WORLD EDITION
"News is the propaganda of the truth" -MJS
HEADLINERS "Google" SECTION
KRASNOYARSK/NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) - Two members of Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot freed from prison on Monday derided President Vladimir Putin's amnesty that led to their early release as a propaganda stunt and promised to ... |
Lt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, the arms designer credited by the Soviet Union with creating the AK-47, the first in a series of rifles and machine guns that would indelibly associate his name with modern war and become the most abundant firearms ever ... |
MOSCOW -- It came as a shock for both those released and the general public - President Vladimir Putin's move to pardon his foes has allowed him to seize the news agenda in his favor and temper criticism of his rule less than two months before the Sochi ... |
(CNN) -- [Breaking news update, 12:40 p.m.]. The U.S. military is moving about 150 Marines from Spain to Africa, most likely Djibouti, to be prepared to go into South Sudan to either provide security for the U.S. |
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's intelligence chief said Monday that Jang Song-thaek, the uncle of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, who was executed this month, apparently had not plotted a coup as Pyongyang had said, but had fallen victim to ... |
Iranian president broaches issue he has so far avoided; says Islamic Republic wants to improve ties with US, Europe. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani. |
African Union (AU) troops have opened fire on protesters in the Central African Republic (CAR), killing one person, witnesses said. |
Residents of Toronto face a Christmas without electricity after a severe ice storm enveloped Canada's biggest city on Sunday. About 219,000 city dwellers were without power as of Monday afternoon, Toronto Hydro reported. |
BEIRUT: Syrian warplanes have killed more than 300 people, including 87 children, in an eight-day bombing campaign in the second city of Aleppo a month before planned peace talks. |
The wing of a departing British Airways 747-400 jumbo sliced into a brick building at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport as it taxied toward a runway late Sunday night. |
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, who is all set to become the chief minister, on Monday said reducing power tariff by 50 per cent, providing 700 litres water free to each household, implementing Jan Lokpal Bill and ending VIP culture will be high on ... |
Palestinian political prisoner and resistance icon Samer Issawi was released on Monday after spending over 17 months in the Israeli occupation detention centre Shatta Prison. |
... Print. * Security forces raid TV building, kill militants. * String of bombings and shootings hits Baghdad. * Iraq violence at highest levels since 2006-7 (Recasts with nationwide attacks, more details). |
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) - In a Christmas message, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has referred to Jesus as a "Palestinian" messenger of hope. |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An American man detained for months in the United Arab Emirates and seven co-defendants were fined and sentenced to jail Monday after being convicted in connection to a satirical video about youth culture in Dubai. |
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has reacted to the letter written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Goodluck Jonathan and the reply by the president, saying that such open altercations should be avoided in favour of confidential ... |
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A NATO service member was killed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday after coming under direct fire by enemy forces, officials said. |
Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, accused of underpaying her maid and falsifying the maid's visa documents, has got exemption from personal appearance in a New York court, indicating that India and the US were inching towards resolution of the noisy ... |
BANGKOK - Representatives of Thailand's governing party slipped past a cordon of protesters Monday to register for the coming election, infuriating the party's detractors, who have vowed to suspend democracy until “reforms” are carried out. |
London: Former British minister Dennis MacShane was on Monday jailed for six months for expenses fraud after admitting that he submitted 19 fake receipts amounting to 12,900 pounds. |
Rebels have seized the capital of a key-oil producing state in South Sudan, an army spokesman said Monday, as fears grew the latest violence in the world's newest country would spiral into an all-out civil war. FULL STORY
TOP WORLD STORIES
- Russia releases jailed Pussy Riot band members
- Afghan woman's nose cut off
- Focus on forgotten 46 million: Zakaria
- Rodman leaves N.K.; no Kim meet | Uncle execution about business?
