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Merkel: Possible meeting on Ukraine in KazakhstanThe German chancellor made clear that the entire Minsk agreement needs to be fulfilled before European Union sanctions against Russia can be lifted.
Sri Lankan elections largely peaceful despite some incidents, monitors sayPolling was notably strong Thursday in Tamil-dominated areas, where voting had been poor in previous elections.
AirAsia black boxes recovery impeded by currents, siltOfficials are looking into the possibility of lifting the tail section out of the water to recover the recording devices.
Charlie Hebdo attack: Man turns himself inParis officials say Mourad Hamyd, 18 surrendered at a police station in Charleville-Mezieres. It's unclear what Hamyd's relationship is to French brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, also suspected in the deadly attack on the newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
Three Cuban political prisoners released. More to follow?Three Cuban political prisoners were released Wednesday, in what human rights activists say may by the start of a wider wave of liberation of political prisoners agreed upon in the US-Cuba deal.
Pro-Russian group claims responsibility for Merkel website hackThe Internet attack occurred just prior to a visit to Germany by the Ukrainian prime minister.
AirAsia aircraft tail discovered in Java SeaThe Airbus A320 went down halfway through a two-hour flight between Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya and Singapore Dec. 28.
At least 12 dead after terror attack at Paris newspaper officeGunmen stormed the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. French President Francois Hollande called the deadly assault a terrorist attack.
Female Istanbul suicide bomber was part of terrorist groupA terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the Turkish city that claimed the lives of two victims.
Turkey briefly detains Dutch journalist on 'terror' chargeThe journalist's detention, which ended after a few hours, comes as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denies cracking down on the media. He claims the Turkish press is as free as any in Europe.
Indonesia expands search for AirAsia wreckage amid rough seas, bad weatherThe search operation for the AirAsia plane, which crashed Dec. 28, will expand by about 70 square miles, search and rescue chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo said. Two more bodies were retrieved Tuesday, bringing the total to 39.
Two members of US Ski Team killed in Alps avalancheTwo US Ski Team members, Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle were killed Monday when their group apparently set off an avalanche in the Austrian Alps. Berlack and Astle were preparing to race on the top-level World Cup and had Olympic aspirations.
Boko Haram captures multinational military base at Nigeria-Chad borderThe developments raise fears that the way is now open for the insurgents to use Baga as a base to attack Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state and the biggest city in Nigeria's northeast.
Indonesia to crack down on aviation industry after AirAsia disasterAfter Indonesia deregulated its aviation industry in the 1990s, dozens of airlines emerged making air travel affordable for the first time for many in the world's fourth most populous nation.
Israel plans tougher actions against PalestineOn Sunday, Israeli leaders threatened tougher action against the Palestinians after their application to join the International Criminal Court. The Palestinians have said they would use their new membership to press war crimes against Israel.
Pakistani airstrikes kill 31 militants, US drone strike kills 7Pakistani airstrikes and a US drone strike on Saturday targeted militant hideouts and a suicide bomber training center in an ongoing offensive against militants in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border.
North Korea reacts to 'groundless' US sanctionsOn Sunday, a North Korean spokesman said new sanctions levied against Pyongyang show America's 'inveterate rupugnancy and hostility' toward the hermit nation.
Seeking diversity, Pope Francis names 15 cardinals from 14 nationsThe 15 new cardinals, mostly from developing countries in Asia and Africa, would be eligible to vote for the next pope. Five other churchmen who won't be eligible due to their age were also selected on Sunday.
Relatives of AirAsia victims seek comfort in faithOn Sunday, one week after the Air Asia plane crash that killed all 162 people on board, emotionally exhausted family members sang and cried at a tiny chapel. Search efforts for flight 8501 have been suspended due to rough weather.
Syrian migrants say they were abandoned by hooded smugglersSyrian migrants told Italian officials, smugglers wearing hoods abandoned them in choppy Mediterranean waters. At the end of a three-day voyage the migrants were towed to port by an Icelandic coast guard ship.
