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Pictures in the News | June 17, 2013

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G-8 meeting will test NSA leaks' effect on U.S. influence

2013-06-16 18:36:00

WASHINGTON — On the surface, President Obama would seem to have a strong hand as he heads to the annual Group of 8 economic summit. Instead, the meetings Monday and Tuesday seem set to provide the first test of how much his administration's...

Britain's scrutiny of tax havens involves looking in the mirror

2013-06-16 20:36:00

LONDON — For hundreds of years, the island of Jersey has been famous for its cows, which have been bred, raised and exported worldwide. But these days, the mother's milk of its economy is something else entirely: the billions upon billions of...

White House confirms use of chemical weapons in Syria

2013-06-13 15:02:00

The government in Syria has used chemical weapons in that country’s civil war, killing at least 100 to 150 civilians, the White House said Thursday in an announcement that left unclear what the U.S. response would be. Small-scale attacks using...

Getting U.S. weapons to Syria rebels will take weeks

2013-06-14 18:04:00

WASHINGTON — Delivering weapons and ammunition to beleaguered Syrian rebels will take weeks, White House officials acknowledged Friday as the administration's decision to supply arms set off a debate about how far, and how fast, President Obama's...

Obama returns to Berlin, no longer a 'superstar'

2013-06-15 15:51:00

WASHINGTON — Five years ago, when Americans had not yet made up their minds on their choice for president, Europe had. More than 200,000 people crowded the streets of Berlin — a favorite backdrop for U.S. politicians reaching for history...

Russia not convinced by U.S. claims of Syrian chemical weapons use

2013-06-14 09:56:00

MOSCOW – Russia on Friday said it was not persuaded by U.S. assertions that Syria has used chemical weapons in the country’s civil war and called the decision to send arms to some rebel groups unhelpful. Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian...

White House: Arms to Syrian rebels due 'in the weeks to come'

2013-06-14 13:58:00

WASHINGTON- -The White House said Friday that it will take weeks to deliver weapons and ammunition to Syrian rebels despite the rising death toll in the civil war and pleas for speedy assistance from anti-government forces. The United States has created...

U.S. diplomat accused of recruiting for CIA in Russia

2013-05-14 16:25:00

MOSCOW — Russian authorities detained an American diplomat accused of attempting to recruit a Russian intelligence officer into the CIA, the Federal Security Service said Tuesday. Ryan Christopher Fogle, the third secretary of the American Embassy...

Pay your taxes, Europe warns multinationals

2013-05-23 00:00:00

LONDON — European leaders fired a warning shot in the battle against multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complicated schemes to minimize their tax bills, calling for collective action to thwart such practices. Britain,...

European leaders take on corporate tax avoidance

2013-05-22 08:07:00

LONDON -- European leaders gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to clamp down on multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complex accounting schemes to lower their tax bills. Taking on an issue that has also become...

North Korean motives, strategy remain mysteries

2013-04-12 02:00:00

Contrary to the adage, what we don’t know about North Korea could hurt us. It’s not known whether the intermediate-range Musudan missiles poised for imminent firing could reach U.S. bases on Guam or Japan, though at least the latter is...

The Group of 8 leaders will meet at the placid Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen in Northern Ireland on Monday and Tuesday. The town was the scene of a bloody 1987 bombing in the height of "the Troubles" between the Irish Republican Army and British unionists.

2013-06-14 15:51:25

MAY 14: Actress Angelina Jolie reveals in a New York Times op-ed piece published on May 14, 2013 that she underwent a preventative double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery that was completed on April 27, 2013.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

British Foreign Secretary William Hague holds a news conference after hosting the Group of 8 meeting of foreign ministers Thursday in London.

2013-04-11 00:00:00