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Malaysia releases satellite data on missing jet
The Malaysian government has released 47 pages of raw satellite data used to conclude that the missing Malaysia Airlines jet crashed into ...At least 40 dead in India passenger train crash
At least 40 people are dead and more than 150 injured, after a passenger express train slammed into a stationary freight train ...Egypt votes in presidential election
Egyptians have headed to the polls to elect a new president with ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi widely expected to win.Far right, Eurosceptics make big gains in EU vote
Far-right and Euroskeptic parties made sweeping gains in European Parliament elections Sunday - triggering what one prime minister called a political “earthquake” ...Thai coup leader claims royal endorsement of junta
Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said Monday that he has received the endorsement of King Bhumibol Adulyadej as head of a ...Ukrainian forces attack after rebels seize Donetsk airport
Ukrainian troops have launched air attacks to regain control of Donetsk airport from pro-Russia rebels. A fierce gun battle ensued, and smoke ...Political earthquake in France as far right triumphs in EU vote
Marine Le Pen\'s far-right National Front stunned France\'s political elite on Sunday as exit polls put it on track to win European ...Karzai refused to meet Obama at Bagram Air Base, says US official
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was offered a meeting with President Barack Obama at Bagram Air Base outside Kabul but declined, a US ...Billionaire Petro Poroshenko declares victory in Ukraine
Billionaire Petro Poroshenko claimed Ukraine\'s presidency on Sunday after exit polls gave him an absolute majority in a first round of voting ...Car bombing in northern Iraq kills 12
A car bomb exploded outside a liquor store in northern Iraq overnight, killing at least 12 civilians, a senior police officer said ...