COLOMBIA PRESIDENT CALLS TROOPS TO PATROL CAPITAL
Riot police stand in the capital’s main square during clashing with students in downtown Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Students are protesting in support of farmers who demand lower…
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UK PRIME MINISTER CAMERON LOSES SYRIA WAR VOTE
By RAPHAEL SATTER and GREGORY KATZ In this image taken from video, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, centre, speaks during a debate on Syria, in Britain’s parliament, London, Thursday August…
CONGO CONFLICT SPILLS OVER INTO RWANDA
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STOLEN DEATH CAMP EXHIBIT RETURNS TO POLAND
U.S. ambassador Stephen Mull, right, hands over to Poland’s deputy Culture Minister Malgorzata Omilanowska, left, a prisoner’s cap from a World War II death camp, in a ceremony in Warsaw,…
TALIBAN KILL 15 AFGHAN POLICE IN HIGHWAY AMBUSH
By PATRICK QUINN and RAHIM FAIEZ Afghan policemen investigate the site of a suicide attack in the provincial capital city of Laskar-Gah, Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug, 28, 2013.…
NYPD DESIGNATES MOSQUES AS TERRORISM ORGANIZATIONS
By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO Zein Rimawi, 59, second from right, a leader and founder of the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge and mosque, meet with members in his…
DETAINEES DISAPPEAR AMID NIGERIAN CRACKDOWN
By MICHELLE FAUL In this undated family photo provided by his sister, Hauwa Hasan Kida, Samaila Hassan Kida poses for a picture at an unspecified location. On the night of…
UN ENVOY: SYRIA ‘SUBSTANCE’ MAY HAVE KILLED 1,000
By JOHN HEILPRIN The UN Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks on developments related to Syria during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations…