China executes 4 foreigners over Mekong murders
Christopher Bodeen/AP Writer China executed four foreigners on Friday for killing 13 Chinese sailors in an attack on the Mekong River, following a live nationwide…
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Kenya’s police are key for peaceful vote on Monday
Tom Odula/ AP Writer One of Kenya’s most vilified institutions — its police force — will be in the spotlight next week during its efforts…
Putin calls for upgrade of Russian army
Nataliya Vasilyeva/ AP Writer Russian President Vladimir Putin told the country’s top brass on Wednesday to drastically upgrade the armed forces in the next few…
Head of Mexico’s powerful teachers’ union jailed
E. Eduardo Castillo and Olga R. Rodriguez/ AP Staff Mexico’s most powerful woman was formally charged with a massive embezzlement scheme on Wednesday, standing grim-faced…
World powers coax Iran into saving nuclear talks
Lara Jakes and Peter Leonard/AP Staff World powers offered broader concessions than ever to Iran in attempts Wednesday keep alive diplomatic channels that seek to…
Syria says it’s ready for talks with armed rebels
Nataliya Vasilyeva and Ryan Lucas/ AP Staff Syria is ready to hold talks with the armed opposition trying to topple President Bashar Assad, the country’s…
Soldiers stole children during El Salvador’s war
Marcos Aleman/ AP Writer One of Gregoria Contreras’ first childhood memories was the moment she last saw her parents. Fighting between government troops and guerrillas…
Cuba’s Raul Castro announces retirement in 5 years
Peter Orsi/ AP Writer Raul Castro announced Sunday that he will step down as Cuba’s president in 2018 following a final five-year term, for the…
Russian lawmaker quits parliament in property row
A senior lawmaker from the pro-Kremlin party resigned his seat in parliament on Wednesday after an anti-corruption campaigner alleged that he owns properties in Florida…
Indian police search for evidence in bomb attack
Omer Farooq/ AP Writer Indian police are investigating whether a shadowy Islamic militant group was responsible for a dual bomb attack that killed 16 people…