Pro-Russian gunmen seize buildings in Ukraine’s east
Kiev says Moscow is behind latest actions; fears grow of a takeover like the one in Crimea.
Palestinian trip to Auschwitz causes uproar
A Palestinian professor took his students to Auschwitz to teach empathy and tolerance.
In Scottish independence vote, U.S. remains a wild card
A breakup could leave Britain seriously diminished. Will the U.S. speak out?
Syrian rebels, government report poison gas attack
Details about the attack in Kfar Zeita remained sketchy amid conflicting accusations.
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Libya crisis over oil highlights government’s vulnerability
Whoever controls oil could decide whether the government grows stronger or the nation fractures.
Squatters clash with police in Rio
The roughly 5,000 people occupying a complex of abandoned buildings have vehemently refused to vacate.
To save money, Tehran ends cash payout program
Stopping the stipends received by more than 90 percent of Iranians will test President Rouhani’s popularity.
Don’t pick teeth in public, Chinese bureaucrats are told
A list of “10 forbidden behaviors” issued to party officials in one county draws widespread mockery online.
Yatsenyuk visits Donetsk
Ukraine’s new prime minister tours its restive eastern region and pledges to address concerns of ethnic Russians.
Australian PM ‘confident’ signals are from black box
Tony Abbott says audio signals have helped reduce the search area but warned they are starting to fade.
Egyptian workers strike in growing numbers
The labor protests underscore festering social discontent.
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The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has spanned three weeks with more than two dozen countries assisting in the mission.
Refuge: Stories from the Syrian exodus
Refugees from Syria’s civil war are remaking the political, economic and religious landscape in the Mideast.
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Armed men seize police station in Ukraine
Armed pro-Russian men seize police station in Slovyansk, Ukraine, while pro-Russian forces hold SBU building in Luhansk, Ukraine.Two more pings heard from Indian Ocean
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Oscar Pistorius took the witness stand for day four of testimony in his murder trial. He offered an apology to the family of slain girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.PM Abbott is ‘very confident’ in black box signal
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the hunt for Flight MH370 has narrowed significantly and searchers are confident that signals are coming from the missing jet's black box.Tense exchange during Pistorius testimony
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Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia is creating a contrived crisis in Ukraine to destabilize the country.Hagel tours Forbidden City amid dispute
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Ukraine seeks to quell conflict in east
Pro-Russia protesters have occupied government buildings in two eastern Ukrainian cities since Sunday.
Fires, tear gas flow when police evict Rio de Janeiro squatters
People occupying a cellphone company’s abandoned buildings in the Telerj slum protest police action.
Crisis in the Central African Republic
The first European Union troops arrived in the Central African Republic.
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In Afghanistan, firing ranges’ deadly legacy
As U.S. forces withdraw, they are leaving behind about 800 square miles of land littered with undetonated explosives.
Battle of Verdun remembered
Members of French and German historical associations gather to visit the site of the World War I battle in France.
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West Africa struggles to contain Ebola outbreak
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A search vessel has picked up deep-sea signals “consistent” with those emitted by a plane’s black box, an official says.
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1Pro-Russian gunmen take over eastern Ukrainian city's police headquarters
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2Pakistan judge dismisses 9 month old's murder case
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3U.S. remains a wild card in Scottish independence vote
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4Syrian rebels, government report poison gas attack
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5Reputed North Korean drones worry officials in the south
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