Tag: World

French novelist Patrick Modiano smiles during a press conference at his publishing house in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. Patrick Modiano, who has made a lifelong study of the Nazi occupation and its effects on his country, won the 2014 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for what one academic called "crystal clear and resonant" prose. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Modiano wins Nobel for works about Nazi occupation

MALIN RISINGGREG KELLER · October 9, 2014 6:01 pm

Uruguay’s leader welcomes Syrian refugees

Leonardo Haberkorn · October 9, 2014 5:51 pm

German president honors peaceful protests of 1989

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2014 5:38 pm

Joshua Wong, 17-year old student leader, stands on the stage during a rally in the occupied areas at Central district in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. A Hong Kong government official canceled planned talks with student protest leaders on Friday, saying they were unlikely to be constructive. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

National Security

Hong Kong protests unresolved after talks collapse

Kelvin Chan · October 9, 2014 5:08 pm

Sinn Fein ties Irish government party for 1st time

Shawn Pogatchnik · October 9, 2014 4:58 pm

An Indian Border Security Force soldier is carried on a stretcher for treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital after being injured in attacks between India-Pakistan firing at the border area in Ranbir Singh Pura, in Jammu, India, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. Troops trading heavy fire between Pakistan and Indian-controlled Kashmir plunged civilians on both sides into grief with many killed and wounded this week, prompting many to question how two nations committed to a 2003 cease-fire could be targeting civilians while trading blame about who started shooting first. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Spasm of violence in Kashmir worst in years

ANJUM NAVEEDAIJAZ HUSSAIN · October 9, 2014 4:55 pm

Bahrain human rights activist charged

Reem Khalifa · October 9, 2014 4:54 pm

Amal Alamuddin Clooney to advise Greece on marbles

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2014 4:40 pm

Suicide attack kills 9 in Iraq

Sameer Yacoub · October 9, 2014 4:36 pm

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006 file photo, Gay pride parade participants kiss in the streets of Tallinn, Estonia. Estonia's Parliament narrowly passed legislation to legalize gay partnerships on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, making it the first former Soviet republic to do so. (AP Photo/AFI, Toms Kalnins, File)

Estonia approves same-sex partnerships

Jari Tanner · October 9, 2014 4:25 pm

Estonia to resettle 1 Guantanamo Bay detainee

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2014 4:24 pm

AP10ThingsToSee - A pro-democracy student protester sleeps on an occupied roadway surrounding the government complex in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. Student-led protests for democratic reforms in Hong Kong continued, and has blocked main roads in the Asian financial hub for nearly two weeks. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

The Associated Press · October 9, 2014 4:17 pm