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Violent clashes in Kiev leave at least 20 dead
Thousands of anti-government protesters have clashed with security forces in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, as the country\'s old Soviet master Russia blamed ...Scores feared dead as Boko Haram strikes northern Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed more than 100 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria. The attackers stormed the ...Co-pilot hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane
The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight headed for Rome hijacked the plane Monday, landing it safely in Geneva where he was ...18 dead in Nepal plane crash
Rescuers on Monday found the wreckage of a plane that slammed into a snow-covered mountain in Nepal and burst into flames, killing ...Peace talks collapse as Taliban execute 23 Pakistani soldiers
The Pakistani government has called off a round of peace talks with the Taliban after insurgents claimed they had executed 23 kidnapped ...NK leaders accused of crimes against humanity
A U.N. human rights inquiry has concluded North Korea is committing "unspeakable atrocities" against its people.Lebanon PM forms new cabinet after 10-month deadlock
Lebanon\'s Prime Minister Tammam Salam has formed a national unity government, more than 10 months after he became prime minister.Venezuela political tensions rise amid protests, clashes
Violence has broken out between police and anti-government protesters as both supporters and opponents of Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela\'s president, staged duelling rallies ...Ukraine frees all protesters detained during unrest
Ukraine has freed the last of the 243 protesters arrested since anti-government demonstrations began in November.France sends additional troops to Central African Republic
France has announced plans to increase its 1,600-strong military deployment in the Central African Republic by sending an additional 400 soldiers, as ...