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…
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ECB surprises markets with rate cut
By DAVID McHUGH President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi adjusts his glasses during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, following a meeting of the ECB…
SUPREME COURT HEARS CASE ON LEGISLATIVE PRAYER
FILE – This Oct. 7, 2013 file photo shows people wait in line to enter the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court asks God for help before every public…
France reinforces Mali troops after kidnap deaths
A coffin bearing the body of one of the two French radio journalists killed in Mali is carried at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy, north of Paris, Tuesday,…
Blatter to have audience with Pope Francis
Britain’s Prince William talks FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, during The Football Association’s 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner in central London, Saturday Oct. 26, 2013. The Football Association was founded 150…
Wes Anderson movie to open Berlin film festival
BERLIN (AP) — Wes Anderson’s new movie, “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” is to open the 2014 Berlin Film Festival. Festival organizers said Tuesday the event kicks off on Feb. 6…
Turkey to separate males and females in dorms
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s prime minister says that male and female students will be segregated in university dorms and student homes. Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s on Tuesday rejected accusations that…
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…