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 Moscow |
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Russia approves troops for Ukraine 
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 Washington |
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Obama urges Putin to recall troops US President Barack Obama has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Russia has flouted international law by sending troops to Ukr...
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 Southern China |
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Death toll rises to 33 in knife attack on China train station 
More than 10 knife-wielding attackers slashed people at a southwestern city in what authorities called a terrorist attack by ethnic separati...
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Mumbai |
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Submarine accident leaves 2 sailors dead and navy chief out of job |
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| Mar.2 |
 Kiev |
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Ukraine calls full army mobilisation | Ukraine has ordered a full military mobilisation in response to Russia's build-up of its forces in Crimea. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said ... | |
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Crimea |
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Hundreds of gunmen surround Ukraine military base
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Nigeria |
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51 killed in car bombs in Nigeria
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Southern China |
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China separatists blamed for attack |
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Crimea |
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New Ukraine navy chief defects Rear Admiral Denys Berezovsky has sworn allegiance to the Crimea region, in the presence of its unrecognised pro-Russian leader
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Libya |
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Libya MPs shot as congress stormed |
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Washington |
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West scrambles to respond to Russia's Ukraine incursion |
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Global |
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G7 condemns Russia over Ukraine
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Los Angeles |
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Slave and Gravity share Oscar spoils
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North Korea |
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NKorea fires 2 more suspected missiles |
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Pakistan |
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Deadly attack on Pakistan court |
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| Mar.3 |
Ukraine |
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Russia 'gives Crimea ultimatum' The Russian military has given Ukrainian forces in Crimea until 03:00 GMT to surrender or face an assault, Ukrainian defence sources have sa...
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Moscow |
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Russia tells critics to put Ukrainian people first |
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South Africa |
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Pistorius neighbour 'heard screams' |
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UN Security Council |
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Yanukovych asked for troops, Russia tells UN
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Ukraine |
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Russia stands firm despite rebukes, threats of sanctions |
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Crimea |
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Russia tightens grip over Crimea Russia showed no signs of backing down even as world leaders threatened sanctions and sternly rebuked the country for sending troops into Uk...
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| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
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Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea President Vladimir Putin showed no signs of backing down over Russia's right to intervene despite Western pressure
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South Africa |
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Pistorius neighbour 'heard fight' |
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Cairo |
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Sisi hints at Egypt presidential bid |
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Kiev |
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Kerry: No evidence for Russia claims
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Washington |
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Obama offers peace plan for Ukraine |
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Washington |
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US to boycott G8 Summit in Sochi unless Russia reverses course on Ukraine
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Moscow |
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US-Russia talks over Ukraine crisis |
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| Mar.5 |
East Africa |
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Israel intercepts ship with weapons headed to Gaza Map of Red Sea East Africa| The Israel Defense Forces said it intercepted an Iranian shipment of 'advanced' weapons bound for "terrorist organizations" operating in Gaza | |
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 Paris |
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Top diplomats seek Ukraine solution Western powers increased pressure on Russia to talk to the new government in Kiev in a bid to ease tensions over Russia's intervention in Cr...
