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VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed to annihilate all "terrorists" following two deadly bomb attacks in the southern Russian city of Volgograd that raised security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics. . (Reuters) - A bomb ripped a bus apart in Volgograd on Monday, killing 14 people in the second deadly attack blamed on suicide bombers in the southern Russian city in 24 hours and raising fears of Islamist attacks on the Winter Olympics. |
MIAMI - Slovakia has accepted three prisoners from Guantanamo Bay who had posed a difficult resettlement challenge, helping the U.S. |
Apple has released a statement denying having worked with the National Security Agency to create a "backdoor" for the government to have complete access to users' iPhones. |
On Tuesday, Israel released another two-dozen Palestinian prisoners convicted of violent crimes against Israelis. It's the third of four groups to be released before their sentences are up, part of a confidence-building deal that helped restart peace ... |
CANBERRA, Australia - With fireworks, dancing and late-night reverie, millions around the world welcomed 2014 on Tuesday, gathering for huge displays of jubilation and unity as the new year arrived across 24 time zones. |
The name reached Israel, seemingly due to the Ashkenazi influence, which is rather ironic since Sylvester is also known to have been viciously anti-Semitic; and according to the Jewish literacy website SimpleToRemember.com, January 1st was a day on ... |
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's government and rebels agreed a ceasefire on Tuesday, mediators said, though there was no immediate confirmation from either side or sign of an end to ethnic fighting that has ravaged the world's youngest nation. |
MOSCOW, December 31 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin sent Christmas and New Year congratulations to US President Barack Obama on Tuesday, confirming Russia's readiness to engage in dialogue to enhance bilateral cooperation with ... |
CANBERRA, Australia - With fireworks, dancing and late-night reverie, millions around the world welcomed 2014 on Tuesday, gathering for huge displays of jubilation and unity as the new year arrived across 24 time zones. |
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to fight "terrorists until their complete annihilation", in his first comment on two suicide attacks in the southern city of Volgograd. |
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's government and rebels agreed a ceasefire on Tuesday, mediators said, though there was no immediate confirmation from either side or sign of an end to ethnic fighting that has ravaged the world's youngest nation. |
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry will present Israel and the Palestinians the broad outlines of what a final Mideast peace agreement could look like when he travels to the region this week, the State Department said. |
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis urged the people of Rome not to let the beauty of their city to blind them to the growing number of homeless, refugees, and unemployed living among them. |
(CNN) -- At least 25 people were killed Tuesday when a rocket struck a bus in Syria's commercial capital of Aleppo, the opposition Aleppo Media Center said. |
Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of six people, including the owner of Tazreen Fashions Ltd. |
Iran's technical talks with the six global powers have ended on a positive note, raising hopes that an agreement on implementing the Geneva nuclear accord could be reached shortly during political consultations. |
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Iron ore miners were waiting for conditions to ease before assessing damage caused by a cyclone that ripped across northwest Australia on Tuesday, closing ports and threatening mining operations in the sparsely populated Pilbara ... |
In the early days of the Syrian rebellion, U.S. intelligence agencies made a prediction: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's days were numbered, an assessment repeated publicly by President Barack Obama and top U.S. |
It could be the next A-list ski resort. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has been seen inspecting his country's new ski attraction: Masik Pass resort. |
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's government said on Tuesday it was fending off a "mini coup attempt" by elements in the police and judiciary who served the interests of foreign and domestic forces bent on humbling the country. |
Pope Francis has been named 'Best Dressed Man of 2013' by Esquire magazine, beating Hollywood superstars Bradley Cooper and Chris Pine with his clean-cut papal outfits. |
President Obama and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had their ups and downs in 2013, but that didn't stop Putin from sending new year's greetings to the U.S. |
A French Catholic priest kidnapped in Cameroon on 13 November has been released, French President Francois Hollande said in an official statement. |
Now, talk about big man on campus. Back to hitting the books for the duke of cambridge. Prince william, moving away from his 5-month-old son and his wife, kate. |
