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Algerians vote for new president
Algerian voters went to the polls Thursday in an election marked by questions over the incumbent president\'s health and anger over his ...Putin says hopes will not have to use force in eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he has "a right" to send troops into Ukraine but hopes he will "not have to ...Search and rescue continues for 290 missing in sunken ferry in South Korea
The search continues for 290 people still unaccounted for after ferry carrying more than 460 people capsized off the southwestern coast of ...Journalists charged with defaming Thai navy
Thai authorities on Thursday charged two journalists with defaming Thailand\'s navy in an online news report about the trafficking of refugees from ...Pro-Russian separatists seize Ukrainian armoured vehicles
Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv suffered a serious setback Wednesday in their efforts to restore order in the troubled east of the country ...Pakistani Taliban end truce with government but vow to continue peace talks
The Pakistani Taliban has decided against extending its ceasefire but the dialogue process with the government will continue, a spokesperson of the ...Three Palestinians killed in Gaza blast
Three people were killed and several others were injured in an accidental explosion Wednesday in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, ...Robotic sub resumes search for Malaysian plane wreckage
The robotic submarine sent to look for the missing Malaysian jetliner deep in the Indian Ocean aborted its mission when the search ...Nearly 300 missing after ferry sinks off South Korea coast
South Korea\'s coast guard says three people are dead and at least 290 missing after a passenger boat sank off the country\'s ...Iran asks for UN committee meeting on US ban on envoy
Iran yesterday urged UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to intervene directly in a row sparked by America\'s refusal to give Tehran\'s chosen ...




