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…
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GREEK BIRTH CERTIFICATE PROBE IN ‘MARIA’ CASE
GREEK BIRTH CERTIFICATE PROBE IN ‘MARIA’ CASE In this police handout photo taken on Thursday , Oct. 17, 2013, Greek Roma, Eleftheria Dimopoulou, 40, or Selini Sali —a woman who…
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…
FRANCE JOINS LIST OF ALLIES ANGRY OVER NSA SPYING
By DEB RIECHMANN and KIMBERLY DOZIER U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves to the media as he arrives at the U.S. embassy for a meeting with the Arab League…
SF TRANSIT STRIKE HAS COMMUTERS FACING GRIDLOCK
By LISA LEFF and TRACIE CONE With the BART transit system on strike, people wait in line to catch a ferry to San Francisco Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, from Jack…
POLICE: STUDENT KILLED STAFFER AT NEVADA SCHOOL
By SCOTT SONNER A Sparks Middle School student, back to camera, cries with family members after being released from Agnes Risley Elementary School Monday Oct. 21, 2013, in Sparks Nev.,…
NJ GOVERNOR ENDS GAY MARRIAGE FIGHT AS COUPLES WED
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and ANGELA DELLI SANTI Beth Asaro, left, and Joanne Schailey celebrate after exchanging vows to become the first same-sex couple married in Lambertville, N.J. history at 12:01…
2 DEAD, 2 BOYS HURT IN NEVADA SCHOOL SHOOTING
By SCOTT SONNER Swat team members secure the scene near Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nev., after a shooting there on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Authorities are reporting that two…