Showdown brews over Sri Lankan civil war inquiry
By KATY DAIGLE British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, talks with other leaders during a retreat at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, Nov.…
Human rights and civil liberties
Texas county adopts policy to protect LGBT inmates
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2013 file photo, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia listens to questions during a news conference in Houston. Garcia has adopted a…
Friction over Sri Lanka shows at Commonwealth meet
By KATY DAIGLE Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures as he answers a question during a media briefing a day ahead of Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting in Colombo, Sri…
Thai leader issues plea to end protests
By THANYARAT DOKSONE Protesters blow whistles and wave clapping tools during a rally against a political amnesty bill in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra…
Bitter Morocco-Algeria row before king’s US trip
By PAUL SCHEMM FILE – In this May 19, 2008 file photo, a pro-independence Polisario Front supporter looks on during a military parade as a Western Sahara flag flies in…
US envoy was inspired by South African struggle
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2013, US Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard is photographed during an interview with a local newspaper in Pretroia, South Africa.…
NYC mayor says he hopes successor is ‘even better’
By KAREN MATTHEWSNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that he hopes the administration of his successor, Bill de Blasio, “is even better” than his…
Protesters call for justice after porch killing
In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 photo, Charles Hannah lights Theresa Walker’s candle, left, at a candlelight vigil for Renisha McBride in the front of the home where she was…