Spain: US ambassador says NSA acts legally
MADRID (AP) — Spain says the U.S. ambassador has given his assurances that the U.S. National Security Agency’s activities in the country are carried out in conjunction with Spain’s intelligence…
Human rights and civil liberties
Croatia to vote on allowing gay marriage
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia, the newest member of the 28-nation European Union, will hold a referendum on whether to allow gay marriages but rights groups say the vote is…
Teen’s rape galvanizes support in Kenya
By JOSPHAT KASIRE and JASON STRAZIUSO FILE – In this file photo of Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, women protest after a teenager was allegedly gang-raped in June, in the capital…
Senate nears historic vote on gay rights bill
By DONNA CASSATA Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, talks to reporters after the Senate cleared a major hurdle and agreed to proceed…
McAuliffe, Cuccinelli seek votes in Va gov race
By PHILIP ELLIOTT Vice President Joe Biden, center, accompanied by Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., left, speaks at a campaign event for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, right, Monday, Nov.…
Bangladesh sentences 152 to death for 2009 mutiny
By JULHAS ALAM A Bangladeshi border guard who was sentenced to death reacts as he leaves a special court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. A Bangladesh court sentenced…
Race for Virginia governor could hinge on women
By PHILIP ELLIOTT and KEN THOMAS FILE – In this Oct. 24, 2013 file photo, Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, speaks in Blacksburg, Va. Women may…
Gay rights legislation gains bipartisan support
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Proponents of a bill that would…