Tag: World

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian government soldiers stand guard on the roof of Aleppo prison in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Syrian troops backed by airstrikes broke a yearlong rebel siege of a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday, allowing President Bashar Assad's forces to close in on a nearby command center of a coalition of Islamist rebel groups, opposition activists said. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syria rebels, army agree on truce near key city

Diaa Hadid · May 24, 2014 1:10 pm

An anti-coup protester, second left, is detained by Thai police officers during a protest on a street in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 24, 2014. Thailand's coup leaders said Saturday that they would keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them "time to think" and to keep the country calm. They also summoned outspoken academics to report to the junta. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai coup leaders dissolve Senate, adding to power

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 12:49 pm

Malawi’s president orders new election, alleging flaws in last week’s vote, pulls out of race

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 12:09 pm

In Ukraine heartland, politics second to money

Tim Sullivan · May 24, 2014 12:06 pm

In this photo released by David Barz , firefighters attend a fire at Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, May 23, 2014. A major fire has devastated the Glasgow School of Art, one of the city's major landmarks. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze, which broke out just after noon on Friday, was a "very significant fire." Flames flared through the roof and windows of the sandstone Art Nouveau building, designed by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and completed in 1909. A 2009 poll by the Royal Institute of British Architects voted it the best British building of the last 175 years. (AP Photo / David Barz)

Fire crews save most of Glasgow School of Art

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 11:29 am

A Yemeni soldier, left, wears a placard with Arabic writing that reads,"together against the violence and terrorism," as he stands with others during a rally to mark the anniversary of a bomb attack at a parade square that killed Yemeni troops, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

15 militants, 10 soldiers killed in Yemen attack

Ahmed AlHaj · May 24, 2014 11:18 am

South African president Jacob Zuma is sworn in for a second term in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, May 24, 2014. Zuma was sworn in after the country's fifth democratic elections. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool)

South Africa inaugurates president for 2nd term

Christopher Torchia · May 24, 2014 11:02 am

Aide who kicked protester dismissed in Turkey

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 10:31 am

Moderate quake hits SW China, causing injuries

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 9:16 am

A man walk past policemen standing guard near a road leading to the site of Thursday's explosion in Urumqi, China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, Friday, May 23, 2014. Authorities closed the street market after attackers hurled bombs from two SUVs that plowed through shoppers on Thursday, killing dozens and wounding more than 90. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China launches crackdown after bombing kills 43

Didi Tang · May 24, 2014 7:46 am

UN rights envoy: Myanmar needs constitution change

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 5:44 am

AU: Tuareg rebels in north Mali sign cease-fire

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 5:43 am