image BANGUI: Thousands of people caught up in fighting in Central African Republic blocked the runway of its international airport on Tuesday, demanding more aid and the resignation of the president. |
MIAMI (AP) - Three members of a persecuted ethnic minority from China have been released from Guantanamo Bay and sent to the Central European country of Slovakia, officials said Tuesday, resolving a diplomatic dilemma that had kept the men ... |
U.S. Ambassador Nancy Powell on Tuesday used a New Year message to express regret for “the circumstances” of the arrest of Indian Deputy Consul-General Devyani Khobragade even as the two countries continued to stick to their positions on the issue. |
Richard Haass talks: Back at a crossroads. O'Sullivan and Haass Professor Meghan O'Sullivan and Dr Richard Hass were unable to reach an agreement with the Northern Ireland parties. |
East African nations had set a deadline of today for the two sides fighting in South Sudan to talk. Instead, they battled in the key town of Bor, undermining efforts to bring more than two weeks of violence to an end. FULL STORY
TOP WORLD STORIES
- Schumacher shows some improvement, doctors say | Life in fast lane
- Your greatest moments of 2013
- Russian police detain dozens after attacks
- New video shows Russian bomb explosion
- Spirits strong among passengers on ship stuck in Antarctic ice
- Italy's Mount Etna erupts again
- New chore: Prince William will learn more about farming
- Small loans a big help for typhoon survivors
- Bangladesh court orders arrest of apparel factory owner, five others
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of six people, including the owner of Tazreen Fashions Ltd., after a fire in the apparel factory left 112 people dead last year, officials said. FULL STORY
TOP ASIA STORIES
- Filmmaker sorry for 'excessive children'
- China local government debt hits $3 trillion
- 8 people killed in violence in China's Xinjiang region
- Report: 500 Chinese lawmakers ousted for fraud
- Gunmen kill 1 Thai protester, injure 3
- At least 26 dead in India train fire
- Python kills security guard in Bali
- U.S. base in Okinawa allowed to move
- Suicide attack in Kabul kills 3 troops
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It takes a village to build a library
Villagers in Guyana work together to build a library with donated books and computers.
17 migrants die when their intercepted boat capsizes at Turks and Caicos
At least 17 people died and about 55 others were rescued after a boat capsizes near the Turks and Caicos Islands. 33 of rescued will be repatriated to Haiti.
Guatemala's anti-impunity commissioner thinks big
Guatemala's new anti-impunity commissioner, Ivan Velasquez, arrived to the Central American nation in October with an ambitious agenda.
Death toll from attacks in Russia's Volgograd rises to 34 as Australia announced limits on the movements of its athletes during the Olympic Games. FULL STORY |RUSSIA VOWS 'TOUGH RESPONSE' | RUSSIAN INSECURITY
TOP EUROPE STORIES
- Schumacher shows slight improvement, doctors say
- NBA star drawn into anti-Semitic gesture row
- Prince William to go back to school
- France's 75% 'millionaire tax' to become law
- Football: Mourinho taunts 'acrobat' Suarez
- Skiing: Schild makes history in front of home fans
- Water cannons fired at Turkey demo
- Passenger ferry catches fire in North Sea
- Soccer star under fire for gesture
South Sudan's president and former vice president have agreed to a cessation of hostilities and to peace talks, an East African trading bloc said Tuesday. FULL STORY | KIIR: AFRICA SHOULD HAVE HELPED | ON EDGE
TOP AFRICA STORIES
- Congo forces repel attacks at 3 sites in capital
- Report: Tunisian Islamist leader captured in Libya
- Egypt arrests 3 Al Jazeera journalists
- Jacques Kallis hits century in final Test for S. Africa
- Calls grow for South Sudan cease-fire
- Doubt cast on al Qaeda involvement in Benghazi
- Bomb explodes near Egypt military offices
- Cairo university 'targeted' in clashes
- Libya releases 4 U.S. military personnel
Israel released 26 Palestinian prisoners Monday in a gesture of goodwill between the two sides, days before a visit to the region by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. FULL STORY | VIDEO
TOP MIDDLE EAST STORIES
- Reports: Lebanese military fired on Syria
- Egypt arrests 3 Al Jazeera journalists
- Lebanese army to get $3B from Saudis
- Rockets from Lebanon smash down in Israel
- Israel to release 26 Palestinian prisoners
- John Kerry heading to Jerusalem, Ramallah next week
- Bomb explodes near military offices in Nile Delta
- Cairo university 'targeted' in clashes
- Syrian President to Pope: Ready for peace talks
![Police, military out in force in bomb-hit Russian city: Site of trolleybus blast]({"default":{"load":"defer","src":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/70/f34b3b24f5fe781866a2ed34f42/_h309_w628_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"}} "AP Photo: Denis Tyrin")
![Trapped ship passengers can't go overboard with New Year's celebrations]({"default":{"load":"defer","src":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/1c/b2f438c7399ff9f878cc898982735b/_h309_w628_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"}} "Reuters")
What a year: Stunning photos highlight 2013
Our selection of the most iconic, stunning and representative images of 2013.
