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US judge backs Chevron fight against Ecuador judgment
A US judge has upheld oil company Chevron\'s allegations that an Ecuadorian court decision ordering it to pay $9.5bn for oil pollution ...China unveils fresh double-digit defense spending boost
China has announced another double-digit increase in defense spending, amid regional worries about its growing military assertiveness.Al-Shabaab executes three men for spying
Somali militant group al-Shabab says it has executed three men who it accused of spying for U.S. or Somali government intelligence agencies.North Korea fires two short-range missiles into East Sea
North Korea continued Tuesday launching short-range missiles into the ocean, as part of what Seoul says is a protest against U.S.-South Korean ...UN proposes 12,000-strong force for Central African Republic
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is proposing a nearly 12,000-strong peacekeeping force for the Central African Republic, where sectarian violence is spinning ...Russia says troops in Ukraine are protecting its citizens
Russia\'s foreign minister defended the increasing presence of his country\'s troops in Ukraine\'s Crimean peninsula, ahead of a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General ...At least 11 killed in suicide attack on Pakistani court
A group of armed men, including two suicide attackers, stormed a court complex in the Pakistani capital on Monday in a rare ...Ukraine crisis deepens as Russia scrambles jets, gunmen storm buildings
The US has called for all sides to "step back and avoid any kind of provocations" amid heightened tensions in Ukraine\'s Crimea ...World Bank holds up Uganda loan over anti-gay law
The World Bank on Thursday said it postponed a $90 million loan to Uganda\'s health system over a law that toughened punishment ...Russian spy ship makes surprise visit to Havana
A Russian warship quietly slipped into Cuban waters this week and was docked in the Havana harbor Thursday, a day after Russia\'s ...