Mandela’s granddaughter bares her past in book
By CARLEY PETESCH In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of former president Nelson Mandela, is interviewed in Johannesburg ahead of the launch of her book…
Social affairs
Bitter Morocco-Algeria row before king’s US trip
By PAUL SCHEMM FILE – In this May 19, 2008 file photo, a pro-independence Polisario Front supporter looks on during a military parade as a Western Sahara flag flies in…
Biggest haul of looted church icons back in Cyprus
Christian Orthodox priests look at returned looted icons at the Byzantine Museum in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. The largest haul of looted church icons, frescoes and mosaics…
WAGE PROTEST CLOSES BANGLADESH GARMENT FACTORIES
By JULHAS ALAM A Bangladeshi security vehicle patrols on the second day of a four-day general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Opposition enforced a four-day general strike…
AP Essay: For boomers, JFK death ripples still
By TED ANTHONY FILE – In this Wednesday, May 22, 2013 file photo, a woman looks a mural of photos in the exhibit “Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the…
Legless cyclist rides for asylum seekers
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA Cyclist Carlos Gutierrez, a double amputee, center, stands with his bike during a stop at the Mexican Consulate, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in San Antonio. Gutierrez,…
‘Bama Greeks in $202 million building boom
By JAY REEVES In this photo taken Oct. 26, 2013, guests and residents of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity gather on the lawn prior to an NCAA college football game…
The shutdown’s surprise effect on jobs numbers
By JIM KUHNHENN President Barack Obama speaks at the Port of New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, in New Orleans. The government shutdown may have affected October’s jobs numbers. But…