Lebanon blasts: Q&A about why they happened
By DIAA HADID Lebanese citizens and security forces gather near the entrance of the Iranian embassy, background, where two explosions have struck, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. Twin…
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Obama faces worry at home, abroad over Iran talks
By JULIE PACE In this Nov. 10, 2013, photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry steps aboard his aircraft in Geneva, Switzerland. Nuclear talks with Iran have failed to reach…
Kerry to Mideast, Europe on damage control mission
By MATTHEW LEE Secretary of State John Kerry speaks in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, during a ceremony to dedicate a bust of Winston…
SAUDI ARABIA REJECTS SEAT ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL
By AYA BATRAWY and EDITH M. LEDERER FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, the United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution that will require Syria…
EGYPT NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIT HARD BY US AID CUTS
By DEB RIECHMANN and LOLITA C. BALDOR FILE – This undated file photo provided by the General Dynamics Land System shows the production of an Abrams tank in Lima, Ohio.…
US DECISION TO CUT AID TO CREATE FRICTION IN EGYPT
By DEB RIECHMANN In this Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 photo, Egyptian army soldiers take their positions on top and next to their armored vehicles to guard an entrance of Tahrir…
US EXPECTED TO SLASH AID TO EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT
By MATTHEW LEE In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 photo, Egyptians crowd a shopping at a market in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s capital has long been proud of its nickname, “Mother…
NETANYAHU: ISRAEL WON’T LET IRAN GET NUCLEAR ARMS
By EDITH M. LEDERER Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) UNITED…