The battle for eastern Ukraine

Pro-Russian fighters square off against Ukrainian state troops for control of eastern Ukraine near the Russsian border

• Jul 16, 2014
• 25 photos

Israel agrees to "humanitarian" pause in Gaza strikes

U.N. brokered deal has Israel holding back for five hours so Palestinians can restock supplies; Israel warns Hamas it will hit hard if they shoot during the pause

• Jul 16, 2014

Israeli strike kills Gaza youths on coastal road

Military intensifies attacks across Gaza Strip after militant group Hamas formally rejects cease-fire proposal

• Jul 16, 2014

Typhoon zeroes in on the Philippines

Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda) sweeps across the country and capital, Manila

• Jul 16, 2014
• 16 photos

First Arab spaceship to Mars plans to lift off within 10 years

Home to the world's tallest tower is now reaching for the stars

• Jul 16, 2014

Typhoon lashes Philippines, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate

Storm named for god of thunder hits with 90-plus mile per hour winds, prompting 370,000 people to be evacuated

• Jul 16, 2014

2 Moscow subway workers arrested over derailment

Senior track foreman and his assistant held after crash that left 22 dead; officials eye apparent improper repair work

• Jul 16, 2014

Japan inches toward restarting a nuclear plant

All the nation's 48 reactors shut down after still-lingering Fukushima disaster, but 1 plant has cleared tough new safety checks

• Jul 16, 2014

After deadly protests, China moves oil rig out of waters claimed by Vietnam

Withdrawing rig reduces the immediate risk of a naval standoff but will do little to mend relations between the two countries

• Jul 16, 2014

Ceasefire dead, Israel prepares to hit Gaza hard

As Israelis record their 1st death in current conflict Palestinian death toll passes 200, and with diplomacy effectively shelved, Israel insists it must hit harder

• Jul 16, 2014

Defiant Assad sworn in for 3rd term

Syrian leader takes oath, vows to crush "terrorism" after reelection dismissed by much of the world as impossible to hold amid a war that has killed 170K

• Jul 16, 2014

Israel targets homes of senior Hamas leaders

Intensifies airstrikes after Hamas rejects truce proposal; Palestinians say death toll since hostilities began tops 200

• Jul 16, 2014

Virginia man claims kingdom so his daughter can be a princess

Dad says he planted a flag in an unclaimed, mountainous region between Egypt and Sudan because he promised daughter she would be royalty

• Jul 15, 2014

Senate looks to double funds for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense

The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee approved a bill with more than $600 million for technology that intercepts incoming rockets

• Jul 15, 2014

Bulls vs. Men in Spain

Eight people were gored in the week-long running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain

• Jul 15, 2014
• 25 photos

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