AP NAMES KENNEDY NEWS DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH ASIA
The Associated Press chief of bureau for Lebanon and Syria Elizabeth Kennedy is shown in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. AP has named Kennedy to the new position…
War and unrest
B-1B BOMBER CRASHES IN MONTANA, CREW EJECTS
By DIRK LAMMERS FILE – This Dec. 10, 2008 file photo provided by the US Air Force shows a B-1B Lancer bomber from the US Air Force’s 34th Expeditionary Squadron.…
AFGHAN OFFICIALS SAY 32 DEAD IN CLASHES IN WEST
By RAHIM FAIEZ Afghan President Hamid Karzai stands at attention during Independence Day celebrations at a Defense minister office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug 19, 2013. Karzai and cabinet members…
THOUSANDS OF SYRIANS FLEE TO IRAQ; CRISIS FEARED
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and ZEINA KARAM In this photo provided by UNHCR officials and taken on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. Syrian refugees cross the border toward Iraq at Peshkhabour border…
ISRAEL QUIETLY MAINTAINS TIES WITH EGYPTIAN ARMY
By JOSEF FEDERMAN FILE – In this file photo taken Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, an Egyptian Army soldier takes his position on top of an armored vehicle while guarding an…
EGYPT’S MUBARAK MAY BE RELEASED; 25 POLICE KILLED
By HAMZA HENDAWI FILE — In this Saturday, April 13, 2013 file photo, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves to his supporters from behind bars as he attends a hearing…
SNOWDEN REPORTER: WON’T BE SILENCED BY DETENTION
By DANICA KIRKA In this undated photo released by Janine Gibson of The Guardian, Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, right, and his partner David Miranda, are shown together at an unknown…
EGYPT’S MILITARY CHIEF: ARMY TO CONFRONT VIOLENCE
By MAGGIE MICHAEL A friend of Ammar Badie, 38, killed Friday by Egyptian security forces during clashes in Ramses Square, and also son of Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual leader Mohammed Badie,…