REBELS SEIZE AIR DEFENSE BASE IN SOUTHERN SYRIA
By ZEINA KARAM In this undated photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti, an 84-year-old cleric known to all Syrians as a religious…
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PAKISTAN’S MUSHARRAF VOWS RETURN DESPITE RISKS
By JAMIL KHAN Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf attends a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan National Day ahead his trip to Karachi on Sunday, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March…
‘BOOK OF MORMON’ ALREADY BREAKS RECORD IN LONDON
By MARK KENNEDY The Book of Mormon creators Trey Parker, left, and Matt Stone pose for photographers on the red carpet as they arrive for the opening night of ‘The…
FRANCE CONFIRMS DEATH OF AL-QAIDA CHIEF ABOU ZEID
GREG KELLER French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, left, and Mali’s Foreign Minister Tieman Coulibaly, right, pose for journalists after a meeting in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP…
LEBANESE PRESIDENT ACCEPTS PREMIER’S RESIGNATION
By ZEINA KARAM Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, center, leaves after he announced his resignation, at the government palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 22, 2013. Lebanon’s prime minister has…
KEY US DECISION ON CUBA TERROR-DESIGNATION COMING
By PAUL HAVEN Miniature flags representing Cuba and the U.S. are displayed on the dash of an American classic car in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 22, 2013. U.S. Secretary of…
POLICE: 4 PEOPLE SHOT, 1 FATALLY, IN CONEY ISLAND
This photo provided by News 12, shows the scene near the Gravesend Houses in Coney Island, New York on Friday, March 22, 2013, after a shooting took place near a…
‘EMBARRASSED’ EX-PITTSBURGH CHIEF TO PLEAD GUILTY
In this Sept. 21, 2012 photo, Pittsburgh Chief of Police Nate Harper speaks during a news conference at Pittsburgh Police headquarters as he describes the events surrounding a hostage incident…