Tag: World

Ukraine protester hopes blood not spilled in vain

Tim Sullivan · May 15, 2014 2:46 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 file photo, intense sunlight reflects down towards street level off the 37-storey skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London. A London skyscraper which drew ire for having a glare so strong it melted nearby cars and shops will get a permanent fix. Developers say the tower, known as the Walkie-Talkie for its curved shape, is to have a sunshade attached to its south-facing facade to stop it from reflecting sun rays and beaming them in concentrated form to a nearby street. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

UK tower accused of melting car to get sunshade

Washington Examiner · May 15, 2014 2:06 pm

Bangladesh ferry sinks during storm; 8 dead

Washington Examiner · May 15, 2014 1:40 pm

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, right, speak during a joint conference following a meeting at Israel's Defense Force headquarters in Tel Aviv, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Hagel is on a regional tour focusing on Iran's nuclear program and Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)

Israeli official: Gas attacks continue in Syria

Robert Burns · May 15, 2014 1:27 pm

Heinz-Christian Strache head of Austria's right-wing Freedom Party, FPOe, arrives for a pre election party for the European Parliament in Linz, Austria, Thursday, May 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Austria: Populist Freedom Party strong in EU vote

George Jahn · May 15, 2014 1:19 pm

Relatives of miners wait near a coal mine in Soma, western Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at the coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Energy and Environment

Turkish families bury miners as toll rises to 282

DESMOND BUTLERSUZAN FRASER · May 15, 2014 1:10 pm

An Egyptian man casts his vote at a polling station, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Egyptian expatriates around the world headed to the polls on Thursday, casting the first votes to name a successor to deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Egyptian expatriates vote in presidential poll

Washington Examiner · May 15, 2014 12:58 pm

Raw: People Bury Dead From Turkish Mine Disaster

Washington Examiner · May 15, 2014 12:56 pm

FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang works near his computer in Beijing. Chinese police have taken away the aide of prominent lawyer Pu, who was detained last week in a government clampdown on activists ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square military suppression of protesters, an attorney said Thursday, May 15, 2014. Pu's aide, Qu Zhenhong, who is also his niece, was recently detained by Beijing police on suspicion of "illegally obtaining personal information," said Zhang Sizhi, a veteran rights lawyer who is Pu's attorney. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Chinese lawyer’s aide held in Tiananmen clampdown

Gillian Wong · May 15, 2014 12:34 pm

Activist group says at least 17 people killed in explosion near Syrian border with Turkey

Washington Examiner · May 15, 2014 12:22 pm

Suspicious vehicle found outside Bank of England

Washington Examiner · May 15, 2014 11:26 am

Uganda: Groups report surge in gay rights abuses

Washington Examiner · May 15, 2014 11:14 am