Tag: World

In this July 15, 2014, photo, a defaced billboard promoting Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a message that reads in Spanish; "Following in Chavez's footsteps," towers over a main highway in Caracas, Venezuela. Announcements of foiled coups have long been a part of the Chavista discourse, but lately they have become more frequent and elaborate. Opponents say the drumbeat of alleged conspiracies helps the administration shift attention away from domestic problems such as soaring prices and rising crime. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Venezuelan conspiracy theories a threat to critics

Hannah Dreier · July 23, 2014 2:29 pm

In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, Saado Ali Warsame, a Somali member of parliament is seen during a parliament session to endorse Somali prime minister in Mogadishu, Somalia. Gunmen killed a Somali lawmaker, Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in a drive-by shooting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a police official said. Lawmaker Saado Ali Warsame, who also was a popular singer of Somali folk music, was shot dead by gunmen who pulled up near her car as she was being driven to a hotel, said Somali police Capt. Mohamed Hussein. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Somali lawmaker shot dead in drive-by shooting

Abdi Guled · July 23, 2014 2:15 pm

Abu Sayyaf militants free anti-poverty workers

Jim Gomez · July 23, 2014 2:02 pm

CLARIFIES: Dutch military plane carrying Malaysia Airlines bodies lands in Eindhoven

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 1:58 pm

Secretary-General of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Gen. Paiboon Koomchaya, who also in charge of legal and justice affairs, speaks during a news conference at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Thailand adopted a temporary constitution on Tuesday, taking its first step toward the slow return of electoral democracy after two months of military rule. But the charter's clauses allow the ruling junta to continue to hold substantial power even after an interim Cabinet and legislature take office. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

New constitution gives Thai junta sweeping powers

Thanyarat Doksone · July 23, 2014 1:53 pm

FILE - In this April 11, 2008, file photo, U.S. writer Siri Hustvedt answers questions during a reading in Zurich, Switzerland. The Americans have arrived in force for Britain's Booker literary prize. Five U.S.-based writers are on the 13-book long-list for the prestigious fiction award. The list, announced Wednesday, includes Americans Joshua Ferris, Karen Joy Fowler, Siri Hustvedt and Richard Powers, as well as Irish-American writer Joseph O'Neill. (AP Photo/Keystone/Eddy Risch, File)

Americans aplenty as UK’s Booker Prize goes global

Jill Lawless · July 23, 2014 1:26 pm

Raw: Fight Breaks Out in Ukraine Parliament

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 12:35 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 file photo, Peaches Geldof arrives to attend the ETAM's ready to wear fall/winter 2014-2015 fashion collection presented in Paris. A British coroner has concluded that model and TV personality Peaches Geldof died from a heroin overdose. Coroner Roger Hatch said Wednesday that Geldof had taken a fatal dose after a period of trying to come off the drug. The 25-year-old daughter of Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof was found dead at her home south of London on April 7, 2014. (AP Photo/C. d'Ettorre, File)

Coroner: Heroin overdose killed Peaches Geldof

Jill Lawless · July 23, 2014 12:20 pm

2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 11:40 am

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen wears body armor before boarding a helicopter at Camp Marmal outside Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Thomas Peter, Pool)

Afghanistan criticizes Pakistan; policeman killed

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 11:22 am

Shipwrecked Concordia making final voyage off isle

Paolo Santalucia · July 23, 2014 11:09 am

This graphic posted on the Israeli Defense Forces website, dated July 20, 2014, shows an artist's rendition of the Shijaiyah neighborhood in Gaza in an attempt to support Israeli government claims that Hamas is using hospitals, mosques and residences to hide, store and fire rockets. Beyond the boom of Israeli airstrikes and the stream of rockets fired from Gaza, Israel and Hamas are also battling to control the message emanating from this latest Israeli-Palestinian conflagration. Propaganda and psychological warfare are nothing new in battle, but technology and social media have exponentially increased the ability of each side to penetrate their intended audiences. (AP Photo/IDF website)

Israel, Hamas battle over public opinion online

Tia Goldenberg · July 23, 2014 11:08 am