Confirmed: Russian fighters helping insurgents in eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian militias confirm there are Russians fighting among them and say they expect more help to come from Russia
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Egyptian presidential election "compromised," critics say
El-Sissi wins election by landslide but for international monitoring groups that observed the election, the vote was hardly ideal
Gun goes off during safety talk at Chinese kindergarten; 5 hurt
Police extend "heartfelt apologies" after gun misfires and bullet strikes ground, sending up sparks and cement that hit bystanders
YouTube ban violates rights, Turkey highest court rules
Restrictions on YouTube were imposed after the leak of an audio recording of a government security meeting
Chasing demons away in Nepal
Monks perform ceremonies, rites and dances during the Tenchi festival to dispel evils and demons
Photographer captures magical nighttime landscapes
Takehito Miyatake explores the interplay between what he describes as the "light of Japan" and the natural landscape, and the connection between land, water and sky
Syria to miss chemical weapons deadline
U.N. confirms not all of Syria's deadly stockpile will be out of the country by June 30, and the U.S. is not totally buying the Assad regime's excuse
Nigeria leader blames violence on foreigners
Under fire over schoolgirls' kidnap, and with Boko Haram on the attack, President Goodluck Jonathan blames "extremist foreign elements"
Has Russia "destroyed" the Winter Olympics?
Enormous price tag for Sochi Winter Games, and the pressure to match it, is putting off potential bidders to host the 2022 event
World population is getting fatter
Almost one third of all people are overweight or obese, and no country has figured out how to reverse the trend
Sisters gang-raped, hung from tree in India
2 police, 1 other man arrested in brutal case which has renewed public outrage over rampant sexual violence
Separatists shoot down Ukrainian military copter
Fighting grows more intense in eastern city of Slavyansk as pro-Russians in city confirm they're holding 4 European observers
Snowden: I want to come home to U.S.
But NSA leaker, in Russia under temporary asylum, concedes Washington granting him amnesty or clemency isn't in his hands
Searchers: Malaysian jet isn't in most likely zone
Aussies say unmanned sub found no signs of Flight 370, but much wider search will likely begin in August; were "pings" heard in Indian Ocean from the plane?
Ex-military chief wins Egyptian presidency in landslide
Major celebrations in Cairo and elsewhere, but relatively low turnout tempers Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's victory, which was never in doubt
Tennessee prison system head to resign after failed Christa Pike execution
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Senior Trump administration officials met to discuss Iran war at Camp David
Medical plane missing near Nantucket with 6 on board, authorities say
Trump urges daylight saving time bill supporters to personally call Sen. Cotton
Iowa approves pricy foreign-owned steel plant project in swing district
Zach Bryan wears "Free Palestine" shirt during concert at Gillette Stadium
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane
