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Ukraine parliament votes in new government, fresh ceasefire hopes fade
Ukraine\'s parliament voted in a new government on Tuesday, putting foreign technocrats in key financial roles and renewing terms for the foreign ...Netanyahu seeks early election, fires top ministers
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his finance and justice ministers on Tuesday, signaling the break up of his bickering coalition and opening ...Lebanon detains wife of Islamic State leader
The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria nine days ...US says Iranian fighter jets bomb IS jihadists in Iraq
Iranian fighter jets struck Islamic State militants in eastern Iraq in recent days, the Pentagon said, signaling Tehran\'s determination to confront the ...Thousands gather in hometown for Hughes funeral
The funeral for cricketer Phillip Hughes turned into a celebration of his life on Wednesday despite the grief and sorrow still evident ...Hong Kong democracy students reject calls to retreat
Hong Kong students vowed to stay put at protest sites in key parts of the Asia financial center on Wednesday in their ...Hong Kong warns protesters not to return after clashes close government HQ
Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists forced the temporary closure of government headquarters on Monday after clashing with police, defying orders to ...French parliament to call for recognition of Palestinian state
French lawmakers are set to vote on Tuesday to call on the government to recognize Palestine, a symbolic move that will not ...S. Korea ship sinks in Bering Sea; over 50 missing
South Korean officials expressed fear Tuesday of a huge death toll after rescuers failed to find any of the more than 50 ...Suspected Al-Shabaab militants kill 28 people in Kenya
Al-Shabab militants from Somalia hijacked a bus in Kenya\'s north and killed 28 non-Muslims on board after they had been singled out ...