Driving out jihadis, Syrian Kurds carve out zone
By BASSEM MROUE FILE – In this Sunday, March. 3, 2013 file photo, A Kurdish female member of the Popular Protection Units stands guard at a check point near the…
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Syrian and Russian leaders discuss peace talks
A Syrian soldier is passed by civilians carrying their belongings in the town of Hejeira in the countryside of Damascus which Syrian troops captured on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 as…
Serbia’s top tycoon on trial for embezzlement
Serbian tycoon Miroslav Miskovic, center, walks past the media as he arrives for the start of his court case on charges alleging embezzlement and tax evasion, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday,…
Norway to send ships to Syria to ferry weapons out
By BRADLEY KLAPPER In this photo provided by the United Nations, Borge Brende, center, Norway’s new Minister for Foreign Affairs, speaks across the table to United Nations Secretary General Ban…
Albanians oppose dismantling Syrian weapons
An Albanian student wears a gas mask and holds a sign during a protest against chemical weapons during a protest against the dismantling of Syrian chemical weapons in Albania in…
What’s holding the eurozone recovery back?
By PAN PYLAS Stevedores work to unload a cargo ship at Lisbon’s Santa Apolonia port, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. The recovery from recession in the 17-country eurozone nearly came to…
Stocks boosted as incoming Fed head backs stimulus
By EILEEN NG People walk outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Asian stock markets bounced higher Thursday after prepared testimony for the confirmation hearing of incoming…
Friction over Sri Lanka shows at Commonwealth meet
By KATY DAIGLE Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures as he answers a question during a media briefing a day ahead of Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting in Colombo, Sri…