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Colombian government and ELN agree to start formal peace talksThe agreement represents a big step toward ending the five-decade-old conflict.
Washington to host Obama's final Nuclear Security Summit on ThursdayPresident Barack Obama will host the last of four Nuclear Security Summits, starting this week. Critics say that these summits are no longer living up to their early promise of limiting nuclear proliferation.
Myanmar's first civilian president in over 50 years: A new dawn?A civilian president was sworn in Wednesday in Myanmar (Burma), ending decades of military rule. As the country surges toward democracy, there is optimism that the transition is real.
- French president drops plan to strip citizenship from convicted terrorists
Lawmakers failed to agree on language that would have singled out French terrorists with dual citizenship from those with only French citizenship.
United Nations seeks homes for another 300,000 refugeesThe UN has asked countries in the West to commit to resettling the refugees within three years.
Islamist protesters end sit-in at Pakistan's parliamentA hard-line Islamist group held four days of protests to press the government to uphold its strict blasphemy laws and to execute a Catholic woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2010.
Why the pope tried to halt the Rolling Stones concert in CubaPope Francis is helping to open Cuba to the outside world, but that could change the influence of the Catholic Church in the long-isolated island nation.
ISIS ‘second in command’ killed by US raid in Syria, Sec. Carter saysThe killing exposes weaknesses of the terrorist group as intelligence gathering by US and its coalition partners improves.
American's espionage confession: A North Korean ploy?A Korean-American was paraded in front of North Korean media, confessing to acts of espionage, barely a week after another American was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor by the regime in Pyongyang.
Why is Easter so early this year?Easter arrives sooner in the Western world this year, but Christian leaders hope they can mend the discrepancy in Easter dates.
British man arrested over Islamophobic tweetA growing number of social media users are countering Islamophobic messages online, but is it enough?
Will lessons learned in Ramadi help retake Mosul from ISIS forces?Iraq's military announced the beginning of operations to retake the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul on Thursday.
Why New Zealand spent $17 million to change its flag, then didn'tA referendum on the New Zealand flag sparked a national discussion of colonialism and national identity.
China's hold on South China Sea tighteningAmid a rush of incidents in the South China Sea, it would appear that China's stranglehold on the region is tightening.
Aid activities suspended in Greek island migrant camps over Turkey-EU dealAid agencies and human rights groups are concerned that Turkey isn’t safe for asylum seekers, as Turkish law prevents Iraqi and Afghan migrants from acquiring refugee status.
Turkey detains would-be ISIS recruit from JapanThe young man had attempted to cross into Syria along the southern border. He told officials he had made contact with the terrorist group online.
More debris from MH370? Investigators are taking a lookA new piece of what could be Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has washed up along South Africa's coast, and the countries involved are investigating the implications.
British judge approves US extradition of 'flash crash' traderIf British officials approve extradition, Navinder Sarao would face a host of criminal charges in the US, with a maximum sentence of more than 300 years behind bars.
Ukraine's 'Joan of Arc' pilot sentenced to 22 years in Russian prisonUkranian folk hero and pilot, Lt. Nadiya Savchenko, was sentenced to 22 years in a Russian jail today. She has threatened Russia with a hunger strike.
Was an overworked flight crew behind the Flydubai crash?A former airline employee says the airline's scheduling practices often leave crew members exhausted, with back-to-back flights and infrequent days off taking their toll on pilots.
