Tag: World

National Security

Former New York judge appointed to U.N. Gaza inquiry

Washington Examiner · August 25, 2014 3:07 pm

FILE - This Aug. 20, 2014 file photo shows Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey speaking at Madison Square Garden in New York. During a Pentagon briefing Thursday, Dempsey said it's possible to contain the Islamic State militants, but it can't be done permanently without going after the group in Syria. Speaking to reporters with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Dempsey said he wasn't predicting U.S. airstrikes in Syria, but said the problem must be addressed diplomatically, politically and militarily by America and its regional partners. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

National Security

Dempsey in Afghanistan for transition talks

Lolita Baldor · August 25, 2014 3:06 pm

Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam attend pro-government rally in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri are besieging parliament in the capital to pressure Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign over alleged election fraud. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Pakistan cleric at rally warns of 48-hour deadline

Zarar Khan · August 25, 2014 2:44 pm

More prisoners in Egypt join ongoing hunger strike

SARAH EL DEEB · August 25, 2014 2:16 pm

Form left, papal Master of Ceremonies Mosnignor Guillermo Karcher, Italian Entrepreneur Alfredo Altavilla, President of Charity Foundation PUPI Andres De La Fuente, Inter of Milan Vice-President Javier Zanetti and Italian Entrepreneur Marco Tronchetti Provera hold soccer jerseys bearing the name of Pope Francis as they pose for the photographers prior to the start of a press conference presenting a inter-religious football match for peace, in Rome, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. The friendly soccer match, supported by Pope Francis to promote the dialogue and peace among different religions, is scheduled at Rome's Olympic stadium, Sept. 1. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope endorses Sept. 1 interreligious peace match

Washington Examiner · August 25, 2014 1:37 pm

Iraq officials say car bombs hit Shiite towns south of Baghdad, kill at least 23 people

Washington Examiner · August 25, 2014 1:33 pm

Merkel backs Spain against Catalan secession vote

Washington Examiner · August 25, 2014 1:23 pm

A Filipino boy reaches out to hit his opponents coins during a game which they call Pastra in suburban Malabon, Philippines on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. Players try to knock out coins inside a square marked on the ground or hit his opponent's coins to win. Winner gets all the coins in the box. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Image of Asia: Playing games in the Philippines

The Associated Press · August 25, 2014 1:08 pm

National Security

UN rights chief: Crimes against humanity in Iraq

John Heilprin · August 25, 2014 12:34 pm

In this aerial image, rescuers search for the people still missing in the mud-covered residential area after the Aug. 20 landslides in Hiroshima, western Japan Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. The death toll from the landslides in the western city of Hiroshima climbed to at least 50 as local officials revised the number missing to 28 people. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Energy and Environment

Japan PM visits landslide site as complaints swirl

Elaine Kurtenbach · August 25, 2014 12:15 pm

FILE - In this is Jan. 9, 2011, file photo China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang, left, laughs as he raises a glass of whisky to Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond before attending a state dinner at Edinburgh castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Distilleries need to have long-term plans for investments and financing, all of which could be thrown into turmoil on Sept. 18, 2014, when Scotland votes on whether to leave Britain. Whisky makers and other businesses are worried about the risks involved in finding themselves in a new country with, among other things, a different currency.(AP Photo/David Moir, Pool, File)

Whisky’s worries mirror economic fears in Scotland

MARTIN BENEDYKDANICA KIRKA · August 25, 2014 11:58 am

Group decries India’s reliance on waste cleaners

Katy Daigle · August 25, 2014 11:30 am