Tag: World

People embrace on the upper floor of an apartment building located a few blocks from the coast where they gathered to avoid a possible tsunami after an earthquake in Iquique, Chile, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off Chile's northern coast Tuesday night. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage, but buildings shook in nearby Peru and in Bolivia's high altitude capital of La Paz. (AP Photo/Cristian Viveros) NO PUBLICAR EN CHILE

5 dead as magnitude-8.2 quake hits northern Chile

LUIS ANDRES HENAO · April 2, 2014 4:39 am

Chinese residents protest over chemical plant

Chinese residents protest over chemical plant

Washington Examiner · April 2, 2014 2:29 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels Tuesday April 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Energy and Environment

NATO allies pledge to beef up eastern defenses

JOHN-THOR DAHLBURGVLADIMIR ISACHENKOV · April 2, 2014 2:19 am

Chief Executive and Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Tony Tyler speaks during the IATA Ops Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The IATA said the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane highlights the need for security improvements both in tracking aircraft and screening passengers before they board planes. The 3-week hunt for Flight 370 has turned up no confirmed sign of the Boeing 777, which disappeared March 8 with 239 people on board bound for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

Industry group seeks continuous flight tracking

EILEEN NGNICK PERRY · April 2, 2014 1:17 am

CHILE EARTHQUAKE

CHILE EARTHQUAKE

rruizr.ruiz · April 2, 2014 1:11 am

Maria Corina Machado, center, greets supporters upon her arrival to a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Protesters wearing white T-shirts and hats in the red, yellow and blue, of Venezuela's flag have gathered to cheer the opposition lawmaker who was stripped of her seat in congress by the government last week. This is Machado's first major public appearance since Venezuela's Supreme Court confirmed the stripping of Machado's parliamentary seat after she addressed the Organization of American States at the invitation of Panama. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Venezuela opposition lawmaker barred from Capitol

FABIOLA SANCHEZHANNAH DREIER · April 2, 2014 1:10 am

Hagel to meet with Malaysian counterpart

Hagel to meet with Malaysian counterpart

Lolita Baldor · April 2, 2014 12:16 am

USGS says magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes in Pacific near northern Chilean coast

USGS says magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes in Pacific near northern Chilean coast

Washington Examiner · April 2, 2014 12:06 am

Activists: Syria conflict death toll hits 150,344

Barbara Surk · April 1, 2014 11:59 pm

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talks during a leadership meeting in Ramallah, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. In a dramatic move that could derail eight months of U.S. peace efforts, President Abbas resumed a Palestinian bid for further U.N. recognition despite a promise to suspend such efforts during nine months of negotiations with Israel. Abbas signed "State of Palestine" applications for 15 U.N. agencies in a hastily convened ceremony after Israel calls off a promised prisoner release. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

National Security

Palestinians resume bid for further UN recognition

KARIN LAUBMOHAMMED DARAGHMEH · April 1, 2014 11:03 pm

Puerto Rico man faces 49 sexual abuse charges

Puerto Rico man faces 49 sexual abuse charges

Washington Examiner · April 1, 2014 10:53 pm

Argentina: Violent attacks grow after lynching

Argentina: Violent attacks grow after lynching

Washington Examiner · April 1, 2014 10:43 pm