Tag: World

Senior Jordanian Salafi movement leader Mohammed al-Shalabi pauses during an interview with The Associated Press in the backyard of his house in Maan, 218 kilometers (135.5 miles) southwest of Amman, Jordan, Friday, July 4, 2014. Al-Shalabi, a Jordanian militant leader linked to al-Qaida, said Friday that the kingdom "is not immune" to the chaos befalling neighboring countries, urging the government to implement more balanced economic and social policies to avoid a fate similar to Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

AP INTERVIEW: Militant says Jordan not immune

Mohammed Daraghmeh · July 4, 2014 8:25 pm

Palestinians throw rocks as they clash with Israeli security forces during the funeral of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir in Jerusalem on Friday, July 4, 2014. Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem on Friday as thousands of people converged on a cemetery for the burial of an Arab teenager, who Palestinians say was killed by Israeli extremists in a suspected revenge attack. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Clashes break out during Palestinian funeral

Yousur Alhlou · July 4, 2014 8:21 pm

FILE - In this March 26, 2010 file photo, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks to the press in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Maliki said in a statement issued by his office Friday, July 4, 2014, that he will fight until the Islamic militants who have overrun much of the country are defeated, suggesting he won't step down despite pressure for him to do so. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

Iraq’s al-Maliki signals his intent to stay in job

RYAN LUCASQASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA · July 4, 2014 7:59 pm

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford holds back his emotions while speaking during an invite-only press conference at City Hall in Toronto after his stay in a rehabilitation facility, on Monday June 30, 2014. Ford returned to work Monday after a two-month stay a facility in Ontario. He was in rehab for alcohol addiction after announcing in April that he was seeking treatment. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)

Toronto mayor can’t promise he will stay sober

Washington Examiner · July 4, 2014 7:58 pm

Men try to clear burning debris out of a street after clashes between Egypt's security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo's twin city of Giza, Egypt, Friday, July 4, 2014. A bomb accidentally exploded on a farm Friday southwest of the Egyptian capital, killing at least three suspected militants who were handling it, a security official said. (AP Photo/Ahmed Abd el-Gwad, El Shorouk newspaper) EGYPT OUT

Clashes between Egypt troops, protesters kill teen

Mariam Rizk · July 4, 2014 7:38 pm

Police blow up bag left near Rio’s soccer stadium

Washington Examiner · July 4, 2014 7:06 pm

Brazil police arrest man in rape of US woman

Washington Examiner · July 4, 2014 6:55 pm

A woman holds a poster reading "Save Donbas People" as Russian Communists party activists gather in support of pro-Russian fighters and local citizens who live in Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 3, 2014. Ukraine's president shook up the leadership of his struggling military on Thursday, appointing a new defense minister and top general tasked with stamping out the corruption that has left the country's armed forces faltering before a pro-Russian insurgency. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Ukraine claims winning ground in rebellious east

David McHugh · July 4, 2014 6:24 pm

No more free tickets for Puerto Rico’s elderly

Danica Coto · July 4, 2014 6:08 pm

Ethnic Albanians clash with the police in Macedonia's capital Skopje on Friday, July 4, 2014. Hundreds of stone-throwing ethnic Albanians protesting a Macedonian court ruling have clashed with police, who fired water cannon and tear gas at the crowd to prevent them from storming a court building. Police said about 2,000 people gathered in Macedonia's capital Skopje on Friday to protest the life sentences imposed this week on six ethnic Albanian Muslims convicted of murdering five Christian fishermen, in an alleged plot to destabilize the country (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Macedonia: Ethnic Albanians clash with police

Washington Examiner · July 4, 2014 6:07 pm

Raw: Clashes Follow Palestinian Teen’s Funeral

Washington Examiner · July 4, 2014 5:51 pm

National Security

Germany summons US envoy over spy case

Frank Jordans · July 4, 2014 5:43 pm