Thai PM seeks reconciliation despite protest threats
As Thailand's prime minister posts a Facebook message asking for a peaceful solution to the country's crisis, protesters threaten to shut down Bangkok.
Iran official: Progress in nuclear talks with powers
In a third meeting, which lasted nearly 23 hours, world powers and Iran again sought specifics on Iran's curb of its nuclear program and lifting of sanctions.
Northern Ireland talks end without deal
All-night talks chaired by U.S. peace envoy Richard Haass have failed to produce an accord in Northern Ireland.
NAFTA didn't close Mexico wage gap after 20 years
It's hard to remember the country before the North American Free Trade Agreement but a majority of Mexicans have seen little benefit in income.
Religious extremism blamed for Xinjiang attack
Xingjiang police say nine suspects who may be responsible for a recent "terrorist attack" in which eight people were killed may be Muslim Uighurs.
Fighting erupts in South Sudan flashpoint town
Despite a deadline for an end to hostilities nearing, South Sudanese forces fought rebels on the outskirts of the flashpoint town of Bor.
China president sets off steamed bun craze
President Xi Jinping shocked patrons and restaurant staff when he visited the restaurant on Saturday, paid for his food and carried his own tray.
French priest kidnapped in November freed
France President Francois Hollande's office confirmed that a priest kidnapped in Cameroon in mid-November has been set free.
Israel frees Palestinian prisoners, pushes settlements
Most of the 26 inmates freed were convicted of killing Israelis and almost all were jailed before the first Israeli-Palestinian interim peace deals were signed.
'Inhuman' Greek prison system collapsing
As Greece melts down economically, its prison populations are surging as funds are shrinking, a toxic mix that officials warn could explode in violence.
Congo's army repels attacks, dozens killed
Government officials said the assault was carried out by untrained youths with aged military equipment and appeared to be more of a political statement.
Myanmar to free most political detainees by end of year
Myanmar's reformist president granted a pardon Monday to people convicted of or charged with a variety of political offenses.
Egypt holds 4 journalists for 'false news'
Four Al Jazeera journalists were arrested in Egypt after the network was accused of broadcasting illegally from a hotel suite.
Will the Olympics be safe in Russia?
The violence in Russia raises security concerns before the Olympics, which start on February 7 in Sochi.
China says Japan PM not welcome after war shrine visit
Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni shrine in central Tokyo had seriously hurt relations between the countries and shut the door for dialogue between their leaders.
In a selfie, a slain Lebanese teen's last moments
Mohammed Shaar, 16, was one of seven people killed in a car bomb that ripped through the upscale downtown district of Beirut on Dec. 30.
El Salvador volcano emits more ash, gases
There were no immediate reports of injuries in the San Miguel region, where the volcano is located.
Scenic Mexico highway collapses after small earthquakes
Aerial video shows a dramatic scenic highway collapsed along Mexico's coast connecting Ensenada and Tijuana.
Israel likes a party but is torn about New Year's
Almost everyone has to work the next day, giving the whole enterprise a somewhat underground, guilt-ridden feel.
Bahrain says weapons seized, car bomb defused
More than 65 people have been killed in violence in Bahrain since protests led by the country's Shiite majority began in Feb. 2011.
Japan's homeless recruited for nuclear cleanup
Short on workers, the world's biggest nuclear cleanup project at Japan's Fukushima plant includes homeless people being paid less than minimum wage.
Nazi-looted art found in German parliament: Report
The Bundestag said an art historian was reviewing two "suspicious cases" of Nazi-looted art, but a spokesman would not confirm the find.
2nd blast in Russian city kills 14 on trolleybus
The explosion came a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 17 people in the main railway station of Volgograd.
