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- Nigeria offers $300,000 reward for info on kidnapped school girls
The Nigerian government announced a $300,000 reward for information leading to the rescue of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram, a group of Islamist militants.
- Court forces out Thai leader, but crisis far from over
The Constitutional Court found Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra guilty of abusing her power and ordered her to step down. The ruling leaves Thailand in political limbo and primed for more unrest.
- Greek prime minister: No more austerity taxes or bailout money
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Tuesday that Greece would not seek additional support beyond the 240 billion euros ($335 billion) already granted in bailout packages.
- Ukraine tightens cordon around rebellious city
Thirty pro-Russia insurgents and four government troops have been killed during operations to expunge anti-government forces around Slovyansk, a key eastern city, Ukraine's interior minister reported Tuesday.
- Vatican defrocks 848 priests: Is sex abuse of children torture?
The Vatican released new data on abuse at a UN hearing that's questioning whether abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests constitutes torture. Classifying sexual abuse as torture could expose the Catholic Church to a new wave of lawsuits.
- Moldova borders on alert: Troops to 'take all necessary actions' to keep the peace
Moldova has a 750-mile border with Ukraine. Top Moldovan leaders announced the border alert after fighting between government troops and a pro-Russia militia in eastern Ukraine killed combatants on both sides.
- Crac des Chevaliers: Priceless castle battered by Syria's civil war
Crac des Chevaliers: The name literally translates as 'Castle of the Crusaders,' and as one of the best-preserved Crusader castles in the world, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Crac des Chevaliers withstood Saladin a thousand years ago, but modern warfare is damaging the medieval castle.
- Thailand earthquake shook north, as well as parts of Myanmar
Thailand earthquake struck a northern Thai city and Myanmar on Monday, smashing windows, cracking walls and roads, and damaging Buddhist temples.
- 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.