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Ukraine crackdown on pro-Moscow separatists gets off to slow start
Kiev has said an "anti-terrorist operation" against pro-Moscow separatists is underway, as Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of a civil war.Italy ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi to do community service
An Italian court has ordered former prime minister and billionaire tycoon Silvio Berlusconi to do a year of community service following his ...Iran asks for UN committee meeting on US ban on envoy
Iran yesterday urged UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to intervene directly in a row sparked by America\'s refusal to give Tehran\'s chosen ...Gunmen kidnap Afghan deputy minister in Kabul
Afghan officials say the country\'s deputy public works minister has been kidnapped in the capital, Kabul.Pro-Russian activists attack police station in Horlivka
Pro-Russian activists have attacked another official building in east Ukraine, ignoring a deadline to leave or face eviction by Ukrainian forces.Macedonians vote for president
Macedonians voted for a new president on Sunday in a poll seen as a test for the ruling party ahead of general ...Italy anti-austerity protest ends in violent clashes
An anti-austerity protest has turned violent when demonstrators threw bottles, eggs and firecrackers at police. At least one demonstrator was injured.Pro-Russia militants raise flags in east Ukraine
Armed men have raised a Russian flag at a police and security headquarters that they seized on Saturday morning, in the latest ...14 die in India election violence
Two bombs planted by suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 14 people in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh as voting ...Syria rebels, government confirm poison gas attack
Syrian government media and rebel forces said Saturday that poison gas had been used in a central village, injuring scores of people, ...




