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UPDATE4: Desperate Nepalis flee capital as aftershocks spread fear
April 27, 2015
UPDATE4: Desperate Nepalis flee capital as aftershocks spread fear
Thousands of Nepalis began fleeing the capital Kathmandu on Monday, terror-stricken by two days of powerful aftershocks and fearing shortages…
Officials: Pakistan ‘mini-cyclone’ death toll rises to 44
April 27, 2015
Officials: Pakistan ‘mini-cyclone’ death toll rises to 44
A severe storm in northwest Pakistan, dubbed a "mini-cyclone", has killed 44 people and injured more than 200, officials said…
‘Batman’ theater gunman to go on trial
April 26, 2015
‘Batman’ theater gunman to go on trial
Opening statements will finally begin Monday in the long-awaited trial of James Holmes, the allegedly crazed gunman accused of opening…
Chernobyl nuclear disaster – 29 years later
April 26, 2015
Chernobyl nuclear disaster – 29 years later
According to the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES), only two accidents in history can be classified as level…
Red Cross: Two killed in Burundi protests against president
April 26, 2015
Red Cross: Two killed in Burundi protests against president
Police in Burundi's capital Bujumbura shot dead two people on Sunday who were taking part in protests against President Pierre…
Turkish Cypriots pick new leader ahead of planned peace talks
April 26, 2015
Turkish Cypriots pick new leader ahead of planned peace talks
Turkish Cypriots voted for a new leader on Sunday in a closely fought election pitting the conservative incumbent against a…
Kazakh leader sails to re-election with ‘stability’ mantra
April 26, 2015
Kazakh leader sails to re-election with ‘stability’ mantra
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was set to renew his 26-year grip on power on Sunday, offering the multi-ethnic Central Asian…
NYT: Russian hackers read Obama’s unclassified emails last year
April 26, 2015
NYT: Russian hackers read Obama’s unclassified emails last year
Russian hackers who penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system last year read President Barack Obama's unclassified emails,…
Benin votes in key test for President Boni Yayi
April 26, 2015
Benin votes in key test for President Boni Yayi
Benin headed to the polls Sunday in legislative elections seen as a key test for President Thomas Boni Yayi, whose…
UPDATE3: Nepalese dig with bare hands for quake survivors as toll exceeds 1,900
April 26, 2015
UPDATE3: Nepalese dig with bare hands for quake survivors as toll exceeds 1,900
Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastated the heavily…