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EU imposes Ukraine sanctions after deadly Kiev clashes
The European Union has decided to impose sanctions against officials in Ukraine who are responsible for the violence there, which escalated Thursday, ...11 killed as Libyan military plane crashes in Tunisia
A Libyan military plane has crashed just outside the Tunisian capital, killing all 11 people on board.Burqa-wearing gunmen attack Afghan police
Afghan officials said militants disguised as women have attacked a police compound near Kabul, killing one police officer and wounding at least ...Somali presidential HQ attacked by al-Shabab
Armed men have attacked the presidential palace in Somalia - but it appears that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was not harmed.US president to host Dalai Lama at White House
U.S. President Barack Obama will host exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House Friday, despite a stern warning ...Operation Nazification
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The U.S. government has warned airlines about a potential shoe bomb threat on international flights to the United States.Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion
Facebook Inc. (FB), the world\'s largest social network, agreed to acquire mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. for as much as $19 billion in ...Ukraine president, protest leaders agree to a truce
Ukraine\'s President Viktor Yanukovych says he has agreed a truce with opposition leaders, after at least 26 people died in clashes this ...North and South Korea hold first family reunion in three years
A group of elderly South Koreans met their North Korean family members for the first time since they were separated six decades ...