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Kerry: Russian Troops Near Ukraine Create 'Climate of Fear'

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is calling on Russia to pull back thousands of troops along the Ukraine border, saying those forces are creating a "climate of fear" that does not support diplomatic dialogue. Secretary Kerry met late Sunday in Paris...

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Amnesty International: 1,500 Nigerians Killed in Boko Haram Violence in 2014

Amnesty International said 1,500 people have been killed this year in an escalating armed conflict between Boko Haram insurgents and Nigerian security forces. Amnesty said more than half the victims were civilians.

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OSCE, Serbian Defence Ministry promote OSCE Code of Conduct on politico-military aspects of security

(L-R) Paula Thiede, the Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Zoran Djordjevic, the State Secretary of the Ministry of...

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Putin Lays Out Strategic Import of Crimea Annexation

We publish in this section the full text of Russian President Vladimir Putin's March 18 speech to the two chambers of the Russian parliament and other dignitaries, including leaders of Crimea who the week before, had announced their intention to...

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