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Iranian Vice President Massoumeh Ebtekar pauses during a news conference in Tehran in this Dec. 17, 1997, file photo. Dr. Ebtekar, the first female member of the Iranian government since the Islamic revolution, was the spokeswoman for the students who took over the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979.

‘Death to America’ in Perspective
The New York Times For many Americans, the familiar chants of “death to America” on the 35th anniversary of the Iranian Islamic revolution on Tuesday were no doubt infuriating. How can the United States ever complete a... (photo: AP / Enric Marti)

England's manager Roy Hodgson inspects the pitch before their World Cup 2014 qualifying group H soccer match against Poland in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. On Tuesday the organizers failed to close the roof of the stadium which caused the cancellation of the match due to heavy rainfall.

Football World Cup 2014: Heat on England as 'Group of Death' awaits
DNA India Roy Hodgson was hardly singing in the rainforest at the news that England have been sent to Manaus, the capital of the jungle. With Fifa dismissing as "nonsense" that England's opening... (photo: AP / Czarek Sokolowski)

President Barack Obama speaks about combat troop levels in Iraq as he addresses military personnel at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Friday, Feb. 27, 2009.

Obama 'putting a financial gun to head of employers'
WorldNetDaily Text smaller Text bigger Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, ripped into President Obama for regularly legislating on Obamacare and other issues from the Oval Office, but he didn’t stop there. He also... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)

Gay people in no danger: Putin
Belfast Telegraph Russia's law banning gay "propaganda" does not harm anybody and there is "no danger" for homosexual competitors or spectators at the forthcoming Winter Olympics, Vladimir Putin has insisted. The... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)

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Ed Miliband, the newly-elected leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, listens to a speaker during the party's annual conference, in Manchester, England, Sunday Sept. 26, 2010.

Miliband tribute to candidate Singh
Belfast Telegraph Labour leader Ed Miliband has paid tribute to European election candidate Del Singh, who died in a devastating suicide attack in Afghanistan. He was one of two Britons... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)

In a picture taken on Tuesday April 24, 2012, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni address the ruling party members in Entebbe about 42kms east of the capital Kampala.

Ugandan president slams gays while refusing to sign anti-gay bill
The Los Angeles Times JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni refused to sign into law a tough anti-homosexual bill passed by parliament last month. But the tone of his... (photo: AP / Stephen Wandera)

An Egyptian woman casts her vote at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014.

Clashes kill 11 on first day of Egypt vote
Chicago Sun-Times CAIRO (AP) — A referendum on a new constitution laid bare the sharp divisions in Egypt six months after the military removed the elected Islamist president. Pro-army... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)

China jails doctor found guilty of baby trafficking
Khaleej Times Zhang Shuxia tricked parents into giving up their babies by telling them the newborns were sick or had died. A Chinese former obstetrician was given a suspended death... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)

An Egyptian worker carries boxes of ballots at the Giza courthouse, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The January 14-15 vote on the draft constitution will be the first real test of the post-Morsi regime.

Egypt holds key vote on country's new next charter
Star Telegram Associated Press CAIRO — Egyptians start voting Tuesday on a draft for their country's next constitution, a vision for the nation's future and a milestone in a... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)

Portuguese international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo watches his 'Ballon d'Or' (Golden Ball) award, during a photocall at the studios of a French television channel, following a live brodcast soccer show, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 in Paris.

Ronaldo tipped to steal Ballon d'Or from Ribery
New Straits/Business Times ZURICH: Until two months ago, the smart money was on Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery becoming the fifth Frenchman to lift the Ballon d’Or but now Cristiano Ronaldo... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus)

President Barack Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Miami Monday, June 13, 2011 where he launched his bid for reelection in Florida. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Iran Nuke Deal Starts Jan. 20, Obama to Unveil NSA Changes This Week, FY14 Defense Bill Complete
National Journal By Sara Sorcher (@SaraSorcherNJ) and Jordain Carney (@jordainc) Welcome to NJ's Early Bird, a morning assembly of the best national security, defense and foreign-policy... (photo: AP / J Pat Carter)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his news conference at the NATO Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Obama welcomed Russia's pledge to work with NATO on efforts to build a missile-defense system to protect Europe against a possible missile attack, saying it turns a "source of past tension into a source shared cooperation."

Obamacare may get sick if young Americans don't sign up
The Times of India NEW YORK : Now that more than 2 million people have signed up for private insurance plans created by President Barack Obama's healthcare law, a crucial next check-up for... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)