In challenge to U.S. record, India’s elections to cost $5B
Much of India’s campaign spending will stay on the black market via bribes and such, but the overall amount could boost their economy
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Nuns kidnapped in Syria have been freed, officials say
About a dozen Greek Orthodox nuns held for three months in Syria are on their way to Lebanon, church officials claim
Russia sends more troops, takes more Crimea border posts
Despite, or perhaps because of a U.S. warning to the contrary, the Russian military has tightened its grip over the strategic Ukrainian peninsula
Stepping up the fight against elephant poachers
Despite stricter anti-poaching laws and increased wildlife protection, African elephants could become functionally extinct in our lifetime due to humans' uncontrolled lust for ivory
Japan Airlines 787 makes emergency landing in Honolulu
The Boeing 787 had engine troubles, forcing it to land early; same plane had experienced mysterious battery issues last year, but was allowed to fly again
Missing Malaysia Air jet may have turned back, officials say
Mystery of vanished airline with 239 aboard deepens, as still no traces have been found and now up to four passengers had suspicious identities
Officials probe IDs of four passengers as search for Malaysia Airlines plane continues
Airline says it fears the worst as Malaysian government seeks help from FBI
Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane en route to Beijing with 239 aboard
Boeing 777-200 was on its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur; 153 Chinese and four Americans among those on board
Tensions rise in Crimea after Russians reportedly try to take military base
Putin opens Winter Paralympics in Sochi with only one Ukrainian athlete taking part in the opening ceremony.
Kremlin: We hope Ukraine crisis won't start new Cold War
However, Vladimir Putin's spokesman also lashes out at Western powers, denies Russia behind moves by Crimean leaders to secede
ICC finds Congo rebel leader guilty of murder
International court convicts 2nd person ever, ruling Germain Katanga guilty of various charges linked to brutal 2003 attack on village
Guard: Pistorius told me "everything is fine" after gunshots reported
Concerned security guard says athlete told him everything was "fine" after neighbors heard gunshots; ex-girlfriend says Pistorius loved guns
As U.S. relaxes pot laws, Netherlands cracks down
New Dutch laws aimed at “pot tourists” have brought some old problems back onto the streets of some border cities
Crimea firmly under Russian control
While world powers argue over legitimacy of referendum to decide peninsula's fate, there's no question who's in charge in Crimea
Putin defends Ukraine "help" after chat with Obama
Russian leader rebuffs warning from U.S. counterpart, saying Moscow "cannot ignore calls for help," and insisting occupation of Crimea legal
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