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South Sudan president, rebel chief sign peace deal
South Sudan\'s president and rebel chief signed a ceasefire deal on Friday vowing to end nearly five months of civil war, under ...Putin visits Crimea on Victory Day in first trip since annexation
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea Friday for the first time since it was annexed by Russia, attending a naval parade in ...Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi begins community service sentence
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi began his community service sentence for tax fraud at a hospice for Alzheimer\'s patients near Milan ...Russia marks Victory Day with massive parade
Thousands of Russian troops marched in Red Square to mark 69 years since victory in World War II in a show of ...Pro-Russian rebels will hold Ukraine referendum, defy Putin
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said Thursday they would go ahead with a referendum on secession set for Sunday, defying Russian President ...Venezuela arrests hundreds, sparking opposition protest
Hundreds of Venezuelan police and troops broke up four makeshift camps maintained by student protesters, arresting 243 people Thursday in pre-dawn raids.Putin urges Ukrainian militants to delay referendum on autonomy
President Vladimir Putin said Russia pulled back its troops from the Ukrainian border and called on separatists in the country\'s south and ...Nigeria government announces reward for information on missing schoolgirls
Nigerian authorities offered a 50 million naira ($300,000) reward on Wednesday to anyone who could give information leading to the rescue of ...South Africans vote in general election
Voting has begun in South Africa\'s fifth general election since apartheid ended two decades ago, and the first in which the generation ...Thai prime minister ousted, found guilty of abuse of power
Thailand\'s prime minister was forced to resign Wednesday after the Constitutional Court found her guilty in an abuse of power case, pushing ...




