NY CASE SHEDS LIGHT ON METH COOKING IN NORTH KOREA
By TOM HAYS In this Nov. 21, 2013 courtroom art, five men appear in a New York City courtroom accused of plotting to smuggle 100 kilograms of highly potent methamphetamine…
International incidents
Israel, Gulf in ‘strange alliance’ against Iran
By BRIAN MURPHY FILE-In this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is greeted by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud,…
Hamas leaders stage parade marking year to battle
By IBRAHIM BARZAK Palestinians watch Islamic Jihad militants march during a parade to mark the anniversary of a battle against Israel in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Thousands of…
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…
UN COURT RULING ON CAMBODIA-THAI LAND DISPUTE
A Cambodian Buddhist monk, second from left, walks together with local tourists through the famed Preah Vihear temple near Cambodia-Thai border in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013.…
KERRY SEEKS MOVEMENT IN ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN TALKS
By MATTHEW LEE U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool) BETHLEHEM, West…
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…
Israel bombs Gaza tunnel; 4 Hamas militants killed
By IAN DEITCH Israeli soldiers are seen near the border between Israel and Gaza, early Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Gaza officials say Israeli tank fire has killed a Palestinian militant.…