Tag: World

Mexico City joins in banning animals in circuses

Washington Examiner · June 9, 2014 9:47 pm

Greek PM replaces finance minister in reshuffle

Washington Examiner · June 9, 2014 8:24 pm

In this Sunday, June 8, 2014 photo, Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi celebrate his inauguration in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian police on Monday arrested seven men for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old student during celebrations marking the inauguration of the country's new president in Cairo's central Tahrir Square the day before, security officials said. Sexual harassment has been one of Egypt enduring social ills, prompting authorities last week to issue a decree declaring it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. Video footage posted on social media shows the student completely naked, parts of her body bloodied as policemen struggle to escort her out of Tahrir Square. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

Sexual assault on student sparks outrage in Egypt

Hamza Hendawi · June 9, 2014 8:21 pm

Boys watch as another boy practices his soccer bicycle kicks at a Rio de Janeiro slum, Brazi, Monday, June 9, 2014. The 2014 Word Cup soccer tournament is set to begin in just a few days, with Brazil and Croatia playing in the opening match on June 12. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Brazil grapples with joy, frustration of World Cup

Bradley Brooks · June 9, 2014 8:06 pm

Fire illuminates the sky above Karachi airport terminal where security forces are fighting with attackers Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked the terminal with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed 13 people as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistani Taliban vows more violence after attack

REBECCA SANTANAADIL JAWAD · June 9, 2014 8:04 pm

Libya’s top court rejects appointment of new PM

Washington Examiner · June 9, 2014 8:00 pm

Pakistani security forces examine ammunition confiscated from attackers who stormed late Sunday the Jinnah International Airport, during their investigation in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, June 9, 2014. The Pakistani Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for a brazen five-hour assault on the country's busiest airport that saw gunmen disguised as police guards storm the international terminal in Karachi, set off explosions and killing over a dozen of people. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

A look at the history of militancy in Pakistan

Rebecca Santana · June 9, 2014 7:49 pm

Students come to school for an exam of mathematics at the Pre-University Jose Marti in Old Havana, Cuba, Monday, June 9, 2014. Eight people are under arrest in connection with a scandal involving the illicit sale of university entrance exams, Cuban authorities said Monday, days after thousands of high school students were forced to retake the test. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Cuba: 8 arrested in school exam cheating scandal

Peter Orsi · June 9, 2014 7:39 pm

Iraqi civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bombing in the southeastern district of New Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 8, 2014. A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq's capital Saturday night, killing and wounding people, in a day of violence that saw militants storm a university in the country's restive Anbar province and take dozens hostage, authorities said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Bombs against Kurds, other attacks in Iraq kill 40

Sameer Yacoub · June 9, 2014 7:16 pm

French police officers check out a wooden repaired section of the Pont des Arts bridge after a chunk of fencing with thousands of locks fell off under their weight in Paris, Monday, June 9, 2014. The thousands of locks that cling like barnacles to the Pont des Arts in Paris have become a symbol of danger, rather than love, after a chunk of fencing fell off under their weight. The fencing tumbled late Sunday on the pedestrian bridge, which crosses the Seine. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Love locks cause fencing to tumble on Paris bridge

Washington Examiner · June 9, 2014 6:54 pm

British comedian Rik Mayall dies at 56

Washington Examiner · June 9, 2014 5:56 pm

FILE - This is a April 16, 2014 file photo of Park View School in Birmingham central England , Government inspectors say there is a "culture of fear and intimidation" at several British schools investigated over allegations of a plot to run them along strict Islamic lines. The Office for Standards in Education said Monday June 9, 2014 that five of 21 schools it inspected in the central English city of Birmingham failed to protect students from extremism. Park View Educational Trust, which runs several of the schools, insisted its schools "do not tolerate or promote extremism." (AP Photo/Joe Giddens, PA, File)

Inspectors criticize schools over Islamist ‘plot’

Jill Lawless · June 9, 2014 5:49 pm