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Powerful earthquake strikes off Chile, triggers tsunami
A magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off Chile\'s northern coast on Tuesday night, causing landslides and setting off a small tsunami that forced an ...Abbas again seeks UN recognition of Palestine
President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinians are "immediately" resuming their bid to win further U.N. recognition and has signed applications for 15 ...NATO suspends civilian and military cooperation with Russia
NATO suspended all practical cooperation with Russia on Tuesday in protest at its annexation of Crimea and ordered military planners to draft ...Kenyan blast kills six
A blast in Eastleigh, the main Somali district of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, has killed at least six people.Thai protester killed, four wounded in shooting at anti-government march
Gunmen killed one person and wounded four others in an attack Tuesday on anti-government protesters, in the latest violence in Thailand\'s long ...North and South Korean forces trade live fire over western sea border
North and South Korea traded fire across their disputed western maritime border on Monday, with the South\'s military saying it had responded ...Pakistan court indicts former president Pervez Musharraf for treason
A Pakistani court indicted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with high treason for suspending the constitution in 2007, a move that threatens ...Russia pulls back troops from Ukraine border
Russia is withdrawing a battalion of several hundred troops near the border with Ukraine, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said Monday, easing ...French President Hollande names Valls as new PM
President Francois Hollande has named Interior Minister Manuel Valls as France\'s next prime minister.Russian Prime Minister Medvedev visits Crimea, pledges economic stimulus package
On a surprise visit Monday to Crimea, Russia\'s Prime Minister promised to quickly pour funds into the newly annexed peninsula so residents ...




