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Polls show Scottish opponents of independence with slight lead ahead of vote
Scottish supporters of staying in the United Kingdom are 4 percentage points ahead of secessionists with just a day to ...Ukraine ratifies EU deal, offers special status to rebels
Ukraine ratified a sweeping agreement with the European Union on Tuesday - an issue at the heart of the Russia-West crisis over ...6 killed, 14 wounded in east Ukraine city
Shelling killed six people and wounded 15 others in rebel-held Donetsk, the city council reported Monday — the worst violation ...As many as 700 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean
More than 700 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East may have drowned in the latest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, ...Ukraine PM slams Putin, ceasefire again under strain in east Ukraine
Fighting flared near an airport in eastern Ukraine on Saturday in breach of a fragile eight-day ceasefire as the prime ...Scottish support for independence slips behind unionists a week before vote: poll
Supporters of keeping Scotland in the United Kingdom have clawed back a 4 percentage point lead over separatists, a YouGov ...Russia successfully tests nuclear missile; 2 more tests planned
Russia carried out a successful test of its new Bulava intercontinental nuclear missile on Wednesday and will perform two more ...Ebola spread is exponential in Liberia, thousands of cases expected soon: WHO
The Ebola virus is spreading fast in Liberia, where many thousands of new cases are expected over the coming three ...Ukraine president says 1,200 captives held by rebels now free
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday that 1,200 captives held by pro-Russian rebels had been freed.Ceasefire in east Ukraine frays, woman killed by shelling
A woman died and at least four people were wounded when fighting flared again in eastern Ukraine overnight into Sunday, jeopardizing a ...