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CIA accused of spying on US Senate intelligence committee
March 12, 2014
CIA accused of spying on US Senate intelligence committee
A bitter dispute between the CIA and the US Senate committee that oversees it burst into the open on Tuesday…
Israel ‘regrets’ fatal shooting of Jordan judge
March 11, 2014
Israel ‘regrets’ fatal shooting of Jordan judge
Israel expressed regret on Tuesday over the fatal shooting of a Jordanian-Palestinian judge by Israeli troops at a West Bank…
Yanukovych says still president, expects return to Kiev
March 11, 2014
Yanukovych says still president, expects return to Kiev
Ousted Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday said that he was still the country's legitimate president and commander-in-chief, saying he…
Turkish boy hurt in anti-government protests dies 9 months later
March 11, 2014
Turkish boy hurt in anti-government protests dies 9 months later
A 15-year-old Turkish boy who suffered a head injury during anti-government protests in Istanbul last June died on Tuesday after…
Search widened as Malaysia air probe finds scant evidence of attack
March 11, 2014
Search widened as Malaysia air probe finds scant evidence of attack
The so-far fruitless search for a missing Malaysian airliner entered its fourth day on Tuesday, as sources in Europe, the…
UN aims to bring killers to account in Central African Republic
March 10, 2014
UN aims to bring killers to account in Central African Republic
The head of a United Nations inquiry said on Monday it was seeking to establish who should face prosecution for…
Ukraine seeks US help after Putin talks tough on Crimea
March 10, 2014
Ukraine seeks US help after Putin talks tough on Crimea
Ukraine sought urgent Western backing on Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that Crimea had the right to join…
Afghan Taliban threaten to attack ‘sham’ poll ‘manipulated by US’
March 10, 2014
Afghan Taliban threaten to attack ‘sham’ poll ‘manipulated by US’
The Afghan Taliban said on Monday next month's presidential election was being manipulated by the United States, which had already…
Syria Islamists free nuns in rare prisoner swap
March 10, 2014
Syria Islamists free nuns in rare prisoner swap
A group of nuns kidnapped in a Syrian village were freed Monday, part of a rare prisoner swap in a…
N. Korean leader enjoys 100% ‘poll’ win
March 10, 2014
N. Korean leader enjoys 100% ‘poll’ win
North Korea's state media confirmed Monday what was never in doubt -- a 100 percent, no-abstention poll victory for leader…