- Israel slams reports of U.S. spying on prime minister
- Canada ice storm leaves thousands without power
- Ex-PR exec apologizes for AIDS in Africa tweet
- Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters march in Bangkok
- Bangladeshi police charge 13 in deadly factory fire last year
- CNN exclusive: Russian dissident Khodorkovsky speaks out
Did business disputes play a role in the dramatic demise of Kim Jong Un's once powerful uncle? That's what South Korea's main intelligence agency appears to suggest. FULL STORY | PHOTOS
TOP ASIA STORIES
- Thai navy sues journalists over Rohingya trafficking report
- Dennis Rodman leaves North Korea: No Kim Jong Un meet | Photos
- Tens of thousands protest in the streets of Bangkok
- 13 charged over deadly factory fire in Bangladesh
- Polio worker shot dead in Pakistan
- India: Drop charges against diplomat
- Sikh farmer on hunger strike in India for prisoners' release
- China: Woman gives 19 students poison yogurt
- N. Korea faxes threat to S. Korea | 'Nobody is safe'
Latest Stories
Canada's high court: Change prostitution laws
Canada's Supreme Court has struck down the country's laws about prostitution.
Helicopter plucks crane operator from fire danger
A Canadian Forces crew calmly plucked a terrified crane operator trapped by a smoke-spewing fire in Kingston, Ontario.
Lottery winner gives $40 million jackpot to charity
Tom Crist decided to honor his late wife by donating a $40 million lottery win to charity, saying he had enough money.
Two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, who were serving a two-year jail term, have been released from prison. FULL STORY | FREED MEMBER SPEAKS | WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO NADYA?
TOP EUROPE STORIES
- Nigella Lawson faces police drugs investigation
- Pope Francis to give Christmas message to Vatican staff, priests
- Lockerbie bombing: Britain, United States mark 25th anniversary
- Roof collapse 'freak accident' | Eyewitness Account | Photos
- Latest NSA leaks point finger at UK facility
- Chinese buyer of French vineyard feared dead in helicopter crash
- Turkey bans journalists from police stations
- Spain to get bigger cut of 'El Gordo' lottery winnings
- Putin addresses controversies ahead of Olympics
Rebels have seized the capital of a key-oil producing state in South Sudan, an army spokesman said Monday, as fears grew the latest violence would spiral into an all-out civil war. FULL STORY | OBAMA ISSUES STATEMENT
TOP AFRICA STORIES
- Ugandan parliament passes anti-gay bill | Video
- Report: 8 dead in suicide bomber attacks near Benghazi
- Up to 40,000 flee to U.N. bases in South Sudan as violence escalates
- Train derails, crashes into homes in Nairobi slum
- 3 U.S. troops hurt in South Sudan gunfire
- State media: Egypt's Morsy faces trial for 2011 prison break
- Fresh setback in Kenyan leader case
- U.N. peacekeepers killed in South Sudan
- Nearly 1,000 killed over 2 days in CAR | Video
Shezanne Cassim, the American jailed in the United Arab Emirates, was sentenced Monday to one year in prison Monday and a 10,000 UAE Dirham fine (approximately $2,700). FULL STORY | VIDEO
TOP MIDDLE EAST STORIES
- Militants in Iraq storm TV station; anchor among dead
- Hundreds killed in one week of air assaults
- Head of Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula: 'We're sorry'
- Widow of American teacher forgives attackers
- Blast kills at least 5 near elementary school in Syria
- Israel slams reports of U.S. spying on prime minister
- Bomb explodes while being removed from Israeli bus
- A bleak winter for young Syrian refugees
- Iraq police: At least 15 Iraqi army soldiers killed in ambush
Ho, ho, who? Santas around the world
Be it Père Noël, Father Frost, Weihnachtsmann, or Santa Claus, people around the world have many different names for the jolly, bearded man in the red suit. Here's a look at some of the best Santa appearances around the world.
Pussy Riot members freed from Russian prison
Maria Alyokhina and Nadia Tolokonnikova were released under an amnesty allowing early release from a two-year sentence after a protest against President Vladimir Putin.
Plane wing clips building at Johannesburg airport
Four people were slightly injured after the wing of a British Airways Boeing 747-400 clipped a building at the Tambo International Airport in South Africa.
