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Egypt ex-President Morsi defiant at jailbreak trial
Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi protested at his new trial in Cairo from a glass and metal cage, as he faces charges ...Mladic refuses to testify in war crimes trial
Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has appeared in the UN war crimes court in The Hague, but refused to testify ...Hong Kong chicken slaughter begins after H7N9 found
Health officials in Hong Kong killed about 20,000 chickens Tuesday after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported ...American folk singer and activist Pete Seeger dies at 94
Legendary American folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger has died at the age of 94.Ukraine President repeals anti-protest laws
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has agreed to scrap the anti-protest laws that have sparked some of the violent anti-government protests in Kyiv ...At least 74 killed as suspected Boko Haram militants attack two Nigerian villages
Suspected Islamic extremists have killed at least 74 people and burned down an entire village in two separate attacks in Nigeria.AU lifts four-year suspension on Madagascar
The African Union has lifted its suspension of Madagascar, saying the country has completed its transition process and restored constitutional order.Syria agrees to let women, children leave besieged Homs area
U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi says Syrian government delegates, at peace talks in Geneva, have agreed to allow women and children to immediately ...Ukraine protesters seize justice ministry as anger spreads east
Anti-government protesters have seized the Ukrainian justice ministry in Kyiv, after rejecting President Viktor Yanukovych\'s offer to name an opposition leader as ...Tunisian assembly approves new landmark constitution
Tunisia\'s national assembly has approved a new constitutio,n three years after the uprising that launched the Arab Spring.