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Sinn Fein leader Adams charges unlikely according to analystsSinn Fein leader聽Gerry聽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 shootingReeva Steenkamp murder:聽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, OlympianElena 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 powerMany 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 strategyRussian 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 sayThere 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 2011Tokyo 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 saysSinn 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 stationPro-Russian militants freed 30 activists from an Odessa police station, Sunday, as聽Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accuses Russian government of engineering Friday's riots.
Afghanistan scrambles to assist 700 families displaced by landslideAfghan authorities abandon search for survivors of the horrific landslide that wiped out the village of聽Abi Barik in Badakhshan province聽and focus on assisting the 700 families displaced by the slide.- Gerry Adams arrest: Protestant leader in Northern Ireland hits backPeter 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.聽
Egypt: 102 Islamists sentenced to 10 years as presidential campaigning beginsAmid 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.聽
Faulty signal caused Seoul subway crashA 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 mudslideThe UN reports at least 350 people dead, and as many as 2,000 missing following a landslide Friday in聽Badakhshan, a remote, mountainous region of聽Afghanistan. Search and rescue operations have been slow and difficult.
Activists say Homs evacuation delayed, cease-fire holdsSyrian 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 escalatesSeven聽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 clashesOver 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 AdamsAuthorities 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 trappedAfghanistan landslide:聽Badakhshan province governor said more than 2,000 people were missing聽after a hill collapsed on the village of Hobo Barik after days of heavy rain, burying聽some 300 homes in the area 鈥� about a third of all houses there.
At least 19 killed by car bomb blast in Nigerian capital, police sayAuthorities also report dozens more were injured by the explosion that occurred on a busy road in Abuja Thursday.
