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- Sinn Fein leader Adams charges unlikely according to analysts
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams walked free Sunday after five days of police interrogation and declared his innocence in the unsolved 1972 abduction, slaying and secret burial of a Belfast mother of 10, Jean McConville.
- Reeva Steenkamp trial: Neighbor recalls Olympian's reaction after shooting
Reeva Steenkamp murder: A neighbor testified in court Monday about Oscar Pistorius's state of mind after he shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, a year ago Valentine's Day.
- Elena Baltacha was top-50 tennis player, Olympian
Elena Baltacha was Britain's No. 1 ranked player and represented Britain at the 2012 London Olympics.
- Panama says 'no' to president's attempt to extend power
Many thought the president's hand-picked successor might prevail. While winner Varela was a former ally, he fell out with the administration in 2011. He has vowed to increase transparency.
- Russian bombers over Crimea part of post-Cold War military strategy
Russian bombers have also tested NATO airspace. The Ukraine situation, including flights by Russian bombers and jets, offers a perfect example of how Russian military forces have been redesigned for regional conflict.
- At least 22 dead as immigrant boat capsizes off Greece, authorities say
There could be more fatalities, as several people on the boat are reported missing, according to the Greek coast guard.
- Tokyo earthquake rattled by strongest quake since 2011
Tokyo earthquake: There are no initial reports of major damage after a magnitude 6.0 quake struck south of Tokyo. It was the strongest earthquake since the 9.0 quake in March 2011.
- Gerry Adams arrest: Sinn Fein president likely to be released, source says
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams expected to be released amid accusations from first minister that Sinn Fein blackmailed police.
- Thirty free as pro-Russia crowd storms Odessa police station
Pro-Russian militants freed 30 activists from an Odessa police station, Sunday, as Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accuses Russian government of engineering Friday's riots.
- Afghanistan scrambles to assist 700 families displaced by landslide
Afghan authorities abandon search for survivors of the horrific landslide that wiped out the village of Abi Barik in Badakhshan province and focus on assisting the 700 families displaced by the slide.
- Gerry Adams arrest: Protestant leader in Northern Ireland hits back
Peter Robinson, whose political party shares power with Sinn Fein, has blasted Sinn Fein's threat to stop cooperating with the police force for its detention of Adams over an unsolved murder case.
- Egypt: 102 Islamists sentenced to 10 years as presidential campaigning begins
Amid a wave of nationalist fervor sweeping the country and the start of presidential campaigning, 102 alleged Islamists were sentenced to 10 years in jail on charges of violently rioting, in a mass trial in Egypt on Saturday.
- Faulty signal caused Seoul subway crash
A faulty 'go' signal likely caused one subway train to plow into another in Seoul Friday, injuring more than 240 people. Passengers described chaos following the crash, and were evacuated through the tracks.
- Rescuers search for survivors, bodies as Afghanistan grapples with mudslide
The UN reports at least 350 people dead, and as many as 2,000 missing following a landslide Friday in Badakhshan, a remote, mountainous region of Afghanistan. Search and rescue operations have been slow and difficult.
- Activists say Homs evacuation delayed, cease-fire holds
Syrian forces delayed the planned evacuation of rebel fighters from parts of Homs Saturday, the reason was unclear. The rebels were granted safe passage to other opposition-held areas after a blockade and hunger forced them to give up territory.
- European military observers released in eastern Ukraine as crisis escalates
Seven members of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe observer team were released after being held by pro-Russian insurgents for more than a week in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, two Ukrainian helicopters were shot down outside Slovyansk Friday, killing two crew.
- Dozens dead after Odessa building fire, protest clashes
Over 30 people died after a building in the Ukrainian Black Sea port city was set on fire following street fighting between pro- and anti-Russian groups.
- Northern Ireland police get another 48 hours to question Gerry Adams
Authorities are interrogating the Sinn Fein leader about the death of a Belfast widow over 40 years ago.
- Afghanistan landslide kills at least 350 people, with hundreds still trapped
Afghanistan landslide: Badakhshan province governor said more than 2,000 people were missing after a hill collapsed on the village of Hobo Barik after days of heavy rain, burying some 300 homes in the area – about a third of all houses there.
- At least 19 killed by car bomb blast in Nigerian capital, police say
Authorities also report dozens more were injured by the explosion that occurred on a busy road in Abuja Thursday.