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Ukrainian military: Three Ukrainian servicemen killed, 17 wounded in past 24 hours in east
May 17, 2015
Ukrainian military: Three Ukrainian servicemen killed, 17 wounded in past 24 hours in east
Three Ukrainian serviceman have been killed and 17 wounded in fresh separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine in violation of a…
Russia flexes Central Asia military might amid Afghan fears
May 17, 2015
Russia flexes Central Asia military might amid Afghan fears
Russia has deployed hundreds of troops for drills in Central Asia with its ex-Soviet allies in a show of force…
Deadly suicide bomber targets foreign convoy in Afghanistan capital
May 17, 2015
Deadly suicide bomber targets foreign convoy in Afghanistan capital
A suicide car bomber struck a foreign convoy near Kabul airport, killing at least two people and wounding 18 others…
USGS: Strong aftershock hits Nepal, near Kathmandu
May 16, 2015
USGS: Strong aftershock hits Nepal, near Kathmandu
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday, about 76 km east south east of the capital Kathmandu, at a…
Picking strawberries in Mexico for US tables leaves workers asking for more
May 16, 2015
Picking strawberries in Mexico for US tables leaves workers asking for more
Huddled around a single flickering candle in a tiny wood and cardboard shack on scrubland in Mexico's northwest, laborer Genaro…
US, China clash over disputed South China Sea
May 16, 2015
US, China clash over disputed South China Sea
The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China's foreign…
Philadelphia train may have been hit by projectile before wreck
May 16, 2015
Philadelphia train may have been hit by projectile before wreck
The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia and a separate commuter train in the vicinity may have been hit by…
Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death for 2013 attack
May 16, 2015
Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death for 2013 attack
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by a US jury on Friday for helping carry out the…
Austrian chancellor says Britain not acting responsibly on Europe
May 15, 2015
Austrian chancellor says Britain not acting responsibly on Europe
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has accused Britain, whose newly-elected government plans to hold an in-or-out referendum on its EU membership,…
Migrants land in Indonesia, but hundreds pushed back to sea
May 15, 2015
Migrants land in Indonesia, but hundreds pushed back to sea
Nearly 800 "boat people" were brought ashore in Indonesia on Friday, but other vessels crammed with migrants were sent back…