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Moscow wins overwhelming Crimea vote, West readies sanctions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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