POPE PRAYS FOR 12 NUNS ABDUCTED IN SYRIA BY REBELS
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Vatican Pope Pope Francis delivers his…
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JUDGE CLEAR WAY FOR DETROIT TO CONFRONT HUGE DEBTS
By ED WHITE Detroit city workers and supporters protest outside the federal courthouse in Detroit while awaiting the bankruptcy decision, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. A judge is expected to announce…
UKRAINE MASS PROTESTS RESUME AFTER GOVT WINS VOTE
By MARIA DANILOVA People rally outside of the presidential administration building in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Ukraine’s opposition failed to force out the government with a…
UKRAINE OPPOSITION FAILS TO FORCE OUT GOVT IN VOTE
By MARIA DANILOVA Protesters chant slogans outside the Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday opened a high-tension session in which the opposition aims…
DEMS, OBAMA, HEAD INTO 2014 DISTANT, DETERMINED
By LAURIE KELLMAN FILE – In this Jan. 3, 2013, file photo, Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., right, participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, for…
VA. GOV ENDING TERM WITH SCANDAL-STAINED YEAR
By ERIC TUCKER FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, shakes hand with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, left, as…
Tiananmen leader denied in bid to return to China
FILE – In this June 4, 2012 file photo, former student leader in the Tiananmen protests of 1989, Wu’er Kaixi, speaks to media before addressing hundreds of people attending a…
Pakistan deploys first domestic drones
By SEBASTIAN ABBOT Supporters of the Pakistani religious party Jammat-e-Islami and Tehreek-e-Insaf party, headed by cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, hold up their parties’ flags and chant slogans during a rally…