GERMANY: MAN TAKES 3 HOSTAGES AT CITY HALL
Onlookers stand in front of the city hall in Ingolstadt, Germany, Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, after a man has taken several hostages in the city hall of Ingolstadt. Police spokesman…
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TRAIN KILLS 37 PILGRIMS IN EASTERN INDIA
By INDRAJIT SINGH Coaches of the Rajya Rani Express train burn after a mob set it on fire as it ran over a group of Hindu pilgrims at a crowded…
ISRAEL QUIETLY MAINTAINS TIES WITH EGYPTIAN ARMY
By JOSEF FEDERMAN FILE – In this file photo taken Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, an Egyptian Army soldier takes his position on top of an armored vehicle while guarding an…
EGYPT’S MUBARAK MAY BE RELEASED; 25 POLICE KILLED
By HAMZA HENDAWI FILE — In this Saturday, April 13, 2013 file photo, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves to his supporters from behind bars as he attends a hearing…
SNOWDEN REPORTER: WON’T BE SILENCED BY DETENTION
By DANICA KIRKA In this undated photo released by Janine Gibson of The Guardian, Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, right, and his partner David Miranda, are shown together at an unknown…
NJ governor to sign ban on gay conversion therapy
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI FILE- In this July 29, 2013 file photo New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in Morristown, N.J. Get your face on TV and write a book:…
CONGRESS SPLIT ON CUTTING OFF AID TO EGYPT
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER In this photo taken March 10, 2011, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to Congress, becomes emotional as he testifies before the House Homeland Security…
STATES REVISIT MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES
By SUSAN HAIGH This undated identification photo released by the Connecticut Department of Correction shows Nicholas Aponte. As a 17-year-old, Aponte went along with an older cousin to rob a…