Republicans push to update education law
By KIMBERLY HEFLING The No Child Left Behind education law could be making a political comeback. Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who is the incoming chairman of the Senate…
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Ashraf Ghani Afghan president to overhaul security
By LYNNE O’DONNELL Facing an intensified Taliban insurgency, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani plans to fire senior civilian and military leaders in the country’s most volatile provinces to reinvigorate the battle…
A glance at developments in Ferguson
President Barack Obama planned to hold meetings Monday on the Ferguson situation, and a few members of the St. Louis Rams football team showed their support for protesters who have…
Obama daughters: Malia and Sasha Thanksgiving row apology
Sasha and Malia Obama were criticised for their outfits at the annual turkey pardoning event at the White House US President Barack Obama’s daughters Sasha and Malia have been accused…
Swiss reject plan to hoard gold, limit immigration
By JOHN HEILPRIN Switzerland (AP) — Voters in Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected plans to protect the country’s wealth by investing in gold and to drastically limit immigration or to…
Coalition airstrikes pound IS stronghold in Syria
U.S.-led coalition warplanes carried out as many as 30 airstrikes overnight against Islamic State militants in and around the group’s de facto capital in northeastern Syria, activists said Sunday. U.S.-led…
Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown resigns
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Ferguson officials planned to address the resignation of a white police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown, a black resident of the St. Louis suburb…
Pope Francis, patriarch demand end to IS attacks
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SUZAN FRASER Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians demanded an end to the persecution of religious minorities in Syria and Iraq…