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Ukraine says lost five more soldiers in the east in past 24 hours
Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine\'s eastern regions in the past 24 ...Ukraine separatist leader vows to mobilise 100,000 men
Pro-Russian separatists vowed Monday to mobilise up to 100,000 fighters for their latest east Ukraine offensive as the US mulled sending weapons ...Egypt sentences 183 to death over assault on police station
An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges of killing police officers, part ...Syrian warplanes kill at least 15 in southern village
Syrian activists say government warplanes have carried out several air raids on a rebel-held village in the country\'s south, killing at least ...Deadly clashes rage in east Ukraine after peace talks fail
Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as pro-Russian separatists used artillery fire to try to dislodge government forces from a strategic ...Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste freed from Egypt prison
Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste was released from a Cairo jail on Sunday and left Egypt for his native Australia after 400 ...Serbia grants citizenship to main rival of Palestine leader
Serbia has granted citizenship to a key political rival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after he pledged millions of dollars in investments ...Djokovic wins 5th Australian Open title, denies Murray a 1st
Novak Djokovic won his fifth Australian Open title and his eighth career Grand Slam while extending Andy Murray\'s misery at Melbourne Park.Japan outraged as video purportedly shows hostage beheaded
Islamic State militants said they had beheaded a second Japanese hostage, journalist Kenji Goto, prompting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to vow to ...Greece offers olive branch as search for allies begins
Greece\'s anti-austerity government was to begin a European charm offensive Sunday aimed at building consensus on renegotiating its 240-billion-euro ($270 billion) bailout, ...