Afrojack: fun hosting stars, Cyrus in Amsterdam
DJ Afrojack, presenter Laura Whitmore and musician Redfoo pose for photographers at the press conference for the European MTV Awards 2013 in Amsterdam, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)…
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Dutch king visits Russia amid chill in ties
Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima walk to a car after their arrival to Vnukovo II airport outside Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) King Willem-Alexander,…
Spain: US ambassador says NSA acts legally
MADRID (AP) — Spain says the U.S. ambassador has given his assurances that the U.S. National Security Agency’s activities in the country are carried out in conjunction with Spain’s intelligence…
Kerry: Still differences in Iran nuclear talks
By GEORGE JAHN and JOHN HEILPRIN US Secretary of State John Kerry smiles as he arrives at Geneva International airport, Switzerland Friday Nov. 8, 2013 for closed-door nuclear talks at…
French credit rating cut by S&P again
PARIS (AP) — France’s principal credit rating was downgraded again Friday by Standard & Poor’s, which said the country has limited ability to get its public finances in shape and…
Syrian opposition refuses Moscow talks
By BASSEM MROUE and LAURA MILLS Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media after his talks with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 8,…
World’s top diplomats to join Iran nuclear talks
By GEORGE JAHN and JOHN HEILPRIN Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif waits for the start of two days of closed-door nuclear talks at the United Nations offices in Geneva…
Palestinians: Israel only suspect in Arafat death
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH A Palestinian child works at a shop across from a poster of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of…