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Defiant Putin signs treaty making Crimea part of Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin and officials from Crimea signed a treaty Tuesday to make the Black Sea peninsula part of Russia, just ...Nigerian stampedes for government jobs kill at least 16 across country
Officials and activists say at least 16 people died in stampedes when a half million people were invited to apply for fewer ...The Genius of Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, who lived from October 27, 1466, to July 12, ...Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 search grows as pilots face increased scrutiny
The Malaysian government has appealed for international coordination in the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines passenger jet that stretches from the ...Crimea declares independence from Ukraine, applies to join Russia
Crimea\'s parliament has formally declared independence from Ukraine and asked to join the Russian Federation.Crimea votes on leaving Ukraine for Russia
Crimeans voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether to break away from Ukraine and join Russia, with Kiev accusing Moscow of ...France sentences Rwandan ex-soldier for genocide role
A court in France has delivered the country\'s first ever conviction for genocide, sentencing a former Rwandan soldier to 25 years in ...Diamond hints at vast amounts of water in deep Earth
A tiny crystal trapped in a rough diamond, blasted from 400 kilometers below earth\'s surface, indicates that there may be a lot ...Gunmen kill five army police officers in attack near Cairo: state media
Several army police officers have been killed in an attack on a checkpoint on the outskirts of Cairo, Egyptian state media report.Ukraine braces for Crimea breakaway vote
The U.N. Security Council will vote Saturday on a U.S.-drafted resolution urging countries not to recognize the results of an upcoming Crimean ...




