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Moscow: Lavrov presses Kerry to help stop Ukraine assault
May 3, 2014
Moscow: Lavrov presses Kerry to help stop Ukraine assault
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday asked his US counterpart John Kerry to press Ukraine to halt its military…
Death toll hits 32 in India rebel violence
May 3, 2014
Death toll hits 32 in India rebel violence
Police found nine more bodies Saturday after a deadly rampage by tribal separatists in India's remote northeastern Assam state, taking…
Election chief: Tunisia elections probably to be held in November
May 3, 2014
Election chief: Tunisia elections probably to be held in November
Tunisia's next presidential and parliamentary elections will probably be held in the second half of November, the election agency chief…
Yemeni colonel shot dead in Aden, two hurt in bomb attack
May 3, 2014
Yemeni colonel shot dead in Aden, two hurt in bomb attack
Unidentified gunmen shot dead an army colonel in his car in Yemen's southern port city of Aden late on Friday…
OSCE inspectors freed in east Ukraine as fighting rages
May 3, 2014
OSCE inspectors freed in east Ukraine as fighting rages
Seven European OSCE inspectors were freed on Saturday in a flashpoint town in east Ukraine, where surrounded pro-Moscow rebels are…
At least seven killed in Mogadishu bombing
May 3, 2014
At least seven killed in Mogadishu bombing
At least seven people were killed Saturday in a huge explosion believed to be from a roadside bomb in the…
France deports Algerian suspected of recruiting for Syria jihad
May 1, 2014
France deports Algerian suspected of recruiting for Syria jihad
France said it had deported on Thursday an Algerian national suspected of recruiting young French Muslims to join the Syrian…
Afghan couple hack off nose, ears in revenge attack
May 1, 2014
Afghan couple hack off nose, ears in revenge attack
Afghan police have arrested the parents of a 14-year-old girl after they attacked a religious cleric and cut off his…
Putin ‘to visit Crimea’ for 9 May military parade
April 30, 2014
Putin ‘to visit Crimea’ for 9 May military parade
President Vladimir Putin will make his first visit to the Crimean peninsula since Russia annexed the territory in March, reports…
Kerry: Egypt must prove it wants democracy
April 30, 2014
Kerry: Egypt must prove it wants democracy
Egypt's military-installed leaders must prove they are serious about bringing democracy to the world's largest Arab nation, US Secretary of State John…