70 journalists killed on the job in 2013: Report
The Committee to Protect Journalists, which tracks deaths of reporters and broadcasters, says most journalists killed in 2013 were covering Syria's civil war.
China bans officials from smoking in public
New rules in China, which anti-smoking campaigners hope will help usher in a national law banning smoking in public places, call on officials to lead by example.
Some with Alzheimer's find care in far-off nations
Some experts say uprooting people with Alzheimer's will add to their sense of displacement, though others say quality of care is more important than location.
Russian bombs spark fears ahead of Olympics
The Russian city of Volgograd has been hit with two suspected suicide bombs in two days.
Shots fired at German envoy's Athens home
At least four shots hit the metal gate of the high-security residence in the Greek capital early Monday morning.
Italy's garment workshops boom, workers suffer
Police are cracking down on a garment industry that is booming but blighted by illegality and sweatshop conditions.
16 killed in suicide bombing in Russia's south
The second deadly attack in southern Russia in three days will bolster fears of attacks by Islamist militants as Russia prepares to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Libyan oil guards threaten to block gas pipeline to Tripoli
In a new sign of protest, members of the Petroleum Protection Force said they might block a gas pipeline running from the east to Tripoli.
Police say 8 dead in terrorist attack in China
Police in China's western region of Xinjiang say they killed eight people during a "terrorist attack" Monday on a police station.
$0.60 for cake: Al-Qaida records every expense
Al-Qaida is obsessed with documenting the most minute expenses in parts of the world like Afghanistan, Somalia and Iraq, recording purchases as small as a single light bulb on scraps of paper and Post-it notes.
Fear pulses through crowded S. Sudan refugee camp
The United Nations estimates at least 180,000 people have been displaced during the 15 days of fighting in South Sudan.
Saudi to give Lebanon $3B to strengthen army
Lebanon's president has announced a $3 billion grant from Saudi Arabia to help support and strengthen the Lebanese army.
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![Thai PM seeks reconciliation despite threat of more protests]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/45/5874fe9745efa5e3242188ac7d3/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
![Iranian official: Progress made in Iran nuclear talks with world powers]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/e5/436b8b2a647acd1396a7bebeb2e8/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
![Northern Ireland peace talks end without deal]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/8f/41252cb0fb3661d55a76c497fab5ef/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Peter Morrison")
![Workers at one of maquiladoras of the TECMA group prepare to raise the U.S. flag along with the Mexican and TECMA flags in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. TECMA currently has 14 maquiladora plants in Ciudad Juarez.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/f4/45942ad992cf1bf228eb11dbe8d3d6/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Ivan Pierre Aguirre")
![Religious extremism blamed for Xinjiang attack]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/31/51ebeb4ed5a34ca8e945b02131eaf7/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Getty Images: AFP")
![A man walks past burnt-out shops in Malakal]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/5a/eb19d3c1faef3c52bae1d76ff749/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"})
![China steamed buns: Tourists from Guangdong province order similar food to what Chinese President Xi Jinping ate the day before]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/ed/6f8bd18d1cc848ab551244797b016/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Ng Han Guan")
![Israel Palestinian prisoners: Relatives of Israelis who were killed by Palestinians hold signs as they protest in Jerusalem's Old City]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/67/54c2c0f1712c643c70c98d9f06632/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters Photo")
![Greek prison system collapsing, labeled inhuman]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/d1/7c8da843f3edc482baa8f74c29b69f/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Petros Giannakouris")
![Congo attack: Congolese security officers position themselves as they secure the street near the state television headquarters in the capital Kinshasa, Dec. 30, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/7b/95db2bb29c34f7c75c015ca92c536/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Jean Robert N'Kengo")
![Myanmar detainees: A worker prepares for a New Year countdown party at Yangon, Myanmar.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/c0/1f51e8a4ca2a62b93c4cc1803dfc6/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
![Security forces patrol outside the Faculty of Commerce, where a fire burns after a student was killed under disputed circumstances during clashes, at al-Azhar University, in the Nasr City suburb of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/b4/a48a79cb57df5fcd60fde3a0eba9/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Ahmed Ramadan")
![Sochi Olympics, Russia bombing: Police officers detain people who gathered for an unsanctioned event in downtown Volgograd, Russia, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/6d/555e35c99721749124117968874f9/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Denis Tyrin")
![Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe not welcome in China after visiting shrine to Japan's war dead]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/a4/5d8527daa67a48f16f98ebc1b47360/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Shizuo Kambayashi")
![Lebanese teenager killed: Lebanese students of the private Hariri High School, named after a prominent assassinated Sunni leader, mourn for 6-year-old Mohammed Shaar, who was one of seven people killed in a car bomb that ripped through the upscale downtown district of Beirut, during his memorial ceremony, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 30]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/10/d57d42af5f823f9640aaeced4d51/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Bilal Hussein")
![El Salvador volcano: The Chaparrastique volcano spews ash in the municipality of San Miguel Dec. 29, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/aa/44c90a2e19a2efcb940e9a4e96c45/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Stringer")
![Mexico scenic highway collapses]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/64/d549fcc8f747132dcd3a35336a44/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
![A man walks past a shop selling decorations ahead of New Years Eve in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 30, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/45/659a6f24a6dce58466e7c97ce2965e/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Oded Balilty")
![Japanese homeless recruited for murky Fukushima cleanup]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/90/6f539f578f98880453698bd1b876d/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Shizuo Kambayashi")
![Nazi-looted art discovered in German parliament: Report]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/e9/6cfa7c72c95c2da8c3f62d15b31ea/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Getty Images: John Macdougall, AFP")
![Emergency services personnel work at the site of a bomb blast on a trolleybus in Volgograd.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/8b/6f17de643ec66467ec0f6b024effd/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "REUTERS: Sergei Karpov")
![70 journalists killed in 2013: Committee to Protect Journalists]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/e5/2a8842557e1752933d32e26e69bebe/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Muzaffar Salman")
![In this photo taken Sunday, March 4, 2012, Chinese delegates attending a meeting at the Great Hall of the People smoke cigarettes in Beijing, China. China's state media said Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, China has banned its officials from smoking in public to set an example to the rest of the country that has the world's largest number of smokers.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/84/a4eda01648749b192d0e6eaf48bd/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Ng Han Guan")
![Thailand Alzheimers care: A Thai caretaker gently massages the face of Loulou, a 91-year-old Alzheimer patient from Switzerland]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/b9/f342dc40cb1df338f863b0f43d7d/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Apichart Weerawong")
![Volgograd bombings]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/15/d94730857aa051c1f97cbade6d/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Denis Tyrin")
![German ambassador's residence attack: Police experts search for evidence outside the German ambassador's residence in Chalandri suburb north of Athens]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/c4/c5fcc55ce7d3adb145b55c6a7cd6/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
![Italy garment industry: A Chinese immigrant look on as police officers conduct a check at the Shen Wu textile factory in Prato on Dec 9]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/40/e68ad5e8482b6d22da0e0f6f940/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Stefano Rellandini")
![Smoke pours out after an explosion at Volgograd railway station, in Volograd Russia on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/fd/dc28538c6e4bedb969e7cdb69d424/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Associated Press Television News")
![A general view of the Sirte Oil Company in Brega.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/db/c4522cea6269d5bfd799fe466d25d/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters Photo")
![ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, DEC. 30, 2013 AND THEREAFTER - This document retrieved from a building occupied by al-Qaida’s North African branch in Timbuktu, Mali, is a signed advance to the terror group's fighters. It says: "In the name of Allah, the most Clement, I gave Omar Mohamed Abou Khalid, the emir of Tashara Zarho, 460,000 fcfa]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/e9/7460a9e980b6d5958439c14ff68fb/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "$920) for his monthly expenses from September 21, 2012 to October 21, 2012 for 34 soldiers.\" The document, signed by the fighter, is one of more than 100 receipts and invoices that show an organization intent on documenting even the most minor expenses. (AP Photo")
![Sudan displacement: A displaced child stands in front of the makeshift tents where she and others live next to shipping containers at a UN compound which has become home to thousands of people displaced by the recent fighting, in the capital Juba, South Sudan Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/c9/4dc6a7c25588969ecd31ec8cf77265/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Ben Curtis")
![Saudi military pledge: Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, right, meets with the U.N, humanitarian chief Valerie Amos, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/ee/6194c2c3de6d29e611d8d546613852/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Dalati Nohra, File")
