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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 ...More than 36 killed in Odessa blaze as Ukraine violence spreads
A clash Friday between supporters of Ukrainian unity and Russian-backed separatists in the Black Sea port of Odessa left 36 people dead ...Cease-fire reached in Syrian city of Homs
A ceasefire agreement has been reached in the central Syrian city of Homs, according to local activists and a Lebanese TV channel ...Ukraine reinstates military conscription
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 ...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.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.Thailand to hold fresh general election in July
Thailand\'s government and election authorities agreed Wednesday to hold a new general election on July 20 in an attempt to end the ...Pro-Russian separatists seize second provincial capital
Hundreds of pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine seized another regional government headquarters on Tuesday.