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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 ...China urges Philippines to release detained fishermen
The authorities in the Philippines have detained the crew of a Chinese fishing vessel in a disputed area of the South China ...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 ...Russia urges Ukraine to postpone presidential elections
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday it would be "unusual" to hold a presidential election in Ukraine while the army ...Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnap 8 more girls in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have kidnapped eight girls aged between 12 and 15 from a village near one of their strongholds in ...Climate change makes America more dangerous, report says
Scientists who worked on the report said its main messsage was that climate change was already disrupting the lives of Americans – ...OECD cuts global growth forecast for 2014
The OECD cut its global growth expectations from its November outlook from 3.6 percent to 3.4 percent for 2014, although it kept ...Embattled Thai PM testifies in abuse of power case
Thailand\'s besieged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday denied an abuse of power allegation at the nation\'s Constitutional Court in a legal ...