UK store sorry Muslim clerk refused to sell booze
Thousands threatened to boycott M&S, Britain's biggest clothing retailer, after a worker in London asked a customer to wait as she would not handle champagne.
Iceland's hidden elves delay road projects
Elf advocates have joined forces with environmentalists to urge the Icelandic Road and Coastal Commission and local authorities to abandon a highway project.
120 years after birth, Mao's presence lingers
Sites associated with Mao around the country are getting facelifts as part of an effort to promote "red tourism" and bring development to some of China's least developed areas.
Pakistani army launches offensive near Afghan border
Speculation that the army might launch a major offensive in the frontier tribal areas has been building as the government's attempts to engage the Pakistani Taliban in peace talks have floundered in recent months.
Fired PR executive apologizes for AIDS tweet
"Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!" Justine Sacco, who was IAC's corporate communications director, wrote on Twitter on Friday.
Bolivian city hires 'cholita' traffic policewomen
The city of El Alto has employed about 20 so-called "traffic cholitas" to direct cars and buses in El Alto in Bolivia's Andes mountains.
Thai protesters seek to block election, baht slumps
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across the capital on Sunday as they pressed ahead with their demands that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Recession-hit Spain holds huge Christmas lottery
Millions of Spaniards are glued to televisions as the country's cherished Christmas lottery, the world's richest, distributes a bounty of $3.4 billion.
US will seek triggers to reimpose sanctions on Iran
Susan Rice said it was still unclear if Iran was hurting enough from existing sanctions to give up its nuclear ambitions in a "verifiable way."
Freed tycoon challenges Putin on 'political prisoners'
Khodorkovsky told reporters in Berlin that "the struggle for power is not for me", but made clear he would put pressure on Putin.
Bangladesh factory owners charged in deadly fire
A November 2012 fire at a Bangladeshi garment factory left 112 workers dead. The factory owners and 11 employees now face the possibility of life in prison.
Report: CIA helped Colombia kill rebel leaders
According to the Washington Post, a multibillion-dollar program was funded secretly by the U.S., and separately from $9 billion in aid that it has provided to Colombia, mostly in military assistance.
Rebels hold key oil capital in South Sudan
South Sudan gets nearly 99 percent of its government budget from oil revenues, and the country reportedly earned $1.3 billion in oil sales this year.
In satellite tech race, China hitched a ride from Europe
Some Chinese researchers play down the role of European technology in the satellite tech race, but it wasn't beginner's luck for China.
Icons of Egypt's protest movement imprisoned
An Egyptian court has convicted three of the country’s most prominent secular activists involved in the 2011 uprising that brought down Hosni Mubarak.
Rodman talks training N Korea basketball players
The former NBA star Dennis Rodman said on Sunday he doesn't feel snubbed that his latest visit to North Korea hasn't yet included a meeting with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.
Syrian helicopter bomb raids kill 42 in Aleppo
Syrian army helicopters dropped improvised "barrel bombs" in the northern province of Aleppo killing at least 42 people on Sunday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Kiev anti-government protest draws 100,000
Thousands gathered in Kiev to demand the ouster of President Yanukovych and his cabinet after his decision last month to choose ties with Russia the EU.
Israeli lawyer is effective voice for Palestinians
The unlikely champion of the oppressed says he is trying to make Israel better, not advance the Palestinian national cause.
Mozambique airliner crashed with autopilot on: experts' report
A Mozambique Airlines plane carrying 33 people crashed last month, killing all on board. The plane was en route from Maputo, Mozambique, to Luanda, Angola.
Bomb explodes on Israeli bus, no one hurt: police
Photographs from the scene, in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam, showed the blast blew out the vehicle's windows.
2013 top news: Prince George, new pope & more
Topping 2013's bad news were the Boston bombing, concerns over massive government surveillance and a chemical weapon attack. On the up side, a prince was born, a pope chosen, and three Ohio women held captive for 10 years were freed.
Georgians mark Stalin's birthday
Georgians march with portraits of the late Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in his native town of Gori to mark his birthday.
