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Former Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to six years in prison for bribery conviction
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in prison for his conviction for accepting bribes in the Holyland ...UN chief calls for 30-day truce in South Sudan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday raised the possibility of a "special tribunal" to try those responsible for abuses in South ...African migrant boat sinks off Italian coast
At least 14 people were killed when a ship carrying migrants sank about 100 miles off southern Italy Monday, the state-run ANSA ...Missing Nigeria schoolgirls shown in new Boko Haram video
Boko Haram has released a new video claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted last month, alleging they had ...Pro-Russian separatists declare victory in east Ukraine vote
Organizers of Sunday\'s independence referendum in Ukraine’s eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk say 89 percent of those who cast ballots voted in ...Lithuanian president faces second round in elections
Lithuania\'s presidential election is to go to a second round run-off after President Dalia Grybauskaite fell short of the 50 percent of ...Sea dispute dominates ASEAN summit in Myanmar
Foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed concern over escalating tensions in the South China Sea, ...Maoist attack leaves seven Indian policemen dead
A landmine blast blamed on Maoist rebels killed seven police officers on Sunday in an insurgency-hit region of central India, the latest ...South Sudan frontlines reported calm as ceasefire comes into force
South Sudan\'s government said Saturday that fighting in the country\'s five-month civil war appeared to have stopped as a ceasefire with rebels ...Russian deputy PM sends bomber tweet after Romania airspace ban
Romania asked Moscow for an explanation on Saturday after Russia\'s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin, reacting to being barred from its airspace, ...