CHINA’S LEADERS TAKE AIM AT RAILWAYS MINISTRY
By LOUISE WATT Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and incoming-President Xi Jinping reads a report during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the…
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6 TEENS KILLED, 2 HURT IN NORTHEAST OHIO SUV CRASH
By THOMAS J. SHEERAN Carol Trimble of Warren, a family member of the victims, views the pond along Pine Avenue S.E. in Warren, Ohio where police say six teens were…
SYRIAN REBELS TREATED UN HOSTAGES LIKE ‘GUESTS’
By JIM GOMEZ CORRECTS DAY HOSTAGES WERE RELEASED TO SATURDAY INSTEAD OF FRIDAY- Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Col. Arnulfo Burgos Jr. gestures as he talks to reporters about…
ROME BRACES FOR CONCLAVE CROWD CONTROL CHALLENGE
By FRANCES D’EMILIO FILE — In this file photo taken on Feb. 24, 2013, policeman patrol as faithful gather the last Angelus noon prayer of Pope Benedict XVI, celebrated from…
AP SOURCE: OBAMA POISED TO PICK PEREZ FOR LABOR
By JIM KUHNHENN and SAM HANANEL FILE – In this Thursday, May 10, 2012 file photo, United States Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, left, who heads up the civil rights…
KENYA CHURCH MOVES PAST PAINFUL ELECTION HISTORY
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta waves at supporters after winning the elections in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Kenya’s election commission posted complete results early Saturday showing…
SOUTH AFRICA: MANDELA SPENDS NIGHT IN HOSPITAL
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA FILE – In this May 11, 1999 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, is photographed in Cape Town, South Africa. Mandela, the former South African president…
CATHOLICS CREATE ‘VIRTUAL CONCLAVE’ FOR NEW POPE
By RACHEL ZOLL A view of the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Firefighters have installed the top of the Sistine Chapel chimney that will signal to…