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Thailand's military continued to clash with anti-coup protesters across the country, despite the military council's ban on large gatherings, and also took its first steps toward revitalizing a battered economy on Sunday.

NRL scientists set off an explosive charge near GelMan. They’re testing how helmets can provide better protection. Says Dr. Amit Bagchi, “Ultimately, the goal is to minimize the energy and the pressure that goes into the brain.”

China and Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution that would have referred the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Syria has destroyed the vast majority of its chemical weapons arsenal as mandated by an international agreement.

Authorities in western Afghanistan say security forces have killed two gunmen who attacked the Indian consulate in Herat.

Russia's decision to intervene in Ukraine has caused a diplomatic and military crisis. But it has also sparked an economic and energy crisis, as Russia sharply increased the price of natural gas it exports to the country and Ukraine's interim leaders have been scrambling to find new and cheaper sources.

Refugees and returnees who have fled Boko Haram violence in Borno State, Nigeria, sheltering in Niger's Guesseré village on the border.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has threatened legal action against China for placing a state-owned oil rig in disputed waters off Vietnam's coast.

Russia plans to use its veto power to block a U.N. Security Council resolution that would refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court.

Thailand's army chief, General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, is holding a meeting with the country's rival political groups a day after he declared martial law.