100 PRISONERS NOW ON HUNGER STRIKE AT GUANTANAMO
FILE – In this Dec. 4, 2006 file photo reviewed by a U.S. Dept of Defense official, a detainee shields his face as he peers out through the so-called “bean…
Protests and demonstrations
BANGLADESH COLLAPSE FACTORIES IGNORED EVACUATION
By JULHAS ALAM Bangladeshi people gather as rescuers look for survivors and victims at the site of a building that collapsed Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,Thursday, April 25, 2013.…
CONDITION OF INDIAN GIRL WHO WAS RAPED IMPROVES
By NIRMALA GEORGE Indian women activists of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party jostle with Indian police women outside ruling United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s residence during a protest…
CLASHES IN SYRIA; REBELS SEEK FOREIGN INTERVENTION
By BASSEM MROUE This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti Syrian regime protesters…
BRITAIN’S IRON LADY LAID TO REST WITH FULL POMP
By JILL LAWLESS and CASSANDRA VINOGRAD An overhead view of guests attending the ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Wednesday April…
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…
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,…