Tag: World

WHO says spokesman aboard crashed jetliner

Washington Examiner · July 18, 2014 2:04 pm

Many killed as extremists attack Nigerian town

Haruna Umar · July 18, 2014 1:56 pm

FILE - In this July 11, 2014 file photo, Cuba's Fidel Castro speaks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Havana, Cuba. In a statement published Friday, July 18, 2014 by state media, Castro is blaming the Ukrainian government in Kiev for the downing of a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane. Castro's comments came one week after he welcomed Vladimir Putin during the Russian leader's tour of Latin America. (AP Photo/Alex Castro, File)

Fidel Castro: Ukraine to blame for downed airliner

Washington Examiner · July 18, 2014 1:56 pm

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto gestures during an interview in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Friday, July 18, 2014. Subianto alleged there had "been quite massive incidences" of fraud in general elections, which he said might prevent him from winning the most divisive polls in the fragile democracy's history. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Ex-general alleges massive fraud in Indonesia vote

NINIEK KARMINIMARK BAKER · July 18, 2014 12:42 pm

In this March 25, 2014 photo, Kaylene Mann, right, and Jayden Burrows hold hands as they read a statement to the media in Brisbane, Australia, about the loss of Rod Burrows, who is Kaylene's brother and Jayden's father. Rod Burrows was among six Australians killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 crashed into the Southern Indian ocean. On Friday, July 18, 2014, Mann found out that her stepdaughter, Maree Rizk, was killed along with 297 others on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which U.S. intelligence authorities believe was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. (AP Photo/AAP, Dan Peled) AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUT, PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUT, SOUTH PACIFIC OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE

Woman loses relatives in 2 Malaysia air disasters

Kristen Gelineau · July 18, 2014 12:39 pm

FILE - The July 16, 2014 file photo shows German artist Otto Piene after a press conference for the exhibition "Otto Piene. More Sky' in Berlin. Piene, known for his colorful paintings and gigantic open-air sculptures, has died at age 86. Piene died Thursday, July 17, 2014 shortly after the opening of an exhibition of his work at Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie. (AP Photo/dpa, Wolfgang Kumm, file)

German artist Otto Piene dies, aged 86

Washington Examiner · July 18, 2014 12:30 pm

Reports: Vladimir Putin tells warring sides in Ukraine to lay down their arms, engage in talks

Washington Examiner · July 18, 2014 12:25 pm

French President Francois Hollande, left, sits next to Ivorian Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan, right, on a boat, Thursday, July 17, 2014 on Abidjan's lagoon, Ivory Coast, where French construction company Bouygues is building a third bridge that is presented as a key project by the Ivorian government. Hollande starts a 3-day visit to Ivory Coast, Niger and Chad. (AP Photo/Alain Jocard, Pool)

French president Hollande visits Niger on tour

Washington Examiner · July 18, 2014 11:59 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles during her annual summer press conference in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany’s Merkel dismisses talk of early departure

Washington Examiner · July 18, 2014 11:41 am

Italian appeals court acquits Silvio Berlusconi in sex-for-hire case

Washington Examiner · July 18, 2014 11:13 am

Singapore won’t destroy 2 gay-themed book titles

Washington Examiner · July 18, 2014 11:06 am

Civilians inspect the site of a bomb attack in Shorja Market in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 17, 2014. A bomb hidden in a wooden cart exploded near a Shiite mosque in one of Baghdad's largest markets, killing and wounding civilians. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

UN: Some 5,500 civilians killed in Iraq this year

Washington Examiner · July 18, 2014 10:52 am