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- After Crimea's annexation, what Tatars might do next
Leaders of Crimea's Tatar minority gathered Saturday to forge a collective response to Russia's absorption of Crimea.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Why the plane hunt moved closer to Australia
Malaysia plane: The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 move north and east, closer to Australia, based on a new analysis the plane's flight path. On Saturday, Chinese aircraft spotted more possible debris from Flight 370.
- Russia says it won't invade eastern Ukraine, unless...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that his country has 'no intention' of invading eastern Ukraine. But Lavrov added that Russia was ready to protect the rights of Russian speakers in Ukraine.
- Yulia Tymoshenko, freed from prison, to run for Ukraine president
Yulia Tymoshenko, who was released from prison last month following the overthrow of her longtime rival, President Viktor Yanukovych, said she was running to protect the unity of Ukraine.
- Kim Jong-un compulsory haircut story a baldfaced lie?
Kim Jong-un's haircut: The thinly sourced reports say an order went out a few weeks ago for university students to buzz cut the sides of their heads just like Kim.
- Philippines peace pact officially ends 45 years of conflict
The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Thursday signed a final peace pact, officially ending about 45 years of conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people in the country's south.
- World's longest-serving death row inmate gets a retrial
Iwao Hakamada was convicted of killing four people in 1966, and sentenced to death. His lawyers successfully argued that DNA tests offer new evidence in the case.
- Obama and Pope Francis find common ground on income inequality
President Barack Obama met with Pope Francis for the first time in Rome Thursday. Obama said he was a "great admirer" of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Amnesty International reports executions rose 15 percent worldwide in 2013
Amnesty International counted more than 23,000 people on death row worldwide at the end of 2013, and 778 judicial executions in 22 countries. Eighty percent were carried out in Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.
- Egypt's Sisi faces formidable task in presidential run
Supporters see Sisi as a saviour who can end the political turmoil dogging Egypt since a popular uprising ended Hosni Mubarak's three decades of one-man rule in 2011.
- Turkish court rules that Twitter ban should be lifted
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan last week announced a ban on Twitter, which has been used to distribute damaging leaks. The Turkish bar association appealed the 'arbitrary' decision.
- Why Pope Francis accepted the 'Bishop of Bling' resignation
After spending $43 million on residential renovations, German bishop Monsignor Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst was suspended. On Wednesday, Pope Francis accepted the bishop's resignation.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: 122 objects spotted by French satellite
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? French satellite images showed 122 objects in a 55 square mile area of ocean.. The objects varied in size from one meter to 23 meters (75 ft) in length. A dozen aircraft from Australia, the United States, New Zealand, China, Japan and South Korea are searching the Indian Ocean.
- North Korea fires 2 missiles as US, Japan, and South Korea meet
North Korea responded to the rare trilateral meeting between Japan, South Korea, and the US by firing two medium-range ballistic missiles that could, in theory, be fitted with nuclear warheads.
- Oscar Pistorius: What text messages reveal about relationship with Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius will testify in his murder trial, possibly as soon as this week, says his lawyer. Analysis of 1,700 text messages show a loving, but sometimes stormy relationship with Reeva Steenkamp, his girlfriend.
- Arab League infighting blunts action on Syria, Egypt
Arab leaders convened in Kuwait today amid disputes over the Syrian war, Sunni and Shiite regional influence, and Egypt's military government.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Why crash location is hard to pinpoint
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 probably crashed 17 days ago. But no floating debris has been found. 'We're not searching for a needle in a haystack,' said Australia's deputy defense chief. 'We're still trying to define where the haystack is.'
- Francois Hollande suffers setback at the polls
In municipal elections French President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party suffered a loss, while the far-right made advances. Earlier this year, Hollande proposed a series of economic reforms including a payroll tax cut, and cuts to government spending.
- IL-76 aircraft spots MH370 debris, but US aircraft can't confirm
IL-76 aircraft: A Chinese piloted aircraft reported spotting debris that may be from the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft. But a US P-8 Poseidon flying over the coordinates given by the IL-76 failed to spot any debris.
- Sean Connery: Why he supports Scottish independence
Sean Connery, a long-time Scottish nationalist, advocates breaking the 307-year tie with England. Unlike Sean Connery, English singer David Bowie, who lives in New York, has urged Scots not to break away,.