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Paris |
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'Tough' Ukraine talks to continue
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Venezuela |
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Venezuela breaks ties with Panama |
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Afghanistan |
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Five Afghan soldiers 'killed in Nato strike'
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Niger |
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Niger 'extradites' Gadhafi's son |
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Brussels |
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EU summit to tackle Ukraine crisis |
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| Mar.6 |
Crimea |
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Crimea lawmakers vote to join Russia Map of Crimea Ukraine Lawmakers in the Crimean region voted in favor of leaving the country for Russia and putting it to a vote before residents in 10 days
| Ukrainian interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk calling such a referendum 'an illegitimate decision'
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European Union |
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'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned | The EU and US have joined Ukraine's government in condemning as 'illegal' a move by the Crimea region to set up a referendum to join Russia | |
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Kiev |
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Ukraine PM to Crimea: You're staying |
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Obama |
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Obama pushes Putin on Crimea talks |
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| Mar.7 |
Kiev |
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Crimea vote 'will not be recognised'
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Moscow |
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Russian parliament backs Crimea vote |
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South Africa |
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Pistorius 'fired gun in anger' - ex |
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Crimea |
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Russia reportedly seizes a Ukrainian military base in Crimea Map of Sevastopol Crimea Ukraine| Russian armed men are triggering a standoff but no gunfire in the latest incident of escalating tension in the flashpoint peninsula | |
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Sochi |
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Winter Paralympics open in Sochi |
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 Malaysia |
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Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people Map of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with MH370 with 239 aboard travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing
| A Boeing 777-200ER had lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control outside Kuala Lumpur. The aircraft had last been heard from less than an hour after takeoff. The aircraft carried 12 Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from 14 nations
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Moscow |
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Russian warns US against sanctions |
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| Mar.8 |
 Vietnam |
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Asian states search for missing jet Planes and ships from south-east Asian states have joined forces to search the South China Sea for a Malaysia Airlines jet, missing with 239...
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Crimea |
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Russia reinforces military presence in Crimea |
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 Italy |
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Two aboard missing Malaysia Airlines jet traveling with stolen passports| Two people aboard Boeing 777 were traveling with passports reported stolen in Thailand, foreign ministry officials in Italy and Austria said | |
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Vietnam |
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'Oil slick seen' in missing jet hunt Map of Gulf of Thailand Vietnam| A multinational team is searching the sea off south Vietnam, in the hope of finding a Malaysia Airlines flight that has been missing for 24 hours | |
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Eastern Libya |
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Libya threatens to bomb oil tanker
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Malaysia |
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Missing plane 'may have turned back'
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Malaysia |
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Malaysian authorities say four missing flight passenger names 'suspect' |
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| Mar.9 |
Vietnam |
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Vietnam probes 'missing jet debris'
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Southern Iraq |
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Car bomb explosion, attacks kill at least 42 in Iraq |
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Malaysia |
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Ticket purchase adds to mystery |
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Vietnam |
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Vietnam says it may have found missing jet's door Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors belonging to the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Sunday
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Malaysia |
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Missing Malaysia jet 'a mystery' |
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| Mar.10 |
Moscow |
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Russia condemns 'lawlessness' in eastern Ukraine
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South Africa |
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Pistorius sick as post-mortem read
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Beijing |
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China urges Malaysia to intensify search for flight MH370
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Crimea |
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Masked troops on Ukrainian base |
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Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
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John Kerry declines Vladimir Putin meeting
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Malaysia |
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Malaysia missing plane search widens
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| Mar.11 |
Malaysia |
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Missing airliner 'changed course'
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 Istanbul |
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Clashes as Turkish boy dies in coma| Clashes have erupted at a hospital where Berkin Elvan, 15, has died nine months after he was struck on the head by a tear gas canister fired by police | |
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Malaysia |
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Missing plane 'not tracked to west'
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| Mar.12 |
Crimea |
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Pro-Russians tighten airport security |
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Malaysia |
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Missing plane: Last message revealed |
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Washington |
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Ukraine interim PM arrives in U.S. U.S. President Barack Obama and Ukrainian interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk had strong words for Russia on Wednesday
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Malaysia |
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China in new plane 'debris' clue Satellite images of possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been released on a Chinese government website
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Manhattan |
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Three killed in NY buildings blast
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Beijing |
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Malaysia Airlines MH370: China 'will not give up' on plane
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Istanbul |
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'Two dead' amid Turkey protests |
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| Mar.13 |
Malaysia |
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China debris images 'released by mistake'
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Munich |
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German football boss Hoeness jailed |
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Manhattan |
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Rescuers comb New York blast site |
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Malaysia |
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Search for missing jet heads west Malaysian authorities expanded their hunt for a vanished airliner to the Indian Ocean, where a U.S. destroyer was expected to arrive soon
| U.S. believes the plane's data reporting system and transponder were shut down separately. That would indicate the plane did not disappear due to some kind of catastrophic failure
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Ukraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression' Ukraine's prime minister is accusing Russia of carrying out a 'military aggression' which has 'no reason and no grounds' and is unacceptable
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| Mar.14 |
 London |
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Kerry, Lavrov hold last-ditch talks As a contentious referendum on the future of Crimean region looms, U.S. Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart are holding last-ditch...
