Tag: World

German arbitration panel rejects looted art claim

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2014 11:38 am

In this Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 photo, Irom Sharmila speaks to the media outside a security ward after her release in Porompal district, in Imphal, India. India's most famous prisoner of conscience walked free after nearly 14 years in jail but vowed to continue the hunger strike that landed her in prison for attempted suicide. Sharmila, 42, has not eaten a single morsel of food voluntarily since November 2000, when she began her protest against an Indian law that suspends many human rights protections in areas of conflict. (AP Photo/Bullu Raj)

Freed activist won’t stop 14-year hunger strike

Muneeza Naqvi · August 21, 2014 11:15 am

Raw: Grief After Deadly Airstrikes in Gaza

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2014 10:47 am

German doctor accused of drugging, abusing women

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2014 10:38 am

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, as the then Emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, looks on after signing an agreement in Doha, Qatar. The explosions rocking the Gaza Strip may seem far removed from the flashy cars and skyscrapers of ultra-rich Qatar, but efforts to end fighting between Hamas and Israel could hinge on how the tiny Gulf state wields its influence over a militant group with few friends left. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

Some see Qatar’s hand in collapse of Gaza talks

Adam Schreck · August 21, 2014 6:37 am

Thailand's new Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha salutes during an establishment anniversary of the 21st infantry regiment, Queen's Guard, in Chonburi Province, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Three months after overthrowing Thailand's last elected government, this Southeast Asian nation's junta leader is stepping out of his army uniform for good - to take up the post of prime minister in a move critics say will only extend his time at the helm and consolidate the military's grip on power. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai army ruler nominated as next prime minister

Todd Pitman · August 21, 2014 6:20 am

Australia cites reporter’s killing in law reforms

Rod McGuirk · August 21, 2014 5:22 am

Smoke and dust rise after an Israeli strike hit Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israeli air strikes pound Gaza; 6 dead in Rafah

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2014 5:07 am

China tries 5 cult members for murder

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2014 4:59 am

Tibet group says 3 more dead after police shooting

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2014 4:53 am

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 file photo, an Indonesian police officer escorts American Tommy Schaefer, left, as he is brought to the police station for questioning in relation to the death of his girlfriend's mother, in Bali, Indonesia. Schaefer and his girlfriend also American Heather Mack arrested in Indonesia on suspicion of murdering the woman's mother and stuffing her body into a suitcase at a resort hotel are being held under a suicide watch, their appointed lawyer said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati, File)

2 Americans arrested in Bali under suicide watch

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2014 4:11 am

Thailand’s junta-appointed legislature nominates country’s army ruler as next prime minister

Washington Examiner · August 21, 2014 3:54 am