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Gunfire, explosions heard near rebel-held Ukraine town
Gunfire and heavy detonations were heard on Friday just outside Ukraine\'s rebel-held town of Slavyansk, in what the insurgents claimed was "a ...Rebel attacks in northeast India kill 10
At least 10 people have been killed and four others wounded after armed men with automatic weapons opened fire in India\'s northeastern ...3 Dead, up to 30 trapped in mine collapse in Colombia
At least three people have died and as many as 30 trapped after a mine collapse in western Colombia. Authorities say rescue ...Protesters mark May Day across the globe
Labor and trade unions across much of the world organize demonstrations to mark International Workers\' Day on May 1.Twin bomb blasts hit Indian train
Twin bombs planted on a train killed at least one person and wounded nine others in the main southern Indian city of ...Northern Ireland police arrest Gerry Adams over 1972 murder
Northern Ireland police say they have arrested Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams on suspicion of involvement in the Irish Republican Army\'s 1972 ...IMF approves $17bn aid deal for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has approved a two-year $17.1 billion loan package for Ukraine.Olympic Capitalism: Bread and Circuses Without the Bread
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The interim Ukrainian president reinstated military conscription Thursday in the face of an increasingly empowered pro-Russian separatist insurgency in the country\'s eastern ...At least 33 killed in Aleppo airstrikes, Syrian opposition group says
At least 33 civilians have been killed and scores of others have been injured in a government airstrike on a market in ...