Ukrainian government has held talks on the potential decentralization of power in Kiev. The meeting is part of a peace plan crafted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. As part of the meeting, Ukraine's central authorities have

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Turkey's mining sector has been hit by a major disaster. 157 miners have been killed and some 200-others remain trapped underground following an explosion at a coal mine late Tuesday at a mine in Western Turkey. There were about 600-workers undergrou

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Pro-Russian activists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions have declared independence. This follows self-declared referendums in the two regions on Sunday. A celebration has been held outside the so-called Donetsk People's Republic administration build

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China says it is deeply concerned by the escalating Ukraine crisis with violence and clashes causing numerous casualties in east and south Ukraine. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Saturday China calls on all parties in Ukraine to stay calm a

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The OSCE monitors held by pro-Russian protestors have been released. The state RIA Novosti news agency reported this Saturday, citing Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy. U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ha

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Malaysia Airlines says in a statement that its representatives have been in touch with the families of those onboard the missing MH370 flight to initiate an advance compensation payment process. It says this is to assist the family members in meeting

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The Chinese and Kenyan governments have signed a new deal to build a railway linking Nairobi to Mombasa. The deal has been inked as part of the conclusion of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's 3-day visit to Kenya. We welcome Kenyan companies to promote th

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South Korea and the United States have reached a final agreement to share annual defense costs for the 28, 500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea over the next five years. South Korea agreed to pay 920 billion won (870 million U.S. dollars) in 2014

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Chine and Mongolia are seeking to build stronger economic links by boosting trade to 10 billion U.S. dollars by 2020 and facilitating cargo transportation for landlocked Mongolia. The agreement comes after a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinpi

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The United States has launched a new barrage of airstrikes against Islamic State extremists and is weighing sending more troops to Iraq as world leaders condemn the killing of American journalist James Foley by the militants. It comes after Islamic S

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Islamic State insurgents has released a video purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley, who had gone missing in Syria nearly two years ago. The video, titled A Message To America, was posted on social media sites after the Uni

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US President Barack Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder to Ferguson, Missouri, to investigate the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman. The decision follows days of violent protests in the St. Louis suburb

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Kurdish forces are now taking over large parts of Iraq's Mosul dam, and vow to continue fighting Islamic militants. The Kurdish operation to take Iraq's largest dam was aided by US air strikes early on Sunday. It comes after the Islamic State's captu

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Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has agreed to step aside, ending the country's recent political deadlock. The decision follows a meeting between Maliki and Haider al-Abadi, a deputy speaker of parliament, who's been nominated by Iraq's

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Kenyan authorities are now stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus into East Africa, as the outbreak in West Africa continues to infect new victims and cause death. Meantime, the World Health Organization says more special

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A World Health Organization panel of medical ethicists has ruled it is ethical to offer unproven drugs or vaccines to people infected or at risk of infection in West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak. Meanwhile, one of three Chinese medical teams sent t

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Three teams of Chinese disease-control specialists are taking supplies and expertise to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to help fight the deadly Ebola virus. Each medical team will be composed of one epidemiologist and two specialists in disinfecti

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Rescuers searching for survivors are coping with fresh landslides and aftershocks near the quake epicenter in southwestern China's Yunnan province. The 72 hour optimum-rescue period has passed and finding survivors is becoming much less likely. As of

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Some 10,000 troops have been dispatched to clear roads and carry out rescue work in southwest China's Yunnan province, where the death toll of a deadly earthquake has risen to 410. The quake has flattened nearly 80,000 homes and injured over 2,300 pe

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is urging a fast and all-out effort in the search for survivors of the earthquake in Ludian County, Yunnan Province. He is currently in the quake zone overseeing the effort. Meanwhile, blocked roads and rain have hampered t

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