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 welfare
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…
Mandela’s granddaughter bares her past in book
By CARLEY PETESCH In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of former president Nelson Mandela, is interviewed in Johannesburg ahead of the launch of her book…
Regulation gives parity for mental health coverage
By KEVIN FREKING Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, right, thanks Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, after Sebelius announced easier access to mental health care during the…
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…
Myanmar ‘God’s Army’ twins reunite, seek comrades
By THANYARAT DOKSONE and GRANT PECK In this Sept. 26, 2013 photo, Johnny, left, and his twin brother Luther Htoo pose for photos after their reunion at a restaurant in…
DC on fast track to decriminalizing pot possession
By Ben Nuckols This photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 shows marijuana clone plants that are used to grow medical marijuana displayed under a light, at The Joint, a medical marijuana…
Manning says gender ID dispute could go to court
By DAVID DISHNEAU FILE – In this July 30, 2013, file photo, Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, then-Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md.,…