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Heavy fighting in pro-Russian separatist stronghold
Heavy fighting erupted Monday in a pro-Russian separatist stronghold in eastern Ukraine, with deaths reported on both sides, as government efforts to ...WHO declares polio global health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday declared the international spread of wild polio virus in 2014 a public health crisis and ...22 migrants die after boats capsize off Greek coast
At least 22 undocumented immigrants, including three children, were killed Monday while 12 others are still missing after a sail boat capsized ...Slovenia Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek resigns
Slovenia’s Prime Minister has announced her resignation and pressed lawmakers to call early parliamentary elections next month.Nigerian president orders renewed efforts to free kidnapped girls
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday ordered a stepped-up drive to free 223 schoolgirls whose abduction by suspected Islamists has ignited a ...Young blood rejuvenates brains and muscles of old mice
A team of American researchers has been studying the effects of such experiments on mice. They found that an infusion of young ...Brazil gay rights advocates call for ban on discrimination in large annual parade
Hundreds of thousands of gay rights supporters - many wearing elaborate colorful costumes - marched through the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo ...Pro-Russian detainees freed as police headquarters attacked
Pro-Russian militants stormed a Ukrainian police station in Odessa on Sunday and freed nearly 70 fellow activists as Ukraine’s prime minister blamed ...Rebel infighting reportedly kills at least 62 in eastern Syria
Heavy fighting between rival Islamic rebel groups in eastern Syria killed 62 fighters and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, ...Northern Ireland police releases Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams
Northern Ireland police released Gerry Adams from custody on Sunday and the Sinn Fein leader sought to calm fears that his four-day ...