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London |
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No Ukraine accord in US-Russia talks | Russia and the US have 'no common vision' on the crisis in Ukraine, Russia's foreign minister has said, after talks with his US counterpart | |
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Mountain States |
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Nuclear site fire 'was preventable' |
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Malaysia |
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Investigators conclude missing jet hijacked, steered off course One of the pilots of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner or someone else with flying experience hijacked the missing Boeing 777 and steered it off ...
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Eastern Ukraine |
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Deadly clash as Ukraine crisis grows |
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| Mar.15 |
Malaysia |
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Malaysian jet probe sharpens focus on passengers, crew | Investigators are concluding that the Boeing 777 had its communications deliberately disabled and was airborne for hours after it vanished | |
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Malaysia |
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Malaysia Airlines jetliner could have flown for more than 7 hours The missing plane could have have ended up as far as Kazakhstan or deep in the southern Indian Ocean
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Moscow |
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Thousands march in Moscow to protest Crimea vote |
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UN Security Council |
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Russia isolated in UN Crimea vote | Russia has vetoed a draft resolution criticising secession referendum in Crimea - the only Security Council member to vote against the measure | |
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Malaysia |
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Malaysia plane: Investigators study pilots' background
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| Mar.16 |
Malaysia |
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Missing jet sought in huge Asia arc Some 25 countries are now involved in a vast search operation for the missing airliner that disappeared over a week ago, Malaysian officials...
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Crimea |
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Crimea holds secession referendum
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North Korea |
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North Korea fires short-range rockets |
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Crimea |
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Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union' Map of Crimea Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
| The EU and US condemned it as illegal. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes. Many Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum
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European Union |
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EU ponders Russia sanctions over Crimea vote |
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Chile |
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Minor damage in earthquake off Chilean shore |
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| Mar.17 |
European Union |
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EU and US impose Crimea sanctions The EU and US have announced travel bans and asset freezes against a number of officials from Russia and Ukraine
| The individuals are seen as having played a key role in the referendum, which Kiev, the US and EU deem illegal
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Malaysia |
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Plane co-pilot 'spoke last words' |
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Moscow |
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Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as nation | Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognising Crimea as a sovereign state, paving the way for it to be absorbed into Russia | |
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Australia |
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Jagger 'devastated' by Scott's death |
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Western China |
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China begins land search for plane
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| Mar.18 |
Moscow |
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Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Crimea have signed a bill to absorb the peninsula into Russia
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Beijing |
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Malaysia plane hunger strike threat |
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Crimea |
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Ukraine officer 'killed in attack on Crimea base' Map of Simferopol Ukraine| Ukraine's military says an officer has been killed in an attack on a base in Crimea, the first such death since pro-Russia forces took control in February | |
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Southern Thailand |
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New evidence in Flight 370 search explains plane's path
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Moscow |
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Russia warns West over sanctions |
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| Mar.19 |
Crimea |
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Pro-Russians storm Ukrainian navy base in Crimea Almost 300 armed pro-Russian supporters took over the Ukrainian navy's headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol
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Syria |
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Israel retaliates in Syria after roadside bomb attack |
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Kiev |
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Ukraine 'planning Crimea withdrawal'
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 |
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FBI 'aids search for missing plane' |
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 Western Australia |
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Australia sees possible plane debris Map of southern Indian Ocean Australia Two objects have been seen that could possibly relate to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, Australian PM Tony Abbott has announced
| Two pieces of debris possibly linked to Malaysia flight MH370 seen off Western Australia. Malaysia deploys six navy ships, three helicopters to join MH370 search in southern Indian Ocean
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| Mar.20 |
Washington |
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US imposes more sanctions on Russia US President Barack Obama announces further sanctions on Russian officials and a Russian bank over crisis in Crimea
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Western Australia |
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Australia suspends search for possible plane debris
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Moscow |
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Russia lawmakers vote to annex Crimea |
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Turkey |
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Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey| Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to 'wipe out Twitter' | |
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Western Australia |
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Malaysian plane search resumes at first light An international search of the southern Indian Ocean has resumed for a second day as authorities try to locate a missing Malaysian airliner
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Kabul |
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Nine killed in Kabul hotel attack |
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| Mar.21 |
 Brussels |
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Ukraine signs EU trade pact Map of Brussels| Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk signed the political elements of a trade pact with the European Union on Friday. Russian lawmakers finalized the an... | |
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Western Australia |
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No sign of Malaysian airliner on day 2 of search off Australia Australian authorities had called off their search for the day for two mystery objects that may or may not be parts of missing Malaysia Airlines...
