Swiss lab: Arafat ingested deadly polonium
By JOHN HEILPRIN FILE – In this May 31, 2002 file photo, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat pauses during the weekly Muslim Friday prayers in his headquarters in the West Bank…
United Kingdom
South Korea’s president on state visit to UK
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, right welcomes the South Korean President Park Geun-hye to Buckingham Palace as they pose for photographers at the Grand Entrance in London,Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. The…
Police: UK paper said in 02 it hacked girl’s phone
Rebekah Brooks arrives at The Old Bailey law court in London, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Former News of the World national newspaper editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson are due…
Struggle for Syria talks comes as aid needs spike
By JOHN HEILPRIN US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman arrives for a meeting with the UN Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and the Russian…
UK PROSECUTOR: BROOKS HID NOTEBOOKS FROM POLICE
Rebekah Brooks arrives at The Old Bailey law court in London, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Former News of the World national newspaper editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson went on…
Family of detained Briton asks Russia for release
LONDON (AP) — Relatives of a British freelance journalist jailed in Russia with a group of Greenpeace protesters have demonstrated outside Russia’s London embassy to call for the group’s release.…
Germans: European spy agencies swap tech
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign intelligence agency has confirmed a report that it regularly discusses technological developments with its European counterparts. But a spokesman denies a report in Britain’s Guardian…
Asia stocks muted on prospect Fed to trim stimulus
By KAY JOHNSON A man walks past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Asian stocks rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time…