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Russia must pull back troops from Ukraine border: US
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday said Russia\'s troop buildup on the Ukraine border was out of the ordinary and called on ...Grenade attack kills 20 mourners in CAR capital Bangui
At least 20 people died when extremists threw hand grenades at a crowd of mourners during a funeral service in the Central ...Search for MH370 plane shifted to new search area
The search area for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been shifted after a new credible lead was provided to the Australian ...Turkey bans YouTube after Syria security talk leaked
The Turkish government blocked access to YouTube on Thursday, after an audio recording was uploaded to the platform in which the foreign ...UN General Assembly declares Crimea secession vote invalid
The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday passed a non-binding resolution declaring invalid Crimea\'s Moscow-backed referendum earlier this month on seceding from Ukraine ...Pope Francis meets with Obama at Vatican
US President Barack Obama meets Pope Francis in his first official visit to the Vatican.IMF offers Ukraine up to $18 billion in loans
The International Monetary Fund announced on Thursday a $14-$18 billion bailout for Ukraine to avert bankruptcy for the crisis-hit country amid its ...Bad weather halts air search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
An air search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has again been suspended because of bad weather in the southern Indian Ocean.Foot and mouth disease spreads to cattle in North Korea – UN
North Korea is struggling to contain foot and mouth disease, which was earlier reported in pigs and has now spread to cattle, ...US, Europe looking at possible sanctions against Russian energy
The US and EU are discussing "deeper sanctions" against Russia if there are "further incursions into Ukraine".