Early end-life plan for elderly in aging Japan
Eroding traditions and changing demographics mean many of Japan's seniors lack younger relatives to look after their affairs or their graves.
Al-Qaida in Yemen apologizes for hospital attack
Qassim al-Rimi, commander of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, apologized for the Dec 5. attack which killed 52 people.
Anglicans vs. Vatican in a cricket holy war
A Vatican challenge to meet on the cricket field at Lord's in London has been accepted by the Church of England. The two teams will play in September 2014.
Macedonia extends anti-pollution measures
The measures include instructions to private and public sector firms to allow pregnant women and employees over 60 to stay at home.
American military aircraft hit in South Sudan
Three U.S. service members were wounded when their aircraft were hit by rebel fire in South Sudan on Saturday.
Egypt sends Mohamed Mursi to trial in third case
Egypt referred to trial deposed President Mohamed Mursi and 129 others on murder and other charges related to a mass jail break during the 2011 uprising.
Pope warns against mediocrity, gossip in Vatican
Pope Francis said he wants Vatican officials to display professionalism and competence as well as holiness in their lives.
India transfers diplomat to UN in bid to defuse row with US
The accreditation of Devyani Khobragade as a member of India's U.N. mission leads to a way out of the dispute could depend on the U.S. State Department approving her transfer.
NSA, UK agency 'targeted Israel PM, EU officials'
American and British intelligence agencies monitored prominent targets in dozens of nations, according to newspaper reports.
Thai opposition party to boycott general election
The main opposition party in Thailand said it would boycott February's general election, deepening a weekslong political crisis.
Cuba to eliminate currency pegged to dollar
Cuba will eliminate its double-currency system, which had become a symbol of economic inequality among its people.
Iran threatens retaliation to proposed sanctions
In response to a Senate bill that threatens new sanctions on Iran, lawmakers there say they are considering a measure to increase Iran's nuclear enrichment.
Memorials mark Lockerbie bombing anniversary
Pan Am flight 103 was blown apart above the Scottish border town of Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988. 269 passengers and crew and 11 people on the ground were killed.
Robespierre gets 3D makeover, possible diagnosis
Two researchers have reconstructed the face of Maximilian de Robespierre and indicated the French revolutionary may have had a rare autoimmune disease.
Libyan intelligence official assassinated
The head of Libya's military intelligence in Benghazi was killed at his home in Darna, a stronghold of Islamic extremist militia group Ansar al-Shariah.
Canada's prostitution laws struck down
In a 9-0 sweep, Canada's Supreme Court struck down all restrictions on prostitution and invited Parliament to come up with other ways to regulate the sex trade.
Dramatic End to Standoff at Australia Parliament
Police officers in New South Wales, Australia, rushed a car, breaking windows and spraying fire extinguishers after a man inside threatened to set himself on fire outside the Parliament building.
Mafia's toxic waste poisons Italy farmlands
Farmlands near Naples are contaminated by the Mafia's multibillion-dollar racket of disposing toxic waste, estimated at nearly 10 million tons, officials say.
N. Korea fax threatens destruction without notice
The North is apparently prepared to deliver 'merciless retaliation without notice' upon its South Korean neighbors — except by fax.
Ireland's right-to-die campaigner has died
In April, Ireland's Supreme Court rejected Marie Fleming's appeal to let partner Tom Curran help her commit suicide. Curran was with her when she died Friday.
Putin's freed archrival arrives in Germany
Russian President Vladimir Putin's pardon of his archrival Mikhail Khodorkovsky after 10 years in prison was a surprise as is the tycoon's release 24 hours later.
