SRI LANKA’S WAR-HIT TAMILS VOTE FOR WIDER AUTONOMY
By KRISHAN FRANCIS A Sri Lankan man cycles with a boy a day after the northern provincial council election in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. A former political…
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CHINESE POLITICIAN BO XILAI GETS LIFE SENTENCE
By DIDI TANG and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN In this photo released by the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, fallen politician Bo Xilai, center, is handcuffed and held by police officers as he…
VENEZUELA’S PRESIDENT IN CHINA, SIGNS AGREEMENTS
BEIJING (AP) — China and Venezuela signed several agreements Sunday during a visit by the Venezuelan president that is meant to strengthen economic ties between the South American nation and…
CLINTON: ‘PRAGMATIC AND REALISTIC’ ABOUT 2016
By KEN THOMAS FILE – In this July 9, 2013 photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton applauds international delegates to the during the Women in Public Service Project leadership…
SUICIDE ATTACK ON PAKISTANI CHURCH KILLS 75 PEOPLE
By RIAZ KHAN Pakistani Christians chant slogans as they burn materials during a protest against a suicide attack on a church, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 in Karachi, Pakistan. A suicide…
ISRAEL: PALESTINIAN ABDUCTS, KILLS ISRAELI SOLDIER
By IAN DEITCH A Palestinian boy walks by shadows cast by members of the Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam militia, the military wing of Hamas during a march in Nuseirat Refugee…
OBAMA TO KEYNOTE BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION DINNER
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE President Barack Obama arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 in Washington. Obama traveled to a Ford plant in Liberty,…
POPE’S BLUNT REMARKS POSE CHALLENGE FOR BISHOPS
By RACHEL ZOLL FILE – In this March 15, 2013 photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis is greeted by Cardinal Timothy Dolan as he meets…