HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER KILLED OUTSIDE HOME IN LEBANON
This undated photo released by the Hezbollah Media Relation Office on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2013, shows Hassan al-Laqis, described by Hezbollah as one of the founding members of the group…
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BIDEN: US-CHINA TIES RELY ON TRUST, GOOD MOTIVES
By JOSH LEDERMAN U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao at the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013,…
Tiananmen leader denied in bid to return to China
FILE – In this June 4, 2012 file photo, former student leader in the Tiananmen protests of 1989, Wu’er Kaixi, speaks to media before addressing hundreds of people attending a…
Lebanon blasts: Q&A about why they happened
By DIAA HADID Lebanese citizens and security forces gather near the entrance of the Iranian embassy, background, where two explosions have struck, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. Twin…
US envoy was inspired by South African struggle
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2013, US Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard is photographed during an interview with a local newspaper in Pretroia, South Africa.…
CBS admits error in Benghazi ’60 Minutes’ story
By DAVID BAUDER FILE – In this Jan. 12, 2013 file photo, “60 Minutes” reporter Lara Logan takes part in a panel discussion at the Showtime Winter TCA Tour in…
Mortar shell hits Vatican embassy in Damascus
By ALBERT AJI In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians look at…
Myanmar ‘God’s Army’ twins reunite, seek comrades
By THANYARAT DOKSONE and GRANT PECK In this Sept. 26, 2013 photo, Johnny, left, and his twin brother Luther Htoo pose for photos after their reunion at a restaurant in…