UKRAINE: TENS OF THOUSANDS MARCH THROUGH KIEV
By MARIA DANILOVA Demonstrators gather during a rally in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. As many as 100,000 demonstrators chased away police to rally in the center…
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POLICE FORCEFULLY BREAK UP DEMONSTRATION IN KIEV
By YURAS KARMANAU Injured protesters look for medical help in ambulance after Ukrainian riot police broke up a rally demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych, at the Independence Square…
THOUSANDS PROTEST UKRAINIAN LEADER SPIKING EU DEAL
By YURAS KARMANAU A demonstrator holds a torn portrait of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and shouts “Coward!” during a rally in support of Ukraine’s integration with the European Union in…
EU calls for higher turnout in Mali runoff vote
Malian women walk around a polling station waiting for it to close in Mali’s parliamentary elections in Gao, Northern Mali, Sunday Nov. 24, 2013. Malians trickled in to vote in…
Easing of Iran sanctions could start in December
By JOHN-THOR In this photo released by the Iranian Students News Agency, ISNA, Iranians hold posters of President Hassan Rouhani as they welcome Iranian nuclear negotiators upon their arrival from…
Merkel leads EU calls for Ukraine to reform
By RAF CASERT German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her speech at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the relationship between Germany…
No EU nation candidate to destroy Syria gas
By RAF CASERT German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle takes his place at the podium during a media conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, Nov.…
Eurozone recovery grinds to a near halt
By PAN PYLAS Lisbon municipal street cleaner Carlos Rodrigues pulls a hose as he works at Comercio square in downtown Lisbon, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Rodrigues, who earns the minimum…