NEW SF-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE ON TRACK TO OPEN
By JASON DEAREN In a handout photo provided by the Bay Area Toll Authority, LED lights illuminate the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s self-anchored suspension on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in…
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US SANCTIONS ISLAMIC SCHOOL IN PAKISTAN
By RIAZ KHAN A Pakistani religious student looks at a religious book in the Jamia Taleem-Ul-Quran-Wal-Hadith Madrassa, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. The United States has placed unprecedented…
OIL FALLS BELOW $107 AS STOCK MARKETS STALL
By PABLO GORONDI Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a protest in Ramses Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Heavy gunfire rang out…
TRAIN KILLS 37 PILGRIMS IN EASTERN INDIA
By INDRAJIT SINGH Coaches of the Rajya Rani Express train burn after a mob set it on fire as it ran over a group of Hindu pilgrims at a crowded…
JUDGE GRANTS BAY AREA TRANSIT STRIKE REPRIEVE
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Attorneys Sharon O’Grady, left, and Tamar Pachter represent the Governor Jerry Brown in the proceedings Sunday Aug. 11, 2013, in San Francisco. San Francisco Superior Court Judge…
KENYA AIRPORT FIRE: SLOW RETURN OF INT’L FLIGHTS
By JASON STRAZIUSO and TOM ODULA Armed policemen cordon off the area as fire rages at the international arrivals unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7,…
EDWARD SNOWDEN GOT ASYLUM IN RUSSIA, LAWYER SAYS
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV FILE – This Sunday, June 9, 2013 file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, in Hong Kong. Snowden has left Moscow’s Sheremetyevo…
WIS. AIR SHOW LEADS FIGHT AGAINST FEDERAL FEES
By M.L. JOHNSON FILE – In this July 27, 2011, file photo, people stand in line for a tour of the cockpit aboard “Fifi,” a Boeing B-29 aircraft, at the Experimental…