![Donald Boyce, who dressed up as Santa Claus, catches a wave in an outrigger canoe off Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 14, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/46/e9605486c45735c021d126144f1d/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Hugh Gentry")
![2 Pussy Riot members freed from Russia prison]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/7b/9a388db394dab3d326916212d2e6a2/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: The Committee against Torture")
![Plane wing clips building at Johannesburg airport]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/17/e9b7caf155be6c754bdae524f380/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Twitter: Harriet Tolputt, @HarrietTolputt")
![British retailer Marks and Spencer apologized after a Muslim worker refused to sell alcohol.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/97/49ea32e549b879f53de99930e52db/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
![Iceland's hidden elves delay road projects]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/70/81e221dc5d78f5241d5683522a036/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Bob Strong")
![Chairman Mao anniversary: A plainclothes security guard, center, monitors tourists as they pass by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong's portrait.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/95/07c4fc89a23ed75f12aab119fbbd/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Ng Han Guan, File")
![Pakistani soldiers stand guard on a snow-covered mountainous region of Lwara Fort along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/32/a4235d3b8cf1c2b88838f88cd3c0cd/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP")
![Justine Sacco was fired as IAC's corporate communications director after posing a message joking about AIDS in Africa.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/a2/96f330e26c6d94c9d83163478e9/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Twitter: Screen grab")
![Traffic cholitas: An Aymara woman cops practices hand-and-arm signals for directing traffic during a training session in El Alto]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/c3/508a76c6daf643d639cecad093c753/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Juan Karita")
![Thailand protests: Anti-government protesters gather at Ratchaprasong Junction during a mass rally in Bangkok]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/45/b9b872164ce681fc55768c7fb85b77/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
![Spain lottery: Gas station workers celebrate after winning the second prize of the Christmas lottery 'El Gordo']({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/30/7d7a7113dba39e965eb5fbf1ed61c/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Andres Gutierrez")
![Iran sanctions: US National Security Advisor Rice looks up during a meeting between US President Obama and Japanese PM Abe in Russia]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/46/a1bfb39e490e8987d05a38f2e394/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters Photo")
![Freed Khodorkovsky challenges Putin over 'political prisoners']({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/b3/3e64cd7071bc49aba79243883137d/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Getty Images: Michael Kappeler, AFP")
![Bangladesh Factory Fire: Firefighters battle a fire at a garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh on Nov. 24, 2012]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/5b/81e7bbc8495d287238f39a58bc85a7/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Bangladesh Factory Fire")
![CIA support in Colombia: The logo of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/dd/86fc85c3c492954bff855d7ddcf4b/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Jason")
![In this photo released by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/af/fbbeda9559b96cc1fb3bb54e83c2/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: UNMISS")
![China satellite: The Soyuz VS01 lifts off carrying the first two satellites in Europe's Galileo global positioning system, at the Guiana Space Center in Sinnamary]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/1e/fd72b12c9278f9253ce3dc145b8be2/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters Photo")
![Ahmed Maher]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/af/812af3ba519e6849ced1b693ddfeb/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"})
![Rodman talks training N Korea basketball players]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/82/12f13d4c8327666fcf71aa66e926e/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP")
![Smoke rises from a vehicle after what activists said was heavy shelling by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo on Sunday.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/37/dbe14c26e8ee0c86fc08bf754d091/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Hosam Katan")
![Pro-European Union activists gather in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Ukraine has been stricken with mass protests for over a month, as protesters demand the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych over his decision to ditch a pact with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia. Independence Column at back right.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/f5/23a9faa49ac8291217e92b2e4d12f/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky")
![Israeli lawyer is effective voice for Palestinians]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/51/c41f0794ec548c4e6ee585c4fe4e9/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Dan Balilty")
![Bomb explodes on Israeli bus, no one hurt: police]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/93/4d75eb223223370e8e1d3899e7e37/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Nir Elias")