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Moscow |
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Putin signs Crimea annexation law
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Western Australia |
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Indian Ocean search for missing jet enters 3rd day Planes were scouring the desolate southern Indian Ocean for a 3rd day for possible parts of missing Flight 370, now lost for two full weeks
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| Mar.22 |
Crimea |
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Forces storm Ukrainian military bases Map of Belbek Crimea Ukraine Six Russian special forces' armored personnel carriers broke through the gates of Belbek Airbase, firing warning shots into the air
| Once inside, the Russians lined up the Ukrainians in one place.
Pro-Russian self-defense forces stormed the Novofederoskoe military base, taking control of it, and some were taken away on stretchers by medical teams
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Malaysia |
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China has new images showing object in southern Indian Ocean | China announced that it has satellite images of a large object floating in the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane | |
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Western Australia |
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China jets boost Malaysia plane hunt
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 Guinea |
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Ebola 'caused Guinea fever deaths' Map of southern Guinea Guinea| The virus has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of haemorrhagic fever now believed to have killed nearly 60 people in southern Guinea | |
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| Mar.23 |
Washington State |
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Many killed by a landslide in US state of Washington Map of Oso Washington State At least 8 people have been killed and several badly injured in a huge landslide in a rural area of the north-western American state of Washington
| The 177ft deep landslide destroyed 30 houses near the town of Oso, north of Seattle
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Turkey |
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Turkish PM says jets shoot down Syrian warplane| Turkish fighter jets shot down a Syrian warplane after it violated Turkey's airspace, Erdogan said, in a move likely to ramp up tensions | |
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Malaysia |
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French satellite images show possible debris from missing flight
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Western Australia |
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Chinese plane spots object in ocean search for missing Malaysian plane
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Crimea |
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Russian troops 'overrun Crimea's Feodosia naval base' |
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| Mar.24 |
Malaysia |
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Flight MH370 'crashed in south Indian Ocean' - Malaysia PM Najib Razak said this was the conclusion of fresh analysis of satellite data tracking the flight. A text message sent to families by the airline
| a text message sent to families by the airline saying it had to be assumed "beyond reasonable doubt" that the plane was lost and there were no survivors.
There were 227 passengers on flight MH370, many of them Chinese.
Relatives of those on board who watched the announcement at a Beijing hotel wept with grief, and some were taken away on stretchers by medical teams
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 Cairo |
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528 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death A court sentenced at least 528 to death Monday on charges related to violent riots in the southern Egyptian city of Minya last August
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Kiev |
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Ukraine orders Crimea troop withdrawal Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov ordered the withdrawal of armed forces, citing Russian threats to the lives of military staff and their...
