Tag: World

Rumors of asylum raise hopes for migrant families

Christopher Sherman · June 6, 2014 11:17 pm

Subway train operators, along with some activists, clash with police at the Ana Rosa metro station on the second day of their metro strike in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, June 6, 2014. The workers clashed with police as they tried to block other operators from breaking the strike. Overland commuter train operators went on strike Thursday, putting at risk the only means that most soccer fans will have to reach Itaquerao stadium ahead of next week's World Cup. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Brazil strikes a threat to a smooth World Cup

Stan Lehman · June 6, 2014 11:16 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2013, file photo, Jordan's ambassador to the United Nationas, Prince Zeid al Hussein, speaks to the media during a news conference in New York. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday, June 6, 2014, he will appoint Prince Zeid as the new high commissioner for human rights, bringing to that post a voice from the Middle East at a time when such rights are under strain in some countries in the region. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

UN to tap Jordan’s ambassador as new rights chief

Cara Anna · June 6, 2014 11:07 pm

Actors perform as President Barack Obama watches the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of D-Day at Sword Beach in Ouistreham, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

D-DAY NOTEBOOK: Old film, new dance recall history

Washington Examiner · June 6, 2014 10:41 pm

Cup workers strike briefly in Curitiba

Paul Logothetis · June 6, 2014 10:28 pm

Havelange in stable condition with infection

Washington Examiner · June 6, 2014 9:20 pm

Louis van Gaal, coach of the Netherlands soccer team, center, watches his team during a training session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 6, 2014. The Netherlands plays in group B of the 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Dutch hit the beach, then down to work in Rio

Mike Corder · June 6, 2014 8:49 pm

A look at Canadian gun laws after shooting

Washington Examiner · June 6, 2014 8:43 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko, center, talk after a group photo before a luncheon as they take part in the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Benouville in Normandy, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Russian, Ukrainian leaders talk amid D-Day pomp

LORI HINNANTVLADIMIR ISACHENKOV · June 6, 2014 8:29 pm

Ex-Guatemala police chief gets life in prison

Washington Examiner · June 6, 2014 8:17 pm

Nigerian newspaper accuses military of harassment

Bashir Adigun · June 6, 2014 8:14 pm

A large screen shows a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Barack Obama during the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day in Ouistreham, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)

Another awkward encounter for Obama, Putin

Julie Pace · June 6, 2014 7:54 pm