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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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...Ukraine parliament approves new prime minister
Ukraine\'s new prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, is accusing the government of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych of stealing billions from the state treasury.NASA finds 715 more planets outside solar system
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has confirmed a bonanza of 715 newly discovered planets outside the solar system.US court orders removal of anti-Islam film from YouTube
A U.S. appeals court has ordered Google to remove an anti-Muslim film from its video-sharing website YouTube.