US GENERAL: TALIBAN LIKELY TO BE LONG-TERM THREAT
By ROBERT BURNS This image made from AP video shows Afghan National Army soldiers rushing to the scene moments after a car bomb exploded in front the PRT, Provincial Reconstruction…
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KERRY MEETS ISRAELI LEADERS TO PUSH MIDEAST PEACE
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and JOSEF FEDERMAN Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday April 7, 2013.…
Rep. Cleaver’s son Evan scores a ‘Host’ of opportunities
BY JENEÉ OSTERHELDT The Kansas City Star When your dad is U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, people ask if you’re into politics or the church. But Evan Cleaver, the youngest of…
CHINA’S XI OFFERS TO REDUCE FRICTION OVER HOTSPOTS
By CHARLES HUTZLER China’s President Xi Jinping, center back, walks to his seat as he arrives at the opening ceremony of the annual Boao Forum in Boao, in southern China’s…
HAMAS SHAVES HEADS OF GAZA YOUTHS WITH LONG HAIR
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Ayman al-Sayed, 19, right, with his hair cut, and his friend Mohammed Hanouna, 18, left, pose for photo during an interview in Gaza City,…
MICKELSON, CONDI RICE ENGAGE IN GOLF DIPLOMACY
By DOUG FERGUSON Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to a group of Mississippi State University students, including first-generation college students, student veterans, and honors students, Tuesday, March 26,…
LUKE BRYAN WINS ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AT CMAS
By CHRIS TALBOTT FILE – This April 6, 2009 file photo shows musician Garth Brooks, left, presenting George Strait with the Artist of the Decade award at the ACM Artist…
PUTIN’S VISIT TO GERMANY CLOUDED BY DISPUTES
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the opening ceremony of the Hannover Fair in the Congress Centrum in Hannover, Germany, Sunday April 7,…