Ukraine's interim President Alexander Tuchinov hascalled an emergency meeting of his security chiefs todeal with growing unrest in the east of the country.Pro-Russian demonstrators seized governmentbuildings in 3 major cities. From Kyiv, David Stern
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The United States has voiced great concern about heighten tension in eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian demonstrators have seized control of government buildings. During a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart the US Secretary of State John
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Are flexible working arrangements for womenwith children causing resentment among those whodon't have children? Researchers here in Britain havefound that many of those survey thought womenwho worked flexible hours were less committedthan their colle
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The World Health Organization says it may take up to four months to subdue the currentoutbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa which its described as one of the mostchallenging its ever faced. More than 100 people have died in the outbreak,
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On a visit to Tokyo, the US Defense Secretary ChuckHagel has promised his country will stand by itssecurity commitments to Japan. One of thereasons that I'm here is to reassure our allies thatyes, we are going through budget restraints, yes,we are dr
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Police in the Central African Republic say at least 30people have been killed and another 10 wounded infighting between sectarian militias. Officials say most of those who died in the central town of Dekoa were civilians hit by street bullets. Here's
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The United Nations Security Council has voted to send almost 12,000 peacekeepers to the Central African Republic. Eight thousand African Union and French soldiers are currently attempting to restore order in the country amid ongoing violence between
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The White House has said the United States will not issue a visa to the man nominated by Iran to be its next ambassador to the United Nations, which hasits headquarters in New York. Hamid Aboutalebi has been linked to the group which stormed the US e
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Ukraine's Interim Interior Minister says shooting has broken out in the eastern town of Kramatorsk. Arsen Avakov said pro-Russian demonstrators tried to storm a government building. In the eastern city of Sloviansk, unidentified gunmen seized police
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Ketamine is a horse tranquilizer but also a popular but illegal recreational drug on the club scene. Now researchers in the English National Health Service say it could be a dramatic new treatment for depression. They've conducted a small trial. A mo
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A policeman in Afghanistan has shot dead a German photographer working for the Associated Press news agency on the eve of the country's presidential election. Anja Niedringhaus and her colleague, the Canadian reporter Kathy Gannon are with a convoy d
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Russia's internal security services, the FSB, says ithas detained 25 Ukrainians accusing them ofplanning terrorist attacks last month. The Ukrainesecurity service has denied it was involved. SteveRosenberg reports from Moscow. 俄罗斯国安局(FSB)称
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Ukraine's deposed President Viktor Yanukoych hascalled Russia's annexation of Crimea a tragedy. Inhis first interview since fleeing to Russia, Mr.Yanukoych said he would try to persuade PresidentPutin to return the Crimea to Ukraine. David Stern repo
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70 years ago today during the Second World War, 200 people trie to get out of a German prison campin Poland. You may know their efforts as they wereportrayed in The Great Escape movie. That was theThe Great Escape movie made by MGM but there wasnot a
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A song writtenin 1842 by the German composer Mendelssohn lostfor nearly 150 year has been found among thepapers of a musician in America. More details fromRebecca Jones. You are listening to music that no one has heard for nearly 150 years. Mendelsso
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I'm sometimes told you have to make your own luck.If you don't try something, how can you succeed?This is very true for competitions - if you want achance of winning something you have to take part.In other words, you have to be in it to win it! Ther
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Architects in Amsterdam have started building what they say as Europes first full-scale 3D-printed house. They claim its a waste-free, ecofriendly wayto design our cities in the future. Forget bricks, tilesand wooden beams. If you want to build a hou
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Architects in Amsterdam have started building what they say as Europes first full-scale 3D-printed house. They claim its a waste-free, ecofriendly wayto design our cities in the future. Forget bricks, tilesand wooden beams. If you want to build a hou
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The Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on pro-Russian separatists in southern andeastern Ukraine to postpone a referendum on autonomy, which is due at the weekend. Healso said this months presidential elections in Ukraine were a move in the
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The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir and therebel leader Riek Machar have signed a deal in theEthiopian capital Addis Ababa to cease hostilitieswithin 24 hours. The talks were the first time the 2men had met since fighting broke out in South Sudan
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