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…
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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…
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…
NEW VATICAN NO. 2 A NO-SHOW AT HANDOVER CEREMONY
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this Feb. 16, 2009 file photo Monsignor Pietro Parolin attends a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam. Pope Francis bid farewell Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, to…
EGYPT: ISLAMIST TO BE TRIED FOR INSULTING JUDGES
By MARIAM RIZK Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against army during a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Thousands of Morsi supporters took to…
AP INTERVIEW: ISLAMIST LEADER SAYS LIBYA PM FAILED
By MAGGIE MICHAEL FILE – In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013 file photo, Libyan’s Prime Minister Ali Zidan speaks to the media during a press conference in Rabat, Morocco. Zidan…
EGYPT DECRIES US AID FREEZE, SAYS IT’S “INCORRECT”
By HAMZA HENDAWI FILE – In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013, file photo, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, second left, stands with an Egyptian army official before laying a…