Tag: World

Sunni-Shiite split stems from dispute over Prophet

The Associated Press · June 13, 2014 6:22 pm

An Afghan woman walks past a mural to support voting in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June 13, 2014. With fears of violence high, Afghanistan braced for a final election on Saturday to choose a new president to replace the only leader the nation has known since the Taliban were ousted and guide the transition to a country that will have to wean itself off near-total dependence on international aid after foreign combat troops withdraw at the end of this year. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Afghans to choose new leader amid fears of attacks

RAHIM FAIEZAMIR SHAH · June 13, 2014 6:21 pm

Israeli dancers kiss each other during the annual Gay Pride Parade on a street of Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 13, 2014. Shirtless Israeli men, colorfully dressed drag queens and others partied Friday through central Tel Aviv as it celebrates the week-long event that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters, also known as the LGBT community. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

100,000 party at Israel gay parade, area’s biggest

Ian Deitch · June 13, 2014 6:07 pm

Mexican supporters shout in the rain before the start of the group A World Cup soccer match between Mexico and Cameroon in the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Safety concerns at Brazil stadium before Cup match

Bradley Brooks · June 13, 2014 5:48 pm

4 suspected al-Qaida militants killed in Yemen

Ahmed AlHaj · June 13, 2014 5:40 pm

Energy and Environment

Poachers massacre 68 elephants in Congo park

Paul Schemm · June 13, 2014 5:12 pm

In this still image posted on a militant Twitter account on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, militants parade down a main road in Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi officials say al-Qaida-inspired militants who this week seized much of the country's Sunni heartland have pushed into an ethnically mixed province northeast of Baghdad, capturing two towns there.(AP Photo/militant source via Twitter)

UN warns of war crimes, atrocities in Iraq

John Heilprin · June 13, 2014 5:11 pm

Pope Francis delivers his message as he is flanked by Israel's President Shimon Peres, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during an evening of peace prayers in the Vatican gardens, Sunday, June 8, 2014. Pope Francis waded head-first into Mideast peace-making Sunday, welcoming the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to the Vatican for an evening of peace prayers just weeks after the last round of U.S.-sponsored negotiations collapsed. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope says Vatican opposed Mideast prayer at first

Nicole Winfield · June 13, 2014 4:37 pm

In this May 29, 2014, photo, Martin Tata embraces his horse Milonga on a ranch in San Antonio de Areco, Argentina. Tata is a self taught horse trainer. For the past 11 years he has been showcasing his unique bond with horses through performances to tourists from around the world. Born and raised on a ranch in the traditional gaucho-town of San Antonio de Areco, around 110 kilometers outside of capital Buenos Aires, Tata has lived and worked amongst horses his entire life. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentine gaucho tames with whispers, not whips

Kacey Cherry · June 13, 2014 4:29 pm

Japan kills 30 whales in 1st hunt since ICJ ruling

Washington Examiner · June 13, 2014 4:00 pm

Africa: World Cup terror threat lowers bar numbers

Jason Straziuso · June 13, 2014 3:38 pm

Croatia Supreme Court reduces ex-PM’s sentence

Washington Examiner · June 13, 2014 3:20 pm