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Burqa-wearing gunmen attack Afghan police
Afghan officials said militants disguised as women have attacked a police compound near Kabul, killing one police officer and wounding at least ...11 killed as Libyan military plane crashes in Tunisia
A Libyan military plane has crashed just outside the Tunisian capital, killing all 11 people on board.EU imposes Ukraine sanctions after deadly Kiev clashes
The European Union has decided to impose sanctions against officials in Ukraine who are responsible for the violence there, which escalated Thursday, ...UN chief wants more troops to end C. Africa bloodshed
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is asking the Security Council to quickly send at least 3,000 more troops to the Central African ...Bomb blast at Syrian-Turkish crossing kills 24 people
At least 24 people were killed and dozens of others injured Thursday when a powerful car bomb exploded near Syria\'s border with ...US warns of shoe bomb threat to overseas flights
The U.S. government has warned airlines about a potential shoe bomb threat on international flights to the United States.Deadly violence flares in Kyiv despite call for truce
Hours after a truce was declared between government forces and opposition protesters, fighting broke out once again Thursday morning in the streets ...North and South Korea hold first family reunion in three years
A group of elderly South Koreans met their North Korean family members for the first time since they were separated six decades ...Ukraine president, protest leaders agree to a truce
Ukraine\'s President Viktor Yanukovych says he has agreed a truce with opposition leaders, after at least 26 people died in clashes this ...Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion
Facebook Inc. (FB), the world\'s largest social network, agreed to acquire mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. for as much as $19 billion in ...