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Exclusive: Charred Tanks In Ukraine Point To Russian Involvement

The burnt-out remains of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in fields near this small village bear witness to the ferocity of a battle that turned the tide of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Most of the tanks were used...

Bomb Blast Kills Five At Bus Station In North Nigeria: Police

A bomb exploded at a bus station in northern Nigeria's Bauchi state late on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding 12, police said. The blast, which struck the town of Azare, is likely to be blamed on Islamist...

Suspected Shooter Identified In Canada Attack

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The Canadian soldier killed in Wednesday's shooting in Ottawa is Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, a family source told CNN's Paula Newton. Three people brought to The Ottawa Hospital after the shootings have been released, hospital spokeswoman Hazel Harding told CNN. Earlier,...

Air Strikes Kill Around 25 Islamic State Fighters In Iraq: Residents

Coalition air strikes killed around 25 Islamic State fighters on Wednesday near the northern Iraqi city of Baiji, residents told Reuters. They said a series of bombings beginning in the early hours hit the town of al-Siniya, west of Baiji,...

Iran President Denounces Bill To Empower Islamic Vigilantes

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani came out on Wednesday against a parliamentary bill to empower vigilantes who enforce Islamic morals, strongly re-asserting a moderate agenda that had taken a back seat since his election last year. The law, proposed by conservative...

Indonesian Cabinet Delayed After Anti-Graft Body Blocks Candidates

Indonesian President Joko Widodo failed to finalize his cabinet on Wednesday after the country's anti-corruption agency rejected eight candidates, underlining the challenge he faces in fulfilling election promises of a government free from graft. The first Indonesian leader from outside...

Brazil’s Rousseff Pulls Ahead Of Neves As Election Nears

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pulled ahead of opposition candidate Aecio Neves in another poll on Wednesday and looks like a slight favorite heading into what is expected to be the country's tightest election in decades. The Datafolha poll was the...

Exclusive: Uruguay Presidential Candidate Would Repeal Marijuana Law

Uruguay's leading opposition candidate said on Wednesday he would try to repeal much of the country's ground-breaking marijuana law, which permits the commercial production and sale of the drug, if he wins Sunday's presidential election. The South American country became...

Oscar Pistorius Jailed For Five Years

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa, issuing the ruling in court in Pretoria, also gave Pistorius a three-year suspended sentence for a firearms charge. Pistorius has...

Total CEO Dies In Plane Crash

French oil company Total has confirmed the death of its chairman and CEO, Christophe de Margerie, who passed away in a private plane crash in Moscow. De Margerie and three crew members were found dead at the scene of the...