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Chile earthquake: Massive earthquake causes landslides, tsunami, 10 aftershocksChile earthquake: A powerful magnitude-8.2聽earthquake聽struck off聽Chile's聽northern coast Tuesday night. Shaking from Chile's earthquake was felt even in Peru and Bolivia.- Would Israeli-Palestinian peace deal include Jonathan Pollard release?The US has put convicted US spy Jonathan Pollard on the table to keep the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks going. However, any deal would not include an Israeli聽 settlement freeze, says an official close to talks.
Russia puts squeeze on Ukraine, jacks up natural gas prices 40 percentRussian natural gas producer Gazprom announced a more than 40 percent increase in the price Ukraine must pay for natural gas, increasing the economic pressure on the country.
Real-life tomb raider? 11 ancient boxes of bones recovered in IsraelThe bone boxes, known as ossuaries, are believed to date back to the Second Temple Period, a time stretching from roughly 515 B.C. to 70 A.D. that included the reign of King Herod and the time of Jesus.
Germany returns stolen art to Poland 鈥� and wants more in returnA painting taken for Hitler's 'Fuehrer Museum' was given back to Poland on Monday, in hopes of a quid pro quo: Germany wants to recover a vast trove of documents from Poland.
Why former Iran hostages are angry over new UN ambassadorFormer US Embassy workers, held hostage in Iran three decades ago, say President Obama should block Iran's choice as UN ambassador. Some say Hamid Abutalebi was a key player in the 1979-81 hostage taking.
How pro-government militias stir up Venezuela protestsMaduro has done nothing to publicly discourage violence by pro-government militants, known as 'colectivos,' which are blamed for beatings and intimidation in multiple Venezuelan cities.- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: No time limit on the search, says Australia's PMMalaysia Airlines Flight 370: Search efforts have turned up no physical evidence of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight. But Australia's prime minister says there's no time limit yet on the hunt, now involving 20 ships and aircraft.
World court orders Japan to stop whaling in Antarctic watersThe International Court of Justice says the Asian nation is not pursuing whales for scientific purposes.
Andrej Kiska, political newcomer, elected Slovak presidentAndrej聽Kiska, a successful businessman-turned-philanthropist, won 59.4 percent of the vote in a runoff ballot.
Two Spanish journalists kidnapped by Syrian extremists are freedThe two Spaniards had been held for six months after being detained by ISIS, an extremist group fighting the Syrian regime. At least nine other foreign reporters are missing in Syria. 聽
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Search turns up flotsam, not evidenceShips scouring a new search zone in the Indian Ocean have still not recovered any debris from the missing Malaysian jetliner, only trash from a shipping lane.聽
After Crimea's annexation, what Tatars might do nextLeaders 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 AustraliaMalaysia 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 presidentYulia Tymoshenko,聽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:聽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聽Kim.- Philippines peace pact officially ends 45 years of conflictThe 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 retrialIwao 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 inequalityPresident 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.
