In midst of Syrian war, giant Jesus statue arises
By DIAA HADID This Oct. 14, 2013 photo provided by the St. Paul’s and St. George’s Foundation shows workers preparing to install a statue of Jesus on Mount Sednaya, Syria.…
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Pussy Riot member sent to new prison
In this Thursday, April 19, 2012 photo, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the female punk rocker band Pussy Riot stands in a defendants cage prior to a court hearing in…
Family of detained Briton asks Russia for release
LONDON (AP) — Relatives of a British freelance journalist jailed in Russia with a group of Greenpeace protesters have demonstrated outside Russia’s London embassy to call for the group’s release.…
Germans: European spy agencies swap tech
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign intelligence agency has confirmed a report that it regularly discusses technological developments with its European counterparts. But a spokesman denies a report in Britain’s Guardian…
French Foreign Ministry says 2 journalists for RFI radio kidnapped and killed in north Mali
Kidal is at the epicentre of a dispute between ethnic Tuareg nomads and most Malians, who are black Africans Continue reading the main story Related Stories Sahara kidnappings – big…
Germany: final decision on gov’t seen mid-December
Social Democratic Party, SPD, chairman Sigmar Gabriel, right, welcomes Angela Merkel, German Chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union, CDU, left, and the Chief of Staff at the chancellery…
Asia stocks muted on prospect Fed to trim stimulus
By KAY JOHNSON A man walks past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Asian stocks rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time…
Pope leads silent prayer for migrant desert dead
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he delivered from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square, on he occasion of All Saints Day, at…