Syria peace envoy: No talks without opposition
By ALBERT AJI UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks in a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Brahimi urged during his days-long visit to Damascus…
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US envoy: Afghan reconciliation effort began late
By GREGORY KATZ Abdul Latif, 57, an Afghan man, prays on Nadir Khan hill in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. The hill is known for the cemetery of the…
Kerry to Mideast, Europe on damage control mission
By MATTHEW LEE Secretary of State John Kerry speaks in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, during a ceremony to dedicate a bust of Winston…
CHEMICAL WEAPONS INSPECTORS IN SYRIA MISS DEADLINE
By MIKE CORDER and RYAN LUCAS U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, center right, and Deputy Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrive to a hotel surrounded by security Monday, Oct. 28,…
UK’S HAGUE STRESSES SUPPORT FOR SYRIAN OPPOSITION
By LARA JAKES US Secretary of State John Kerry, fourth from right, attends a meeting Tuesday Oct. 22, 2013, hosted by British Foreign Secretary William Hague, fourth from left, of…
SYRIAN PRESIDENT CASTS DOUBT ON PEACE CONFERENCE
By BASSEM MROUE and RYAN LUCAS In this photo, which AP obtained from Syrian official news agency SANA and which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP…
RELATIVE: EGYPTIAN FAMILY REJECTS ISRAEL HONOR
By MARIAM RIZK and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER FILE – In this Monday Sept. 30, 2013 file photo, Irena Steinfeldt, an official at Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, shows a certificate recognizing…
KERRY, EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF ASHTON HOLD TALKS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a joint news conference with Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. U.S.…