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Iraq signs deal to buy arms, ammunition from Iran
A published report says Iraq has signed a deal to purchase weapons from Iran, breaking a U.N.-imposed embargo on weapons sales by ...Ukraine interim government issues arrest warrant for Yanukovich
Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich is wanted by police for the "mass murder of peaceful civilians", according to a statement posted on ...Winter Olympics close in Sochi
A choir of 1,000 Russian children sang the national anthem in a stirring closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics.Seventeen dead in bombings and shootings in Iraq
Militants launched separate attacks shortly after sunset Sunday in northern Iraq and Baghdad, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens.Egypt PM Hazem Beblawi says government resigns
Egypt\'s interim prime minister Hazem el-Beblawi says his Cabinet has resigned.11 killed as Libyan military plane crashes in Tunisia
A Libyan military plane has crashed just outside the Tunisian capital, killing all 11 people on board.EU imposes Ukraine sanctions after deadly Kiev clashes
The European Union has decided to impose sanctions against officials in Ukraine who are responsible for the violence there, which escalated Thursday, ...UN chief wants more troops to end C. Africa bloodshed
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is asking the Security Council to quickly send at least 3,000 more troops to the Central African ...Bomb blast at Syrian-Turkish crossing kills 24 people
At least 24 people were killed and dozens of others injured Thursday when a powerful car bomb exploded near Syria\'s border with ...US president to host Dalai Lama at White House
U.S. President Barack Obama will host exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House Friday, despite a stern warning ...