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Ukraine opposition meet protesters after talks with Yanukovich
Protesters in Ukraine have expressed scepticism that talks between an opposition leader and President Viktor Yanukovych can make progress.Syrian officials and opposition to meet at Geneva peace talks
Senior representatives of the Syrian government and opposition are expected to hold their first direct talks after nearly three years of bitter ...Syria peace talks underway
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says "enough is enough" in Syria, calling the civil war there a breeding ground for extremists and terrorists.Several European Olympic committees receive Sochi terrorist threats
At least five European countries\' Olympic committees and the United States received letters in Russian on Wednesday making a “terrorist threat” before ...Ukraine opposition sets 24-hour deadline to ease crisis
Ukrainian protesters will go "on the attack" if President Viktor Yanukovych does not swiftly offer concessions, opposition leader Vitali Klitschko has warned.Freedom declining worldwide despite democratization
Pro-democracy group Freedom House says the level of freedom around the world declined last year, with more than half the world\'s population ...US executes Mexican man despite diplomatic pressure
A Mexican national has been executed in Texas, despite appeals from the Mexican government and Secretary of State John Kerry.Gunmen kill 5 policemen in central Egypt
Masked gunmen have attacked a checkpoint south of Cairo, killing five Egyptian policemen and wounding two others.India police say village elders ordered gang-rape
A 22-year-old woman is critical after being allegedly gang-raped by 13 men on the orders of village elders in India’s eastern state ...Syria accused of torture and 11,000 executions
Syria has systematically tortured and executed 11,000 of its citizens in the three-year war, according to a report by former war crimes ...