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**FILE** The Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev in east Jerusalem is seen here on July 29, 2009, with the Shuafat refugee camp (background) and Israel's separation barrier running between them. (Associated Press)

Israel moves ahead building of 1,200 settler homes

By Amy Teibel - Associated Press

WORLD BRIEFS: New EU talks with Turkey urged

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A citizen journalist's image taken on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, and authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings destroyed by the shelling of Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in the al-Qossour neighborhood in Homs province in central Syria. (AP Photo/Lens Yong Homsi)

Syrian rebels kill 28 regime soldiers as fighting rages

By Barbara Surk - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at Zagreb international airport, Croatia, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Clinton is currently touring northern Africa and southeast Europe. (AP Photo/Damir Sencar, Pool)

Clinton ‘not surprised’ by Syrian cease-fire failure

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens gather next to cars that were destroyed by a car bomb, at Jaramana neighborhood, in Damascus, Syria, Monday Oct. 29, 2012. A Syrian government official says a car bomb in a Damascus suburb has killed 10 people. The official said the blast on Monday in Jaramana also wounded 41 people and caused heavy damage. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syrian warplanes bombard rebels with 60 airstrikes

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

New UN “atlas” links climate change, health

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Syrians cross a street as a pile of rubbish burns along the roadside in Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

New fighting in Syria despite U.N.-backed truce

By Karin Laub - Associated Press

Refugees gather at the Thechaung camp set up for Rohingya Muslims who took refuge there after a previous wave of violence in June. Human rights groups say Myanmar’s failure to address the root causes of the crisis means the situation may get worse. (Associated Press)

More Muslims seek refuge in Myanmar

By Khin Maung Win - Associated Press

Former United Nations Ambassador John R. Bolton says his major concerns include “the nuclear proliferation issue, as manifested both in Iran and North Korea ... relations with Russia, and the approach to the U.S. intelligence budget,” which is facing a $25 billion cut over the next 10 years. Mr. Bolton is critical of the White House for claiming that the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden last year has diminished his terrorist network. (Associated Press)

Bolton sees crises for next U.S. president

By Stewart Stogel - Special to The Washington Times

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leaves the podium after speaking during the 67th session of the U.N. General Assembly at the world body's headquarters on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Palestinians to seek U.N. recognition next month

By Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press

U.N. report urges decriminalizing ‘sex work’ in Asia

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

In this Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, photo, a Syrian rebel fighter takes cover as he watches over the enemy position as mortar explosions and gunfire in Aleppo, Syria, on the first day of Eid Al-Adha. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

Bombings, clashes leave Syria truce in tatters

By Karin Laub - Associated Press

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Vote suppression, real and imagined

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, photo. An Free Syrian Army fighter shoots his gun toward government troops as rebel fighters belonging to the Liwa Al Tawhid group carry out a military operation at the Moaskar front line, one of the battlefields in Karmal Jabl neighborhood, in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras).

Syrian army pledges 4-day truce amid rebel gains in Aleppo

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

** FILE ** Syrian President Bashar Assad (left) greets U.N. and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi before their closed-door meeting in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

Islamic militant group in Syria rejects truce

By Barbara Surk - Associated Press

Uganda People’s Defense Force (above) take weapons training at the Singo training facility in Kakola, Uganda. A multinational effort can claim a degree of success against al-Shabab fighters, shown conducting their own training in 2011 (left). (The Associated Press)

Multinational force makes Somalia a safer place

By Jason Straziuso - The Washington Times

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon dances Gangnam style with rapper Psy at U.N. headquarters in New York. “Until two days ago someone told me I am the most famous Korean in the world,” Mr. Ban said. “Now I have to relinquish.” (United Nations via Associated Press)

Taking Names: U.N. Secretary General praises fellow Korean, Psy

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

PSY and UN secretary-general praise each other

By MICHAEL ASTOR - Associated Press

**FILE** A group of Vietnamese sex workers are given a class on safe sex by members of an HIV/AIDS outreach network at a karaoke club in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Oct. 12, 2009. (Associated Press)

U.N. report calls for decriminalizing prostitution

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

PSY and UN secretary-general praise each other

By MICHAEL ASTOR - Associated Press