By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and NATALIYA VASILYEVA Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) Vladimir Putin Russian President…
By BRADLEY BROOKS FILE – This June 9, 2013 file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, in Hong Kong. Snowden wrote…
By LAURA MILLS Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, walks to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych during their meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander Nemenov, pool)…
By MATTHEW LEE U.S. State Secretary John Kerry speaks during a joint press conference with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. The United States…
By RAY FAURE Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks at the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto near Johannesburg, Tuesday, Dec.…
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, arrive at Waterkloof Air Base for a memorial service in honor of former South African leader Nelson…
By MICHELLE FAUL This undated photo courtesy of Pillay Family, shows Ethel Pillay, with daughter left to right, Carole, Danette and Michelle. The family experienced racists incidences in the early…
By JOSEF FEDERMAN FILE – In this file photo taken Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Fresh off a series…
