ROMANIANS CHARGED WITH ART THEFT TO PLEAD GUILTY
Eugen Darie, center, and Alexandru Bitu, right, two suspects charged with stealing paintings from a Dutch museum, enter a court building for a hearing in their trial in Bucharest, Romania,…
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IN JAMAICA, A TWIST ON WINE TOURS FOR POT LOVERS
By DAVID McFADDEN In this Aug. 29, 2013 photo, farmer nicknamed Breezy shows his illegal patch of budding marijuana plants during a tour of his land in Jamaica’s central mountain…
WITH IDRIS ELBA, A MANDELA WITH MUSCLES AT TORONTO
By JAKE COYLE Actor Idris Elba answers a question during the press conference for “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sunday,…
US: ‘COMMON-SENSE TEST’ HOLDS ASSAD RESPONSIBLE
By PHILIP ELLIOTT In this photo taken May 19, 2013 White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough returns to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after a trip with President Barack…
MISS WORLD OPENS IN INDONESIA AFTER PROTESTS
The 63rd Miss World Pageant contestants wear Indonesian’s traditional dress during opening ceremony in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) BALI, Indonesia (AP) —…
CITIES MAKE FINAL PITCHES AHEAD OF 2020 VOTE
By STEPHEN WILSON Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrives to attend the Istanbul 2020 bid presentation during the International Olympic Committee session, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.…
HUNDREDS PROTEST DEADLY POLICE SHOOTING IN KASHMIR
Kashmiris carry Adil Ahmed on a stretcher after he was injured in a shootout at Shopian, at a hospital in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. Hundreds of people protested…
JAPANESE ANIMATION MASTER MIYAZAKI BIDS FAREWELL
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARI YAMAGUCHI Hayao Miyazaki, one of animation’s most admired and successful directors, smiles during a press conference on his retirement in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.…