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West Africa leaders vow to wage ‘total war’ on Boko Haram
May 18, 2014
West Africa leaders vow to wage ‘total war’ on Boko Haram
West African leaders on Saturday agreed to work together to wage "total war" on Boko Haram saying the Nigerian Islamist…
Turkish mine rescue winds up as death toll rises to 301
May 17, 2014
Turkish mine rescue winds up as death toll rises to 301
Rescue workers began winding up their operations on Saturday after finding the bodies of two more miners, believed to be…
Resist or cooperate? Crimean Tatars split over Russian rule
May 15, 2014
Resist or cooperate? Crimean Tatars split over Russian rule
Seventy years after their families' mass deportation under Soviet leader Josef Stalin, the Crimean Tatars are in a quandary: should…
Video: Massive tunnel bomb hits Syrian army base
May 15, 2014
Video: Massive tunnel bomb hits Syrian army base
Rebels detonated 60 tonnes of explosives packed underneath a large Syrian army base, blowing a hillside hundreds of meters (yards)…
Thai protesters force PM to flee meeting after three killed in Bangkok
May 15, 2014
Thai protesters force PM to flee meeting after three killed in Bangkok
Protesters seeking to oust Thailand's government broke into the grounds of an air force compound on Thursday where the acting…
Wildfires menace southern California, thousands evacuated
May 15, 2014
Wildfires menace southern California, thousands evacuated
Wildfires were raging in southern California on Thursday, keeping thousands of residents and students away from their homes after San…
More than 20 dead, doctor says, as anti-China riots spread in Vietnam
May 15, 2014
More than 20 dead, doctor says, as anti-China riots spread in Vietnam
More than 20 people were killed in Vietnam and a huge foreign steel project set ablaze as anti-China riots spread…
Ukraine holds talks to end crisis, rebels not invited
May 14, 2014
Ukraine holds talks to end crisis, rebels not invited
Ukrainian politicians and civil groups gathered on Wednesday for talks on how to quell a pro-Russian rebellion in the east,…
Death toll in Turkish mine blast exceeds 200, many still trapped
May 14, 2014
Death toll in Turkish mine blast exceeds 200, many still trapped
Rescuers pulled more dead and injured from a coal mine in western Turkey on Wednesday more than 19 hours after…
Kerry heads for Syria talks just as UN envoy quits
May 14, 2014
Kerry heads for Syria talks just as UN envoy quits
US Secretary of State John Kerry left Wednesday for a whirlwind day of diplomacy focused on the conflict in Syria…