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Western Australia |
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Bad weather halts missing jet search
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| Mar.25 |
Beijing |
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China families vent missing plane fury Map of Malaysia%27s embassy China| Angry relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have clashed with police outside Malaysia's embassy in the Chinese capital | |
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Kiev |
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Ukraine's parliament ousts defense minister |
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Guinea |
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Guinea bans bats to curb Ebola virus |
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 North Korea |
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North Korea test-fires 'ballistic' missiles North Korea has test-fired what appeared to be 2 medium-range missiles, just hours after the US, South Korea and Japan met to discuss the co...
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Hague |
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Ukraine: Obama says Russia 'acting out of weakness' |
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Munich |
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Bayern clinch Bundesliga title |
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Denmark |
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Danish zoo kills four healthy lions |
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Washington State |
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US mudslide death toll rises to 16 Authorities say they have recovered the bodies of two more people killed in a massive mudslide in the US state of Washington, bringing the total...
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Western Australia |
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Search for Malaysia plane resumes
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Malaysia |
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Malaysia Airlines defends text message to victims' families |
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| Mar.26 |
Western Australia |
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More than 120 objects spotted in plane search New satellite images provided by a French defense firm show 122 objects floating in the Indian Ocean, not far from other satellite sightings
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Cairo |
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Egypt army head runs for presidency Map of Cairo| Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced that he has resigned as Egypt's military chief in order to stand for the presidency | |
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Western Australia |
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Renewed search for plane debris |
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Japan |
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Retrial after 46 years on death row |
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| Mar.27 |
Malaysia |
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Missing jet: '300 objects' spotted It will be at least Friday before planes can try to find the materials -- rough weather in the remote spot is once again hindering search ef...
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Vatican |
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Obama meets Pope Francis in Rome
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China |
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Executions rise in 2013, China tops the list |
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Kiev |
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Yulia Tymoshenko to run for Ukraine leader |
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UN Gen. Assembly |
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U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid A resolution is calling the referendum to secede from Ukraine invalid. The vote was 100-11, with 58 countries abstaining
| Moscow formally annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea region days after the controversial referendum in which a majority of Crimeans voted to leave Ukraine for Russia
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Washington State |
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US mudslide toll expected to leap |
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Western Australia |
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Search for Malaysia plane shifted Map of Indian Ocean Australia| The search area for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been moved following a 'new credible lead', Australian officials say | |
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| Mar.28 |
Washington |
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Obama: Russia should move troops | Russia could ease tensions with Ukraine if it were to move its troops away from its border with Ukraine and begin direct talks with Kiev, President Obama | |
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Western Australia |
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Plane 'spots objects' in new area Five planes spot unidentified objects in a new area of the Indian Ocean being searched for missing flight MH370
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Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
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Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine
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Western Australia |
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China ship in new plane search zone |
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| Mar.29 |
Western Australia |
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New MH370 navy search draws blank A Chinese and an Australian ship have failed to identify remains from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight after their first day in a new search...
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Moscow |
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Russia vows no Ukraine invasion
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Russia |
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Ukraine crisis: Kerry and Lavrov in push for solution |
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Malaysia |
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Chinese demand more information on missing plane
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Northern Syria |
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Spanish journalists freed in Syria |
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| Mar.30 |
Cairo |
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Egyptians set to vote for new president in May |
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Paris |
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US, Russia begin new round of Ukraine talks |
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Malaysia |
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China families vent fury in Malaysia |
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Paris |
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US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis | Kerry stressed that Ukraine would have to be at the table for negotiations. Russian foreign minister: Ukraine can't function as unified state | |
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Turkey |
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Turkey PM claims election victory |
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 South Korea |
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North, South Korea exchange fire across disputed western sea border Map of Yeonpyeong island South Korea| South Korean Marines fired artillery shells across a disputed sea border after North shells from a live fire drill fell into the water south of the frontier | |
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Japan |
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Climate impacts overwhelming - UN
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| Mar.31 |
 Tel Aviv |
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Israel's Olmert convicted of bribery| Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who resigned from office in 2008 amid a corruption inquiry, has been found guilty in a bribery trial | |
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Crimea |
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Russian PM Medvedev visits Crimea |
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Russia |
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Putin says he's pulling some troops back from Ukrainian border Russian President told Angela Merkel that he'd ordered a partial withdrawal of Russian troops from his country's border area with Ukraine
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Malaysia |
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New account of cockpit last words
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Washington |
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Climate inaction catastrophic - US |
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Brussels |
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NATO to decide new steps on Ukraine |
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| 2014 |
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| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
Russia approves troops for Ukraine | Russia's upper house of parliament has approved President Putin's request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine. Ukraine official: Russia has lau... | |
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| Mar.1 |
Washington |
Obama urges Putin to recall troops US President Barack Obama has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Russia has flouted international law by sending troops to Ukr...
