Israeli city divided by religion after close vote
By ARON HELLER In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, photo, Israeli secular and moderate religious residents of Beit Shemesh protest during a demonstration demanding a new vote in the mayoral…
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EGYPT JUDGES RESIGN FROM TRIAL OF ISLAMIST LEADERS
By MAGGIE MICHAEL FILE – In this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 file photo, newly elected leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie stands in front of the group’s logo during…
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,…
EGYPTIAN CABINET SHORTENS NIGHTTIME CURFEW
By SARAH EL DEEB Egyptian mourners gather in front of the coffins of of several Copt Christians who were killed late Sunday, during their funeral in Warraq’s Virgin Mary church…
CHURCH WHISTLEBLOWER SAYS SHE ‘DIDN’T DO ENOUGH’
By AMY FORLITI HOLD FOR AMY FORLITI STORY – In this Oct. 15, 2013 photo, Jennifer Haselberger pauses during an interview in St. Paul, Minn. with The Associated Press. Haselberger…
JERUSALEM MAYOR FIGHTS TO HOLD SEAT IN LOCAL VOTE
By DANIEL ESTRIN Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat, votes in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. The mayors of Israel’s two largest cities are fighting for their political survival in municipal elections…
BRUNEI’S SULTAN ANNOUNCES STRICT ISLAMIC PENALTIES
In this photo taken Thursday, Oct, 10, 2013, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah speaks during the closing ceremony and handover of the ASEAN Chairmanship to Myanmar in Bandar Seri Begawan. The…
BREAKTHROUGH IN GERMAN COALITION TALKS
From right, Hesse state governor Volker Bouffier, Bavarian governor Horst Seehofer, German Chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democrats, CDU, Angela Merkel, Chief of Staff at the chancellery Ronald Pofalla…