Tag: World

UN watchdog: Peacekeepers almost never used force

Edith Lederer · May 17, 2014 12:06 am

Demonstrators hold posters of people disappeared in the 1980's in front of the National Congress building during a protest against a resolution that denies there was any attempt to commit genocide during the bloody 36-year civil war, in Guatemala City, Friday, May 16, 2014. "It is legally impossible ... that genocide could have occurred in our country's territory during the armed conflict," said the resolution, which passed late Tuesday, May 13, 2014, with support from 87 of the 158 legislators. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Dozens protest genocide denial in Guatemala

Washington Examiner · May 17, 2014 12:04 am

Actor Dijmon Hounsou, left, runs toward an unidentified man who ran unauthorized onto the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of How to Train Your Dragon 2 at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Man dives under star’s dress on Cannes red carpet

The Associated Press · May 16, 2014 11:33 pm

Dominican legislators approve citizenship bill

EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ · May 16, 2014 11:04 pm

Officials blast Mexican teachers’ salaries report

Eduardo Castillo · May 16, 2014 10:56 pm

Workers of the Ukrainian company Metinvest clear away debris in a government building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Friday. Local patrols by steelworkers have forced pro-Russia insurgents to retreat from the government buildings they had seized in a major city in eastern Ukraine, giving residents hope that a wave of anarchy was over.

Fight against Ukraine rebels threatens more unrest

YURAS KARMANAUPETER LEONARD · May 16, 2014 10:13 pm

EDS NOTE: RECROP OF NAI113. Security forces secure the scene at the site where two blasts detonated, one in a mini-van used for public transportation, in a market area of Nairobi, Kenya Friday, May 16, 2014. Two blasts hit Kenya's capital on Friday, killing a number of people and injuring many more, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of increasingly frequent terror attacks. (AP Photo)

Bombings kill 10, wound 70 in Kenyan market

Jason Straziuso · May 16, 2014 9:29 pm

24 killed as Libyan forces battle militias in east

Esam Mohamed · May 16, 2014 9:20 pm

Paraguayan journalist shot to death

Washington Examiner · May 16, 2014 8:48 pm

Iran's deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives for a press briefing for Iranian journalists after the closed-door nuclear talks at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Friday, May 16, 2014. Talks between Iran and six world powers hit a major snag Friday over the future size of a nuclear program that Tehran says it needs to expand to fuel atomic reactors, but which the U.S. fears could be used to make nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

National Security

Iran nuclear talks round ends with big setbacks

George Jahn · May 16, 2014 8:02 pm

Security forces secure the scene at the site where two blasts detonated, one in a mini-van used for public transportation, in a market area of Nairobi, Kenya Friday, May 16, 2014. Two blasts hit Kenya's capital on Friday, killing a number of people and injuring many more, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of increasingly frequent terror attacks. (AP Photo)

National Security

US Embassy in Kenya requests security upgrade

Jason Straziuso · May 16, 2014 8:01 pm

This Friday, May 9, 2014 photo, released by Galapagos National Park, shows the freighter Galapaface I that ran aground in the bay adjacent to San Cristobal island, in the Galapagos Islands. Ecuadorean authorities said Friday, May 16, 2014, they have offloaded all the fuel and most of the cargo from the freighter, and it will take three to four weeks to refloat and rescue the ship. (AP Photo/Galapagos National Park)

Officials: Weeks to rescue Galapagos-stranded ship

Washington Examiner · May 16, 2014 8:01 pm