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| Mar.1 |
Mumbai |
Submarine accident leaves 2 sailors dead and navy chief out of job |
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| Mar.2 |
Kiev |
Ukraine calls full army mobilisation | Ukraine has ordered a full military mobilisation in response to Russia's build-up of its forces in Crimea. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said ... | |
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| Mar.2 |
Crimea |
Hundreds of gunmen surround Ukraine military base
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| Mar.2 |
Crimea |
New Ukraine navy chief defects Rear Admiral Denys Berezovsky has sworn allegiance to the Crimea region, in the presence of its unrecognised pro-Russian leader
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| Mar.2 |
Washington |
West scrambles to respond to Russia's Ukraine incursion |
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| Mar.2 |
Global |
G7 condemns Russia over Ukraine
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| Mar.2 |
North Korea |
NKorea fires 2 more suspected missiles |
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| Mar.3 |
Ukraine |
Russia 'gives Crimea ultimatum' The Russian military has given Ukrainian forces in Crimea until 03:00 GMT to surrender or face an assault, Ukrainian defence sources have sa...
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| Mar.3 |
UN Security Council |
Yanukovych asked for troops, Russia tells UN
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| Mar.3 |
Ukraine |
Russia stands firm despite rebukes, threats of sanctions |
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| Mar.3 |
Crimea |
Russia tightens grip over Crimea Russia showed no signs of backing down even as world leaders threatened sanctions and sternly rebuked the country for sending troops into Uk...
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| Mar.4 |
Cairo |
Sisi hints at Egypt presidential bid |
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| Mar.5 |
East Africa |
Israel intercepts ship with weapons headed to Gaza Map of Red Sea East Africa| The Israel Defense Forces said it intercepted an Iranian shipment of 'advanced' weapons bound for "terrorist organizations" operating in Gaza | |
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| Mar.5 |
Afghanistan |
Five Afghan soldiers 'killed in Nato strike'
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| Mar.7 |
Crimea |
Russia reportedly seizes a Ukrainian military base in Crimea Map of Sevastopol Crimea Ukraine| Russian armed men are triggering a standoff but no gunfire in the latest incident of escalating tension in the flashpoint peninsula | |
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| Mar.8 |
Crimea |
Russia reinforces military presence in Crimea |
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| Mar.8 |
Eastern Libya |
Libya threatens to bomb oil tanker
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| Mar.10 |
Crimea |
Masked troops on Ukrainian base |
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| Mar.12 |
Crimea |
Pro-Russians tighten airport security |
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| Mar.13 |
UN Security Council |
Ukraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression' Ukraine's prime minister is accusing Russia of carrying out a 'military aggression' which has 'no reason and no grounds' and is unacceptable
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| Mar.16 |
North Korea |
North Korea fires short-range rockets |
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| Mar.18 |
Crimea |
Ukraine officer 'killed in attack on Crimea base' Map of Simferopol Ukraine| Ukraine's military says an officer has been killed in an attack on a base in Crimea, the first such death since pro-Russia forces took control in February | |
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| Mar.19 |
Crimea |
Pro-Russians storm Ukrainian navy base in Crimea Almost 300 armed pro-Russian supporters took over the Ukrainian navy's headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol
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| Mar.19 |
Syria |
Israel retaliates in Syria after roadside bomb attack |
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| Mar.19 |
Kiev |
Ukraine 'planning Crimea withdrawal'
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| Mar.22 |
Crimea |
Forces storm Ukrainian military bases Map of Belbek Crimea Ukraine Six Russian special forces' armored personnel carriers broke through the gates of Belbek Airbase, firing warning shots into the air
| Once inside, the Russians lined up the Ukrainians in one place.
