NAACP PRESIDENT BEN JEALOUS TO STEP DOWN THIS YEAR
File-This March 15, 2013 file photo shows NAACP President Ben Jealous speaking at a news conference in Annapolis, Md. Jealous, the president and CEO of the National Association for the…
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SYRIAN REBELS SEIZE CONTROL OF CHRISTIAN VILLAGE
By JAMAL HALABY In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian military solider fires a heavy machine gun during clashes with…
ISRAELI LABOR BILL FOR SETTLERS SPARKS UPROAR
By TIA GOLDENBERG and ARON HELLER FILE – In this Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 file photo Jewish settlers are seen in the unauthorized West Bank Jewish settlement of Migron. At…
MISS WORLD OPENS IN INDONESIA AFTER PROTESTS
The 63rd Miss World Pageant contestants wear Indonesian’s traditional dress during opening ceremony in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) BALI, Indonesia (AP) —…
MALDIVES’ EX-LEADER: ANTI-ISLAMIC LABEL COST VOTES
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Mohamed Nasheed, center, Maldives’ first democratically elected president, addresses the media at his residence in Male, Maldives, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. Nasheed, who was ousted last year…
IRAN FOREIGN MINISTER CRITICIZES SYRIA STRIKE PLAN
By ADAM SCHRECK Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, left, meets with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari, right, after arriving at the Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013.…
SYRIA, BUDGET AND DEBT TOP CONGRESSIONAL AGENDA
By ANDREW TAYLOR and DONNA CASSATA The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, as Congress considers President Barack Obama’s request for authorization of military intervention in…
CONSERVATIVES SWEEP TO AUSTRALIA ELECTION VICTORY
By ROD McGUIRK Opposition leader Tony Abbott smiles as he makes a speech to party supporter in Sydney, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, following his party’s win in Australia’s national election.…