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Search Continues for Missing After South Korean Ferry Sinks

South Korean divers resumed searching Thursday for 282 people - many of them teenagers - missing nearly 24 hours after an ocean-going ferry capsized near an island off the South Korean coast. Coast guard officials say 25 people were confirmed dead by...

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Obama Rules Out Military Option in Ukraine

President Barack Obama has expressed hope that a plan to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine, reached Thursday in Geneva, will lead to restoration of peace and security for all citizens of Ukraine. Obama told reporters in Washington that if Russia fails...

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Ukraine: MEPs call for EU sanctions against Russian energy firms

The EU must step up sanctions targeting individual Russians and be ready to impose economic sanctions on Russia immediately, MEPs said in a vote on Thursday. They also called for EU measures against Russian firms and their subsidiaries, especially in...

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Ban returns to airwaves in Central African Republic to call for end to fighting

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meeting with displaced persons at the main mosque in Bangui,...

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