OFFICIALS SAY 7 DEAD IN VENEZUELA PROTESTS
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER Venezuela’s interim President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist as he holds up the official certificate declaring him winner of the presidential election at the…
Political and civil unrest
GREECE SEALS DEAL WITH DEBT INSPECTORS
By ELENA BECATOROS IMF’s troika representative to Greece Poul Thomsen, right, speaks as Greek Financial Minister Yannis Stournaras listens during a conference on the economy in central Athens, Monday, April…
THOUSANDS RALLY ACROSS US FOR IMMIGRATION BILL
By LUIS ALONSO LUGO and GARANCE BURKE Rigoberto Ramos from Seaford, Del., originally from Guatemala, rallies for immigration reform in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 10,…
PUTIN’S VISIT TO GERMANY CLOUDED BY DISPUTES
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the opening ceremony of the Hannover Fair in the Congress Centrum in Hannover, Germany, Sunday April 7,…
ISRAELI PLANES STRIKE GAZA AFTER ROCKET FIRE
By IAN DEITCH Palestinians throw stones at Israeli soldiers after the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh in Israeli jail in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday, April 2, 2013.…
YEMENIS DEMAND RELEASE OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
By AHMED AL-HAJ Yemeni women hold photos of their relatives detained in Guantanamo Bay prison during a demonstration in front of the U.S. embassy demanding their release, in Sanaa, Yemen,…
UNEASY CALM IN KENYA AFTER COURT RULING ON VOTE
By TOM ODULA and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Supporters of losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga protest in front of riot police guarding the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, March 30, 2013.…
KENYAN SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS ELECTION RESULT
By TOM ODULA Uhuru Kenyatta,s supporters smile after the six Supreme Court judges , led by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, Uhuru Kenyatta was declared as president in Nairobi Saturday, March…