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Russia pulls back troops from Ukraine border
Russia is withdrawing a battalion of several hundred troops near the border with Ukraine, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said Monday, easing ...French President Hollande names Valls as new PM
President Francois Hollande has named Interior Minister Manuel Valls as France\'s next prime minister.Russian Prime Minister Medvedev visits Crimea, pledges economic stimulus package
On a surprise visit Monday to Crimea, Russia\'s Prime Minister promised to quickly pour funds into the newly annexed peninsula so residents ...UN warns world unprepared for risks from climate change
A United Nations panel today said that the effects of climate change are already being felt across the globe, warning in a ...North and South Korean forces trade live fire over western sea border
North and South Korea traded fire across their disputed western maritime border on Monday, with the South\'s military saying it had responded ...Pakistan court indicts former president Pervez Musharraf for treason
A Pakistani court indicted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with high treason for suspending the constitution in 2007, a move that threatens ...Top US and Russian diplomats meet in Paris over Ukraine crisis
US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Russia\'s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Paris for hastily organised talks after the ...Brazil forces occupy favela ahead of World Cup
More than 1,400 police officers and Brazilian Marines rolled into a massive complex of slums near Rio de Janeiro\'s international airport before ...Two Spanish journalists freed in Syria
Two Spanish journalists were freed by their kidnappers in Syria after more than six months in captivity, Spain\'s El Mundo newspaper reported.Cuba approves law aimed at attracting foreign investment
Cuban parliament on Saturday approved a new foreign investment law aimed at attracting badly needed capital through tax cuts, a measure officials ...