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Russia reinforces military presence in Crimea
March 8, 2014 SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of military trucks transporting heavily armed soldiers rumbled over Crimea's rutted roads Saturday as Russia reinforced its armed presence on the disputed... more »»
Syrian forces wrest border town from rebels
March 8, 2014 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces seized a town from rebels near the Lebanese border on Saturday, their latest attempt to cut off opposition fighters' fluid supply lines from the country,... more »»
State Department: 3 Americans on missing plane
March 8, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department confirms that three Americans were aboard the Malaysia Airlines jet that vanished Saturday. more »»
Militants apologize for killing Lebanese civilians
March 8, 2014 BEIRUT (AP) — A militant group issued a rare apology Saturday for a twin suicide bombing in Beirut that killed eight people and wounded dozens, including children from a nearby orphanage. more »»
Oil slicks found in hunt for missing Malaysia jet
March 8, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Vietnamese air force planes on Saturday spotted two large oil slicks close to where a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 went missing earlier in the day, the first sign... more »»
Foreign military mission barred from Crimea
March 8, 2014 ARMIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — An Associated Press reporter says pro-Russian forces refused to let a foreign military mission enter Crimea on Saturday. more »»
Pistorius trial grips viewers worldwide
March 8, 2014 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — During breaks in his murder trial, Oscar Pistorius sometimes confers intensely with his camp, murmuring in the ear of his chief defense lawyer. more »»
Vietnam spots oil slicks in hunt for missing jet
March 8, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Vietnamese air force planes have spotted two large oil slicks that authorities suspect are from a Malaysian jetliner that went missing early Saturday. more »»
Russia may halt US inspections over sanctions
March 8, 2014 MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is considering a freeze of U.. more »»
Russian troops reported on move again in Crimea
March 8, 2014 SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Saturday was reported to be reinforcing its military presence in Crimea as Moscow's foreign minister ruled out any dialogue with Ukraine's new authorities,... more »»
4 nations urge US gas exports amid Ukraine crisis
March 8, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Central European nations are urging the United States to boost natural gas exports to Europe as a hedge against the possibility that Russia could cut off its supply of gas... more »»
Iran president condemns hard-line media crackdown
March 8, 2014 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's moderate-leaning president strongly criticized hard-line judicial officials Saturday for ordering reformist newspapers shut down, highlighting the internal political... more »»
Activists: Syrian aircraft bomb embattled city
March 8, 2014 BEIRUT (AP) — Government aircraft have dropped have crude "barrel bombs" on an embattled rebel-held city in western Syria, killing civilians, activists said. more »»
Frustration in Afghan women's rights struggle
March 8, 2014 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In 2009, the United States gave Wazhma Frogh the International Woman of Courage award for her women's rights activism in Afghanistan. more »»
2 Yemen soldiers killed in attack on army base
March 8, 2014 SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A senior military official says suspected al-Qaida militants have fired rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machineguns at a military base in southern Yemen, killing two... more »»
China defiant on territory claims, demands respect
March 8, 2014 BEIJING (AP) — China will never make concessions in territorial disputes with its neighbors, while good relations with the U.S. more »»
Japan sees future business in Fukushima cleanup
March 8, 2014 TOKYO (AP) — There is something surprising in the radioactive wreck that is the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant: opportunity. more »»
Stern Israeli airport security measures questioned
March 8, 2014 JERUSALEM (AP) — Jack Angelides was about to board a flight out of Israel's international airport when he was given a curious choice that baffles him to this day. more »»
Russia, Ukraine feud over sniper carnage
March 8, 2014 KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: Who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in... more »»
China-bound Malaysian jet vanishes with 239 aboard
March 8, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 people lost contact over the South China Sea early Saturday morning on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and... more »» |
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