Dec 08 Philippines still struggling one month after super typhoon Haiyan .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } One month after super typhoon… Continue reading
Dec 08 South Africa honors Mandela with national day of prayer A child holds a candle during Sunday service on a national day of prayer for Nelson Mandela on Dec. 8, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Credit: Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Across the rainbow nation Sunday, South Africans poured… Continue reading
Dec 08 VIDEO: Hundreds of thousands rally in Kiev .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Hundreds of thousands rallied in… Continue reading
Dec 08 #KIEV Ukraine protesters topple Lenin statue in Kiev http://t.co/KdEWjC9IS1 via @YahooNews pic.twitter.com/KfAZMeiMDT— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) December 8, 2013… Continue reading
Dec 08 Today in history: John Lennon killed in NYC Fans of John Lennon hold a vigil after he was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980, outside his home in New York. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images On this day in 1980, celebrated musician and rock icon John Lennon… Continue reading
Dec 08 What we're watching Sunday Nuclear deal boost to Iranian economy Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a parliament meeting Sunday that last month's nuclear deal was already showing signs of helping the Iranian economy. His comments came as UN inspectors visited a… Continue reading
Dec 07 Obama '50-50' on prospects for comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran President Barack Obama earlier this month in D.C. Credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images BY BRADLEY KLAPPER, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Saturday he believed the chances for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran are… Continue reading
Dec 07 PHOTO: Veterans gather at Pearl Harbor By News Desk Pearl Harbor ceremony marks 72nd bombing anniversary: http://t.co/Ph02ICAZiy pic.twitter.com/oOCZM0Mxir — Yahoo (@Yahoo) December 7, 2013… Continue reading
Dec 07 Remembering Pearl Harbor: Ceremony marks anniversary of 1941 attack By Sam Weber The USS Arizona burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Credit: U.S. National Archives World War II veterans and survivors were among the estimated 3,000 people gathered on Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of… Continue reading
Dec 07 Who will continue Mandela's legacy? BY JESSE WASHINGTON, AP NATIONAL WRITER The passing of Nelson Mandela leaves a waning number of global figures representing freedom and resilience against oppression -- and a changing world that makes it harder for anyone to approach Mandela's iconic… Continue reading