STOLEN DEATH CAMP EXHIBIT RETURNS TO POLAND
U.S. ambassador Stephen Mull, right, hands over to Poland’s deputy Culture Minister Malgorzata Omilanowska, left, a prisoner’s cap from a World War II death camp, in a ceremony in Warsaw,…
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MERKEL’S CHALLENGER PLEDGES QUICK POLICY CHANGES
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidate for the chancellor, Peer Steinbrueck, second from left, attends a news conference for the upcoming general elections in Berlin, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Steinbruck…
BRITAIN PROPOSES SYRIA RESOLUTION; RUSSIA OBJECTS
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and PETER JAMES SPIELMANN Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Ja’afari speaks to reporters after a meeting about Syria at United Nations headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 28,…
RARELY SEEN COPY OF MAGNA CARTA COMING TO HOUSTON
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI In this courtesy photo provided by the Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust, from left, England’s Prince Charles, Christopher James, Chairman of Hereford Perpetual Trust, and Joel A. Bartsch,…
UN ATOMIC AGENCY: IRAN UPS NUKE ACTIVITY
By GEORGE JAHN FILE – In this Aug. 15, 2013, file photo, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during the debate on the proposed Cabinet at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran.…
ARTIST WHO PAINTED PUTIN IN UNDERWEAR FLEES RUSSIA
In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, a visitor photographs the artwork entitled “Travesty” by Konstantin Altunin at an exhibition at the Muzei Vlasti in St. Petersburg, Russia.…
UN ENVOY: SYRIA ‘SUBSTANCE’ MAY HAVE KILLED 1,000
By JOHN HEILPRIN The UN Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks on developments related to Syria during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations…
BOE’S CARNEY TAKES HIS MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC
By DANICA KIRKA Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, speaks during his address to business leaders in Nottingham, England, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Carney said officials are ready…