Kerry: New Iran sanctions could scuttle diplomacy
By BRADLEY KLAPPER In this Nov. 12, 2013, photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a reception for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence…
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AP PHOTOS: Prince Charles over the years
FILE – In this July 18, 1949 file photo, Prince Charles, foreground left, the eight-month-old son of Princess Elizabeth of England, left, and his father Philip, poses for a photo,…
Charles ready for pension, still in line for job
By GREGORY KATZ Britain’s Prince Charles smiles as he interacts with officials during a visit to a shipyard to see India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi, India,…
Another EU summit on jobs but progress elusive
Employees of the Spanish appliance maker Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos protest in defense of their jobs, in Arrasate Mondragon, northern Spain, Monday Nov. 11, 2013. Fagor-Edesa, which claims to be Europe’s fifth-largest…
UNESCO leader re-elected amid budget tightening
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) speaks to the media following the 37th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, in Paris,…
Debt inspectors probe Greek budget shortfall
A man walks outside the University of Athens, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. The Athens’ University and the Polytechnic University remain closed for the eleventh week as administrative workers strike over…
Greenpeace activists arrive in St. Petersburg
By VITNIJA SALDAVA A Russian police officer guards police vans believed to be transporting Greenpeace activists to a prison in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Jailed Greenpeace activists…
Concordia trial: Captain told engines were flooded
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Francesco Schettino, the captain, arrives to attend the trial where he is accused of alleged manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia near…