Tag: World

Oscar Pistorius sits in court before the fourth day of sentencing proceedings in the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Yesterday saw the first family member, first cousin of the late Reeva Steenkamp, Kim Martin, testified at the double-amputee athlete's trial. Pistorius faces up to 15 years in prison after being convicted of culpable homicide, or negligent killing, for shooting Steenkamp, although he could also receive a suspended jail sentence and a fine. (AP Photo/Alon Skuy, Pool)

Steenkamp cousin: Pistorius apology not genuine

LYNSEY CHUTELCHRISTOPHER TORCHIA · October 16, 2014 5:18 pm

Wed in a lion’s cage: circus queen’s active at 103

Thomas Adamson · October 16, 2014 5:14 pm

FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, Bahraini opposition activist Zainab al-Khawaja checks her cellphone as she waits to hear about her detained sister, Maryam al-Khawaja, outside the court in Manama, Bahrain. Human rights organizations said Thursday, Oct. 16, that the Bahraini activist who is eight months pregnant has been detained for "insulting" the king after she tore up his photograph in court. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Bahrain activist detained for ‘insulting’ the king

Associated Press · October 16, 2014 5:04 pm

FILE - In this Friday, May 9, 2014 file photo, Silvio Berlusconi smiles as he leaves the "Sacra Famiglia" foundation in Cesano Boscone, near Milan, Italy. An Italian appeals court says former Premier Silvio Berlusconi could not be found guilty of paying for sex with a Moroccan teen because he appears to have been unaware of her age. The court on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 issued its lengthy reasoning behind its July decision to overturn a conviction against Berlusconi for paying for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan, Karima el-Mahroug, then using his influence to cover it up. Both he and Mahroug denied ever having sex. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, Files)

Italian court: Berlusconi unaware of teen’s age

Washington Examiner · October 16, 2014 4:58 pm

FILE - In this May 22, 2011 file photo, author John Grisham speaks during the opening of the premier of the stage adaptation of "A Time To Kill" at Arena Stage theater in Washington. In an interview published Thursday Oct. 16, 2014 novelist John Grisham said that the United States is handing out unduly harsh prison sentences for child pornography offenses to men who probably just had too much to drink and "pushed the wrong buttons." (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Grisham says sorry for child porn remarks

Washington Examiner · October 16, 2014 4:10 pm

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin review honor guard during a welcome ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Putin arrived in Serbia on Thursday for talks that are expected to focus on economic issues and energy, including construction of the South Stream gas pipeline that has been opposed by the European Union. (AP Photo/Vasily Maximov, Pool)

Energy and Environment

Putin cheered in Serbia, seeks pipeline backing

Dusan Stojanovic · October 16, 2014 3:58 pm

UN: Treat Ebola Patients ‘with Dignity’

UN: Treat Ebola Patients ‘with Dignity’

Washington Examiner · October 16, 2014 3:37 pm

Rare independent group aims to open debate in Cuba

Rare independent group aims to open debate in Cuba

Washington Examiner · October 16, 2014 3:31 pm

Poland detains 2 suspected of espionage

Poland detains 2 suspected of espionage

Washington Examiner · October 16, 2014 3:23 pm

New film tells Holocaust story of Polanski ally

Vanessa Gera · October 16, 2014 3:14 pm

John Spencer-Churchill dies at 88

John Spencer-Churchill dies at 88

Washington Examiner · October 16, 2014 2:55 pm

Raw: New Gunfire Along Tense Kobani Border

Raw: New Gunfire Along Tense Kobani Border

Washington Examiner · October 16, 2014 2:36 pm