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Ex-Congolese warlord faces war crimes charges at international court
Former Congolese general Bosco Ntaganda appears Monday at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he is charged with murder, rape ...Iran hangs poet and activists
An Arab-Iranian poet and human rights activist, Hashem Shaabani, has been executed for being an "enemy ...Nepal parliament elects Koirala as new prime minister
Nepal\'s parliament picked a social democrat as its new prime minister on Monday after a last-minute power-sharing deal ended a deadlock that ...Syrians peace talks resume in Geneva
Delegates from Syria\'s government and the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad are in Geneva for a second round of peace talks.Homs aid delayed as vehicles hit by mortar fire
Renewed fighting hampered a U.N. relief effort in Syria\’s war-battered city of Homs on Saturday, breaking a three-day humanitarian pause agreed by ...15 pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia hotel fire
A fire at a hotel in the Saudi holy city of Medina on Saturday killed 15 pilgrims and injured 130 others, state-run ...Iranian warships approach US maritime borders
A senior Iranian naval commander says his country has sent several warships to the Atlantic Ocean, close to U.S. maritime borders for ...Sochi 2014: Winter Olympics opens with glittering ceremony
The official 16-day competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics begins Saturday when gold medals in five sports will be contested.Spain Princess Cristina testifies in historic fraud probe
Spain\'s Princess Cristina gave testimony before a judge on Saturday in a corruption case that has deepened public anger over graft among ...US wins first gold medal of 2014 Sochi Olympics
The United States has won the first gold medal of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.