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US destroyer Donald Cook enters Black Sea amid Ukraine tension (VIDEO)

USS Donald Cook, a destroyer equipped with the powerful Aegis missile defense system, has crossed through the Bosphorus and entered the Black Sea, with Russia claiming that NATO is assembling a battle fleet in the region, rt.com reports. April 11 2014, 09:43 2 593 views

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Standoff between gvt, protesters intensifies, 24 hours before Kiev ultimatum ends

With 24 hours until Kiev’s threatened deadline to use force against anti-government protesters occupying buildings in eastern Ukraine, reports emerge of tanks around the city of Donetsk. Several locals were allegedly injured trying to stop the convoy, rt.com reports. April 10 2014, 19:09 3 113 views

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Parliamentary group seeks to sue Gorbachev over 1991 USSR collapse

A group of MPs representing both majority and opposition parties have asked Russia’s Prosecutor General to probe the events leading to the breakup of the Soviet Union. They view possible action against former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, ri.com reports. April 10 2014, 18:58 4 464 views

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Russian delegation leaves PACE session in protest at Ukraine resolution

The Parliamentary Assembly for the Council of Europe (PACE) has suspended Russia’s right to vote and excluded them leadership positions, until the end of the year, in retaliation for Crimea voting to join Russia, rt.com reports. April 10 2014, 18:19 2 603 views

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Russia Didn’t Share All Details on Boston Bombing Suspect

The Russian government declined to provide the F.B.I. with information about one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects that would most likely have led to more extensive scrutiny of him at least two years before the attack, according to an inspector general’s report, nytimes.com reported on Wednesday.   April 10 2014, 15:56 4 462 views

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Ukraine gov't issues 48-hour ultimatum to protesters in east

Pro-Russia activists continue to hold their ground inside a Donetsk Ukraine government building, declaring sovereignty and a referendum on breaking away from Ukraine. In Kiev, officials have issued a forty-eight hour ultimatum to protestors, telling them either to stand down or face forceful action, xinhua reports. April 10 2014, 13:37 2 312 views

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Oil Prices Rise Over Ukraine Protests

Oil prices are rising over the increased geopolitical risks triggered by a new wave of mass protests in Ukraine and the strained tensions between Kiev and Moscow, trading results showed Tuesday, ria.ru reports. April 9 2014, 20:31 2 346 views

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Irish President Michael D Higgins hails UK friendship

President Michael D. Higgins is to become the first Irish head of state to make a state visit to Britain, in another symbolic step forward for relations between the neighbouring countries, bbc reports. April 9 2014, 16:46 2 618 views

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US accuses Russia of sending spies into eastern Ukraine to 'create chaos'

Russia sending spies to eastern Ukraine to provide a pretext for a possible Crimea-style military intervention, John Kerry claims, telegraph.co.uk reports. April 9 2014, 11:28 2 710 views

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Russian ambassadors: 'next we'll take Catalonia, Venice, Scotland and Alaska'

Unauthenticated, expletive-laden recording of pair joking about which countries to annex after Crimea is leaked online, theguardian.com reports. April 9 2014, 09:59 4 571 views

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'Separatists' arrested in Ukranian eastern city of Kharkiv

Writing on his Facebook page, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said the state administration building in Kharkiv had been cleared of separatists and work had resumed, rferl.org reports. April 8 2014, 11:02 1 835 views

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Prince George's first royal tour: The kid's a natural

He can't even walk yet but Prince George took a momentous step on Monday in what's set to be a lifetime of royal duties, cnn reports. April 8 2014, 10:01 2 057 views

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Tearful Oscar Pistorius apologies in court for killing Reeva Steenkamp

A tearful Oscar Pistorius has said sorry to his girlfriend’s relatives for killing her last year, as he took the witness stand for the first time at his murder trial in Pretoria, euronews reports. April 8 2014, 09:23 1 861 views

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NATO should go to Ukraine if Russia invades it - Czech president

The EU should impose the toughest sanctions on Russia and NATO troops might be deployed in Ukraine if Russia expands to eastern Ukraine, President Milos Zeman told Czech Radio (CR) today. April 7 2014, 12:03 2 011 views

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Rwanda commemorates genocide anniversary

President Kagame to light flame in memory of victims of 1994 massacres amid fresh diplomatic row with France, al-jazeera reports. April 7 2014, 11:35 3 199 views

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Viktor Orban claims victory in Hungarian elections

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and leader of the Fidesz party declared victory in Sunday’s elections saying the vote showed that Hungary was the most united nation in Europe, euronews reports. April 7 2014, 11:16 1 928 views

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Ukraine: Pro-Russians storm offices in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv

Pro-Russian protesters have stormed government buildings in three eastern Ukrainian cities, bbc reports. April 7 2014, 09:53 1 869 views

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Azeri politician threatens to cut off the ear of Zhirinovsky

The Azerbaijani leader of the party "Modern Musavat" Hafiz Hajiyev has threatened to cut off the ear of the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky, azh.kz reports. The reason for the threat became the reasoning of Zhirinovsky about the word 'Azerbaijan' that Hajiyev considered offensive. April 4 2014, 16:09 4 958 views

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Russia recalls ambassador to NATO amid Ukraine tensions

Russia recalled its ambassador to NATO for consultations Thursday, two days after NATO member countries suspended cooperation with Russia over the Ukraine crisis, Russian state media reported. April 4 2014, 10:58 3 836 views

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Nato's Eastern Europe build-up plans alarm Russia

Moscow is pressing Nato to explain its plans to beef up military presence in Eastern Europe April 3 2014, 14:18 2 388 views

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US: Fort Hood shooting leaves 4 dead

Authorities have identified the man who opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas on Wednesday, killing three people before committing suicide April 3 2014, 12:41 2 455 views

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Chinese rally against chemical plant construction

State media carry limited details of the protest that erupted in Guangdong province over a planned chemical plant, but the BBC's Beijing bureau has been piecing together what happened using eyewitness accounts and reports from netizens. April 3 2014, 12:35 2 930 views

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Series of explosions rock rally at Cairo University, 3 killed

A third blast has gone off near Cairo University, killing at least one. It follows two explosions which killed a police brigadier-general and a civilian during student protest, rt.com reports. April 2 2014, 17:13 3 040 views

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California Retiree Wins $425 Million Powerball Jackpot

Sporting a "Luck of the Jedi I Have" T-shirt, a California retiree stepped forward Tuesday to claim a $425 million Powerball jackpot a month and a half after he bought the winning ticket, nbcnews.com reports. April 2 2014, 12:54 1 770 views

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Eni CEO Is Found Guilty in Pollution Dispute

An Italian court on Monday found Paolo Scaroni, chief executive of the biggest Italian company by market value, guilty of a crime of "inadequate environmental standards" while he served as CEO at utility Enel ENEL.MI -0.19% SpA. It sentenced him to a three-year prison term, wallstreet journal.com reports. April 2 2014, 10:35 3 042 views