Tag: World

Yemen says troops seize al-Qaida stronghold

Ahmed AlHaj · May 8, 2014 7:28 pm

This image made from amateur video posted by Shaam News Network (SNN), an anti-Bashar Assad activist group, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows an explosion that destroyed the Carlton Hotel in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, May 8, 2014. The rebel-claimed bombing Thursday in the northern Syrian city leveled the once luxurious hotel near the ancient Citadel that government troops used as a military base, causing multiple casualties, activists and militants said.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

Rebels level historic Aleppo hotel in Syria

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2014 7:16 pm

Chilean president faces 1st large student protest

Eva Vergara · May 8, 2014 6:50 pm

South Africans protest in solidarity against the abduction three weeks ago of hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria by the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram and what protesters said was the failure of the Nigerian government and international community to rescue them, during a march to the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa Thursday, May 8, 2014. The kidnapping has ignited a viral social media campaign that has brought renewed attention to Boko Haram's campaign of violence, and protests around the world. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Residents: 50 bodies found in Nigeria violence

Haruna Umar · May 8, 2014 6:42 pm

FILE - In this file photo provided on Nov. 24, 2011, by the office of Khaled Mashaal, Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are seen together during their meeting in Cairo, Egypt. A spokesman said Monday, May 5, 2014, that Mashaal and Abbas have held a rare meeting in Doha, Qatar, and agreed to move forward with a reconciliation deal between their rival movements. Abbas was in Doha for a grandson's college graduation. (AP Photo/Office of Khaled Meshaal, File)

Watchdogs urge Palestinians to turn to world court

Mohammed Daraghmeh · May 8, 2014 6:11 pm

An American national, center, reportedly working for the FBI, leaves a police station in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2014. Pakistan released an FBI agent on bail Thursday after three days in custody, officials said, a move that is likely to prevent the situation from escalating into a diplomatic spat. The American man was detained after airport authorities found him carrying ammunition and three knives Monday as he was about to board a flight for the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.(AP Photo/Mohammad Khalil)

National Security

Pakistan frees FBI agent on bail

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2014 6:09 pm

German lawmakers want to interview Snowden

KIRSTEN GRIESHABERFRANK JORDANS · May 8, 2014 6:06 pm

Harness Helps Disabled Kids Walk With Parent

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2014 5:20 pm

A strong earthquake is being felt in the Mexican capital

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2014 5:03 pm

Early results of South African elections are displayed on electric boards at the Independent Electoral Commission Results Center, in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, May 8, 2014. Results released by the national election commission showed the African National Congress with about 58 percent and the opposition Democratic Alliance with 28.5 percent after about 3.6 million votes had been counted in Wednesday's election. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

South Africa ruling party leads in election tally

Christopher Torchia · May 8, 2014 5:01 pm

Spy chief for eastern Libya killed in Benghazi

Esam Mohamed · May 8, 2014 4:40 pm

Bus strike paralyzes Brazil’s second largest city

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2014 4:38 pm