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US Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and former EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, from left, on their way to a meeting during their nuvlear talks on Iran, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, November 24, 2014. (AP)
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain hugs his partner American singer Nicole Scherzinger after winning the Emirates Formula One Grand Prix to clinch the Formula One world championship at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP)
F1 champ Hamilton vows to go even faster next year
Abu Dhabi, AP—British driver Lewis Hamilton vows to race even faster next year when he defends his Formula One title. Hamilton sealed his second F1 title in style on Sunday, winning the 11th race of his campaign at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to finally get the better of...Caption:
Iraqi Shi’ite fighters pose with an Islamic State flag which they pulled down on the front line in Jalawla. (Reuters)
Iraqi troops retake 2 towns in eastern province
Baghdad, AP—Iraqi troops backed by Shiite militiamen and Kurdish security forces recaptured two towns seized previously by militants in an eastern province, said Iraqi officials on Monday, a new victory for Iraqi security forces in their attempt to regain areas lost...Caption:
A Bahraini woman casts her ballot at a polling station in a pro-government area in Riffa, Bahrain, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. Voters in Bahrain cast ballots Saturday in the island kingdom’s first full parliamentary election since Arab Spring-inspired protests erupted four years ago, but a boycott called by the country’s opposition threatens to overshadow the poll. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
Opinion: Bahrain and the Death of the Myth of the Majority
Bahrainis have headed to the polls in large numbers for their country’s parliamentary elections, with the turnout exceeding 51 percent despite the calls for a boycott of the polls from the opposition, led by Al-Wefaq, the country’s main Shi’ite opposition group....Caption:
A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency on June 20, 2014 shows Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (L) meeting with Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz (R), at Cairo airport on June 20, 2014. (AFP Photo)