Kerry to Mideast, Europe on damage control mission
By MATTHEW LEE Secretary of State John Kerry speaks in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, during a ceremony to dedicate a bust of Winston…
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Thousands protest in Greece over planned new tax
By DEREK GATOPOULOS A man on a wheelchair holds a banner reading in Greek “State benefit policy harms our health” takes part in an anti-austerity demonstration in central Athens, on…
After unity, some Democrats push back on Obama
By JIM KUHNHENN FILE – In this Oct. 21, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Just two…
UK hacking prosecutor: Brooks, Coulson had affair
By JILL LAWLESS Andy Coulson arrives at The Old Bailey law court in London, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Former News of the World national newspaper editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy…
Watchdog: Syria destroyed chemical arms equipment
By BASSEM MROUE FILE – In this photo released Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, samples brought back by the U.N. chemical weapons…
EU SPYING BACKLASH THREATENS BILLIONS IN US TRADE
By JUERGEN BAETZ FILE – This is a Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo of President Barack Obama, right, greets President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso on Barroso’s…
FREED FRENCH HOSTAGES ARRIVE HOME AFTER 3 YEARS
By SARAH DiLORENZO Released French hostage Daniel Larribe, right, is surrounded by his wife and two daughters as French President, Francois Hollande, left, and defense minister, Jean-Luc Le Drian, second…
IRAN-UN NUKE TALKS ADVANCE, NEW ROUND NOV. 11
By GEORGE JAHN Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Reza Najafi, left, and IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards Tero Tapio Varjoranta,…