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- Ukraine cease-fire in peril as fighting flairs
Clashes around an airport occurred as Russia unilaterally sent another convoy of trucks to rebel-held areas.
- Militants who attacked Malala caught in Pakistan
Army spokesman Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa said the detained men attacked Yousafzai, then 16, on orders from Mullah Fazlullah, the head of the Pakistani Taliban.
- Catalans protest to demand succession vote, boosted by Scotland referendum
Many sported yellow-and-red shirts with the phrase 'Now is the time' and shouted 'Independencia!' in Catalan as they joined a mass protest.
- Al Qaeda-linked Syrian rebels free 45 Fijian captives
Fighters from the Nusra Front captured the Fijian troops late last month in the Golan Heights, where a 1,200-strong UN force patrols the disputed buffer zone between Syria and Israel.
- First coca plantation discovered in Mexico. Cutting out the middleman?
Previously, only labs that processed coca into cocaine had been found in Mexico - not plantations. The seizure of 1,639 coca plants raises concerns that it could be a test of the viability of reducing dependence on South American suppliers.
- S. African judge rules out 'murder' verdict for Oscar Pistorius
But the Olympic and Paraolympic sprinter and national hero double amputee, known as 'The Blade Runner,' could face years in prison on a lesser verdict which is expected Friday.
- Rights group calls on Thai junta to end 'disturbing pattern of repression'
Amnesty International released a report today saying it has credible reports that detainees in Thailand have been tortured since the Army seized power in a May coup.
- Oscar Pistorius verdict: Is his 'improbable' story 'reasonably possibly true'?
A South African judge will deliver Oscar Pistorius's verdict on Thursday. A murder conviction could carry a minimum 25-year sentence for the Olympic athlete accused of killing his girlfriend.
- UK leader David Cameron rushes plea to Scots to stay a 'family'
Ahead of next week's Scottish independence referendum, Britain's political leaders of the three main London-based parties — all of them unpopular in Scotland — poured warm appeals on wavering voters.
- Philippine president plans to give Muslims autonomous zone
President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday proposed to give Muslims in the south the ability to run their own government under their own flag, part of a peace plan aimed at ending a four-decade rebellion that has killed 150,000 people.
- Tempers flare as mass flood evacuations begin in Kashmir
Floods that have killed 450 people in India and Pakistan began to recede Wednesday, giving rescuers better access to thousands still stranded. But anger rose among those stranded.
- John Kerry meets with Iraqi PM to embrace unity to defeat IS militants
Kerry's trip marks the first high-level US meeting with newly sworn-in Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and it aimed to symbolize the Obama administration's support for Iraq nearly three years after US troops left the war-torn country.
- Head, leaders of Syrian Islamist rebel group killed in suicide bombing
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack that killed Hassan Aboud and other leading members of Ahrar al-Sham.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 inquiry finds aircraft hit multiple times
As evidence of the July 17 aviation disaster that killed all 298 people on board remained exposed to the elements, investigators hundreds of miles away in the Netherlands released a preliminary report that left key questions unanswered.
- Sunken 19th century British ship discovered in Arctic waters off Canada
One of two British ships that set out to find a northwest passage to Asia in the 1840s has been found, the Canadian prime minister announced Tuesday.
- If Scotland chooses independence, what would it mean for the UK?
As the Scots seek independence in next week's referendum, the rest of Britain is getting nervous.
- New Iraqi government faces multiple challenges
Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's new prime minister, must navigate a tough road ahead, following his formation of a new government.
- Death toll from flooding in India and Pakistan reaches 400
The Kashmir region that both countries lay claim to has been inundated with rain for almost one week.
- Lunchtime explosion rocks Chilean restaurant, 14 people injured
An explosion tore through a restaurant in an underground shopping mall in Santiago, Chile Monday. At least 14 people were reported injured. This attack was the 29th bomb explosion in the capital city this year.
- Newly crowned Miss Haiti vows to support women, youth, and the poor
Haitian businesswoman Carolyn Desert was crowned Miss Haiti 2014 on Sunday. Desert, a freelance writer and the owner of a Mexican restaurant in the upscale Petionville district of Port-au-Prince, was a favorite from the beginning.