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Pro-Russian separatists seize Ukrainian armoured vehicles
Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv suffered a serious setback Wednesday in their efforts to restore order in the troubled east of the country ...Pakistani Taliban end truce with government but vow to continue peace talks
The Pakistani Taliban has decided against extending its ceasefire but the dialogue process with the government will continue, a spokesperson of the ...Suspected Islamic gunmen kidnap 100 girls in Nigeria
Heavily armed men have kidnapped more than 100 girls from a secondary school in northeast Nigeria\'s Borno state and torched the surrounding ...NASA images suggest birth of new Saturn Moon
Saturn may be in the midst of creating a new little icy moon, affectionately known as “Peggy”, within its rings, according to ...South Sudan rebels order oil shutdown, battle over town
South Sudanese rebels clashed with government troops Tuesday in the key oil town of Bentiu, with the guerrillas demanding that companies end ...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.Reuters, Guardian US, Washington Post, Boston Globe win Pulitzer prizes
The Washington Post and The Guardian won the Pulitzer Prize in public service Monday for revealing the U.S. government\'s sweeping surveillance efforts ...