![Top news stories 2013: Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I waves from the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/65/3a799a1fb6eed5efe06e689ee8273e/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Getty Images: Vincenzo Pinto, AFP")
![Georgians mark Stalin's birthday]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/50/3b4ca995565ada577daf5c2a07e8/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
![Early end-life plan for elderly in aging Japan]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/30/beb5a42e29e5972d756169ac2816b0/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Koji Sasahara")
![Al-Qaida apology: Heavy damage after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/cd/e91b65a1f6ba1c2f6c5bf455fe6fa/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Yemen Defense Ministry, File")
![Cricket holy war: Cricket training in Rome]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/a5/3ca652aa3606c41898678772fd6a2/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Alessandro Bianchi")
![People wearing gas masks and face masks pose with Santa Claus, during a protest against air pollution in Skopje, Macedonia, on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/6d/bc3541595b3b6f5f80b0768f9e832b/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Boris Grdanoski")
![American military aircraft hit in South Sudan: Force Commander Maj. Gen. Delali Sakyi of Ghana prepares to lay flowers]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/45/1acbeac43bf5af9231ad51deea42/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: UNMISS")
![Egypt sends Mursi to trial in third case: Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/6d/e488e0a85068c368af209014f54b59/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
![Vatican reform: Pope Francis addresses the Vatican Curia in the Clementine hall at the Vatican on Saturday]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/2a/9536b7243bb71e7a38d6f4784c5b9e/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Claudio Peri, Pool")
![Devyani Khobragade, India's deputy consul general, attends the India Studies Stony Brook University fundraiser event in Long Island, New York, December 8, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/71/c96078490652eb22a3db858a321f6/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Mohammed Jaffer, SnapsIndia")
![NSA targets Israel: Satellite dishes are seen at GCHQ's outpost at Bude, close to where trans-Atlantic fiber-optic cables come ashore in England.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/56/db8236b127feebba0e236b714b0b7/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Satellite dishes are seen at GCHQ's outpost at Bude, close to where trans-Atlantic fiber-optic cables come ashore in England. According to newspaper reports, British and American intelligence agencies monitored the communications of hundreds of targets in some 60 nations, including an Israeli prime minister and European officials.")
![Thai opposition party to boycott general election: Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/f7/7e7f554ecbe89d2cd9cc3179d6962/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Greg Baker, file")
![Cuba to eliminate currency pegged to dollar: Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/b2/deab7b33cdf27a5e17f09a96c292a0/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Cubadebate, Ismael Francisco")
![Iran sanctions: A general view of Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen in 2010.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/3c/de75947209ac5802cfceb94f6e54d/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Raheb Homavandi")
![A member of the public looks at the main memorial stone in memory of the victims of Pan Am flight 103 bombing in the garden of remembrance at Dryfesdale Cemetery, near Lockerbie, Scotland. Saturday Dec. 21, 2013. Pan Am flight 103 was blown apart above the Scottish border town of Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988. All 269 passengers and crew on the flight and 11 people on the ground were killed in the bombing.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/b7/8c8d1fca508841d9ddeb3d6521b0/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Scott Heppell")
![Robespierre: This 3D reconstruction released by VisualForensic shows the face of Maximilian de Robespierre, according to two French researchers.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/59/11ba25e4f997f08c4c7b35aa30868/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: VisualForensic, Philippe Froesch, Batabat")
![Canada prostitution laws struck down by Supreme Court]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/c1/65dd4f2d1d943a798e5f87873a593/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters: Chris Wattie")
![Australia standoff: Dramatic End to Standoff at Parliament]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/ef/b59238cd9fa9308a4b709d2bbcd0/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"})
![Mafia toxic waste dumping poisons Italy farmlands: Naples, southern Italy]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/76/ad35f1b4248c3e75f951c084ebc12/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Salvatore Laporta")
![North Korea fax: Kim Jong Un watches a live shell firing drill at the southwest sector of the front line in an undated photo provided by Korean Central News Agency on March 14, 2013.]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/f3/db9f1faa46f3d1a867645f2b5945/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "DPRK-KIM JONG UN-SHELL FIRING DRILL")
![Irish right-to-die campaigner has died: Marie Fleming]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/6a/8ebffbd7ca5cf4fbb45c26ade82a8/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "AP Photo: Niall Carson, PA")
![Putin archrival Mikhail Khodorkovsky, oil tycoon, released from prison after 10 years]({"default":"http://newsbcpcol.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/de/13099aa8d4dc1a16fb658c75ed091/_h105_w218_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"} "Reuters")
No comments:
Post a Comment