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US, Russia edging to nuclear catastrophe
The United States and its NATO allies are edging toward a high-risk military standoff with Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, an annalist says.

The United States and its NATO allies are edging toward a high-risk military standoff with Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, an annalist says.

Tunisia says it will close its consulate in Libya, following an attack on the diplomatic mission.

At least 70 have been killed and some 500 others wounded during weeks of violence in Burundi, a rights group says.

An American police officer in New York City has fatally shot a man who allegedly pulled a knife on him.

The Russian FM says Moscow expects judicial permission to seize foreign property in a case involving now defunct Yukos oil company.

Workers in the US state of California have held rallies calling for wage increase on the 25th anniversary of Justice for Janitors Day.

UNICEF says children in South Sudan have been subjected to horrific crimes, including rape.

The British government granted former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni diplomatic immunity in an effort to avoid possible arrest over alleged war crimes against Palestinian people.

A man hiding in the undercarriage of a British Airways jet fell to his death minutes before the aircraft touched on London’s Heathrow airport.

Russia says it is ready to consider offering loans to debt-stricken Greece, which is struggling to secure financial aid from its Western creditors.

The first cargo carried on the Silk Road railway has entered Iran from the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan, local officials said.

Fresh US drone strikes claim the lives of at least 14 people in eastern Afghanistan.

The United Nations special envoy to Yemen condemns a series of deadly bombings in Sana'a.

A new report shows that one in three children in Wales live in poverty.

The US is pushing NATO right up to Russia’s borders in an attempt to encircle the country, says an analyst.

Russia and Saudi Arabia sign an agreement on cooperation in the field of nuclear energy.

Russia says Iran and the P5+1 group can reach a final nuclear agreement before June 30.

The Iranian vice president warns against the growing extremism, saying it will harm the entire world.