO ARM SYRIAN REBELS
By RAF CASERT French President Francois Hollande, right, speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit Brussels on Thursday, March 14, 2013. European Union heads of state…