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Sat, 7 Dec 2013 09:32 AM

Osama al-Araky, father of a woman who was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment, speaks to journalists in his house in Alexandria December 6, 2013. His 22-year-old daughter Alaa, along with 13 other women and seven teenage girls, were found guilty of obstructing traffic during a pro-Islamist protest in October. The women were imprisoned for 11 years while the seven under the age of 18 were sent to juvenile prison. The first appeal session of the sentencing is on Saturday. Picture taken December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)

Sat, 7 Dec 2013 09:28 AM

Ramadan Abdel Hamid, father of a girl who was found guilty of obstructing traffic during a pro-Islamist protest, points to his daughter's bed while speaking to journalists in his house in Alexandria December 6, 2013. Hamid's wife Salwa Mohamed, along with 13 other women and seven teenage girls including their 15-year-old daughter Rawda, were found guilty of obstructing traffic during the protest in October. The women were imprisoned for 11 years while the seven under the age of 18 were sent to juvenile prison. The first appeal session of the sentencing is on Saturday. Picture taken December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)

Sat, 7 Dec 2013 09:12 AM

Veteran U.S. soldier Merrill Newman, who was detained for over a month in North Korea, speaks to the media upon arriving at Beijing airport, in this photo taken by Kyodo December 7, 2013. The 85-year-old U.S. veteran of the Korean War detained for more than a month in North Korea left Beijing on Saturday on a flight to San Francisco, hours after being deported from the secretive state, sources at the airport said. North Korea, which had detained him over his role in special forces operations in the war six decades ago, said he had been released on humanitarian grounds and because he had admitted to his wrongdoing and apologised. Mandatory credit REUTERS/Kyodo (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT PROFILE MEDIA) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. YES

Sat, 7 Dec 2013 07:15 AM

Media and delegation members watch U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's speech on screen from the lobby of Ritz Carlton Hotel, at the IISS Regional Security Summit - The Manama Dialogue, in Manama December 7, 2013. The United States has a proven and enduring commitment to Middle East security, backed by diplomatic engagement and a fierce array of warplanes, ships, tanks, artillery and 35,000 troops, Hagel told Gulf Arab leaders on Saturday. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed (BAHRAIN - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:55 PM

People release balloons into the air in front of the Eiffel Tower to support four French journalists who are held hostage in Syria, in Paris, December 6, 2013. Didier Francois, Edouard Elias, Pierre Torres and Nicolas Henin were captured in Syria on June 6 and June 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA)