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U.S. to hold new nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva
American and Iranian officials will resume negotiations in Geneva this week as they seek to hammer out a full nuclear deal ahead of a November deadline,...
Tiny Fiji’s outsized UN role controversial in light of peacekeepers’ captivity
For years, Fiji’s tiny military force has carried out two high-profile tasks: leading coups and peacekeeping.
Obama: We will not be intimidated by militants - justice will be served
The U.S. will not forget the “terrible crime against these two fine young men,” said President Barack Obama, in reference to freelance journalists...
Ukraine crisis to top agenda at NATO summit in Wales
World leaders will begin arriving in the UK today ahead of the start of a two-day Nato summit in Wales tomorrow.
More than a million have fled the Ukraine conflict: United Nations
More than a million people have left their homes because of the escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine, a United Nations official says.
Steven Sotloff beheading video ‘is authentic’, says White House
The White House has determined that a video showing the brutal killing of freelance journalist Steven Sotloff is authentic.
Americans detained in N. Korea appeal for help through U.S. media
North Korea gave foreign media access on Monday to three detained Americans who said they have been able to contact their families and—watched by officials...
Australia to fly guns and ammunition to Iraq as forces reclaim Amerli
An Australian military aircraft will soon fly guns and ammunition to the northern Iraqi city of Irbil to help Kurds fight Islamic State of Iraq and the...
EU’s Barroso warns Ukraine crisis nearing ‘point of no return’
The crisis in Ukraine is reaching the point of no return, EU Commission head Jose Manual Barroso said on Saturday, after reports Russian troops were fighting...
U.S. has no plan to raise terror alert level after British move
The White House says it has no plans to raise terror alert levels in the United States, despite Britain’s decision to raise its threat level to “severe”.
Honesty is not everyone’s best policy in Russia-Ukraine conflict
The Ukraine conflict has evoked many memories of the Cold War, including a footloose attitude to the truth.
Ukraine asks for full Nato membership as Putin compares Kiev to Nazis
Ukraine called on Friday for full membership in NATO, its strongest plea yet for Western military help after accusing Russia of sending in armoured columns...
Geography lessons: Russia replies to Canada’s colourful map tweet
It began with Canada tweeting some not-so-friendly travel tips for the Russian military: a map showing Russia and labeling Ukraine as “not Russia.”...
'No strategy yet': Obama cools talks of strikes against Islamic State in Syria
The U.S. is already striking Islamic State (also known as ISIL and ISIS) targets in Iraq, and U.S.
Michel Platini rules out running for FIFA presidency against Sepp Blatter
UEFA president Michel Platini will not run against Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency.
Turkey’s Erdogan sworn in as opposition storms out of parliament
Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in Thursday as Turkey’s first popularly elected president, a position that will keep him in the nation’s driving...
Earthquakes continue to rock Iceland volcano
Earthquakes are rocking Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano, as lava pushes through a long underground fissure near the ice-covered Bardarbunga volcano.
U.S. hostage’s mother pleads directly with ISIL’s leader to spare her son
The mother of a U.S. hostage who has been threatened with death by the jihadist gang that murdered a kidnapped reporter pleaded for her son’s life...
Mother of U.S. hostage pleads directly with ISIL’s leader to spare her son
The mother of a U.S. hostage who has been threatened with death by the jihadist gang that murdered a kidnapped reporter pleaded for her son’s life...
Ukraine-Russia peace talks fail to provide solution to conflict
Talks between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia have ended without a major breakthrough toward ending fighting between government forces and pro-Moscow...
UN transport helicopter said shot down in South Sudan war zone; 3 dead
The United Nations has said one of its helicopters has crashed in a restive region of South Sudan killing three crew members, amid reports it was shot...
'Significant progress' in hunt for James Foley's killer, UK says
"Significant progress" is being made in the hunt for the apparently British murderer of American journalist James Foley, the UK’s counterterrorism...
Killer storm Cristobal floods Bahamas, strengthens into hurricane
Cristobal strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic as it moved away from the Bahamas on Monday, leaving behind flooded communities across a swath...
Syria says ‘ready to cooperate,’ even with U.S., against ISIL jihadists
The UN Monday accused jihadists in Iraq of waging a campaign of “ethnic and religious cleansing”, as Syria said it was ready to work with the...
U.S. journalist held 2 years in Syria released as UK hunts for Foley’s killer
Kidnappers in Syria have freed an American writer missing since 2012, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday, following what Qatari-owned TV station...
6.0-plus earthquakes leave much of California and Chile in the dark
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted California early Sunday morning, the U.S.
Families wage citizen campaign to solve MH370 mystery
Chinese physics student Jimmy Wang had no interest in aviation until March 8, when Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing with his 58-year-old father...
Iceland volcano eruption could signal a replay of 2010 global travel chaos
Iceland raised its alert over the nation’s largest volcanic system to red on Saturday, banning all air traffic in the area, after detecting a small...
Red alert: Iceland raises aviation volcano warning as eruption theatens
Iceland has raised its aviation alert for the restless Bardarbunga volcano to red, indicating that some type of an eruption was either imminent or in progress.
Chinese jet ‘did a barrel roll’ over U.S. Navy plane, says Pentagon
A Chinese jet made several close passes by a U.S. Navy plane earlier this week, coming within 9 metres of it at one point.
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