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Moscow wins overwhelming Crimea vote, West readies sanctions
March 17, 2014
Moscow wins overwhelming Crimea vote, West readies sanctions
Crimea's Moscow-backed leaders declared a 96-percent vote in favor of quitting Ukraine and annexation by Russia in a referendum Western…
NATO websites hit in cyber attack linked to Crimea tension
March 16, 2014
NATO websites hit in cyber attack linked to Crimea tension
Hackers brought down several public NATO websites, the alliance said on Sunday, in what appeared to be the latest escalation…
Malaysia says 25 countries now involved in plane search
March 16, 2014
Malaysia says 25 countries now involved in plane search
Malaysia said on Sunday the number of countries involved in efforts to find a missing passenger jet had nearly doubled…
Syrian forces clearing rebels from stronghold near Lebanon: source
March 16, 2014
Syrian forces clearing rebels from stronghold near Lebanon: source
Syrian forces in Yabroud were in the final stages on Sunday of clearing out rebels holed up there for months…
India’s top court stays execution of two Delhi gang-rapists
March 15, 2014
India’s top court stays execution of two Delhi gang-rapists
India's Supreme Court on Saturday stayed the death sentence of two of the four men convicted of the fatal gang-rape…
Crimea prepares for referendum under heavy military presence
March 15, 2014
Crimea prepares for referendum under heavy military presence
Pro-Russian leaders in Crimea made final preparations on Saturday for a referendum widely expected to transfer control of the Black…
Saudis hardened by wars in Syria, Iraq join al Qaeda in Yemen
March 14, 2014
Saudis hardened by wars in Syria, Iraq join al Qaeda in Yemen
Dozens of Saudi Islamist militants have left the battlefields of Syria and Iraq for Yemen, where their experience appears to…
Nearly two dozen killed in attacks across Pakistan despite talks
March 14, 2014
Nearly two dozen killed in attacks across Pakistan despite talks
Attacks in the volatile Pakistani cities of Peshawar and Quetta killed a total of 19 people on Friday, frustrating hopes…
Exclusive: Radar data suggests missing Malaysia plane deliberately flown way off course – sources
March 14, 2014
Exclusive: Radar data suggests missing Malaysia plane deliberately flown way off course – sources
Military radar data suggests a Malaysia Airlines jetliner missing for nearly a week was deliberately flown hundreds of miles off…
Islamic Jihad says Egyptian-brokered Gaza truce with Israel now in effect
March 13, 2014
Islamic Jihad says Egyptian-brokered Gaza truce with Israel now in effect
The radical Islamic Jihad movement said on Thursday that an Egyptian-brokered truce had gone into effect to halt a spiralling…