MERKEL ALLIES APPEAR TO TRIUMPH IN BAVARIA
By GEIR MOULSON German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves during an election campaign event of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Bad Koestritz, central Germany, on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013.…
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FEARS ABOUT FALLOUT FROM GOP DIVIDE WITH TEA PARTY
By BILL BARROW FILE – In this Aug. 29, 2013, file photo, Tea Party Express Chairwoman Amy Kremer, speaks in Charleston, S.C.,, businessman Richard Cash listens. Cash is running against…
INDIA’S OPPOSITION PARTY NAMES PM CANDIDATE
By ASHOK SHARMA FILE – In this Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 file photo, Gujarat state Chief Minister and India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi receives a garland…
SENATE CONFIRMS NOMINEE CAUGHT UP IN BENGHAZI
By DONNA CASSATA FILE – In this Juy 11, 2013, Victoria Nuland testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Senate has confirmed President Barack…
TRIAL STARTS FOR KENYA DEPUTY PRESIDENT RUTO
By MIKE CORDER Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto, right, awaits the start of his trial in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept.…
MALDIVES’ EX-LEADER: ANTI-ISLAMIC LABEL COST VOTES
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Mohamed Nasheed, center, Maldives’ first democratically elected president, addresses the media at his residence in Male, Maldives, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. Nasheed, who was ousted last year…
PAKISTANI PRESIDENT STEPS DOWN AS HIS TERM ENDS
By ASIF SHAHZAD Pakistan’s outgoing President Asif Ali Zardari waves as he leaves following a farewell ceremony at President House in Islamabad, Pakistan. Zardari is stepping down Sunday at the…
CONSERVATIVES SWEEP TO AUSTRALIA ELECTION VICTORY
By ROD McGUIRK Opposition leader Tony Abbott smiles as he makes a speech to party supporter in Sydney, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, following his party’s win in Australia’s national election.…