Pro-Russian self-defense forces stormed the Novofederoskoe military base, taking control of it, and some were taken away on stretchers by medical teams
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| Mar.23 |
Turkey |
Turkish PM says jets shoot down Syrian warplane| Turkish fighter jets shot down a Syrian warplane after it violated Turkey's airspace, Erdogan said, in a move likely to ramp up tensions | |
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| Mar.23 |
Crimea |
Russian troops 'overrun Crimea's Feodosia naval base' |
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| Mar.24 |
Kiev |
Ukraine orders Crimea troop withdrawal Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov ordered the withdrawal of armed forces, citing Russian threats to the lives of military staff and their...
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| Mar.25 |
Kiev |
Ukraine's parliament ousts defense minister |
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| Mar.25 |
North Korea |
North Korea test-fires 'ballistic' missiles North Korea has test-fired what appeared to be 2 medium-range missiles, just hours after the US, South Korea and Japan met to discuss the co...
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| Mar.26 |
Cairo |
Egypt army head runs for presidency Map of Cairo| Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced that he has resigned as Egypt's military chief in order to stand for the presidency | |
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| Mar.28 |
Washington |
Obama: Russia should move troops | Russia could ease tensions with Ukraine if it were to move its troops away from its border with Ukraine and begin direct talks with Kiev, President Obama | |
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| Mar.28 |
Western Australia |
China ship in new plane search zone |
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| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
Russia vows no Ukraine invasion
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| Mar.29 |
Russia |
Ukraine crisis: Kerry and Lavrov in push for solution |
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| Mar.29 |
Northern Syria |
Spanish journalists freed in Syria |
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| Mar.30 |
South Korea |
North, South Korea exchange fire across disputed western sea border Map of Yeonpyeong island South Korea| South Korean Marines fired artillery shells across a disputed sea border after North shells from a live fire drill fell into the water south of the frontier | |
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| Mar.31 |
Russia |
Putin says he's pulling some troops back from Ukrainian border Russian President told Angela Merkel that he'd ordered a partial withdrawal of Russian troops from his country's border area with Ukraine
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| 2014 |
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| Mar.1 |
Mumbai |
Submarine accident leaves 2 sailors dead and navy chief out of job |
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| Mar.7 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people Map of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with MH370 with 239 aboard travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing
| A Boeing 777-200ER had lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control outside Kuala Lumpur. The aircraft had last been heard from less than an hour after takeoff. The aircraft carried 12 Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from 14 nations
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| Mar.8 |
Vietnam |
Asian states search for missing jet Planes and ships from south-east Asian states have joined forces to search the South China Sea for a Malaysia Airlines jet, missing with 239...
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| Mar.8 |
Italy |
Two aboard missing Malaysia Airlines jet traveling with stolen passports| Two people aboard Boeing 777 were traveling with passports reported stolen in Thailand, foreign ministry officials in Italy and Austria said | |
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| Mar.8 |
Vietnam |
'Oil slick seen' in missing jet hunt Map of Gulf of Thailand Vietnam| A multinational team is searching the sea off south Vietnam, in the hope of finding a Malaysia Airlines flight that has been missing for 24 hours | |
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| Mar.8 |
Malaysia |
Missing plane 'may have turned back'
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| Mar.9 |
Vietnam |
Vietnam probes 'missing jet debris'
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| Mar.9 |
Malaysia |
Ticket purchase adds to mystery |
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| Mar.9 |
Vietnam |
Vietnam says it may have found missing jet's door Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors belonging to the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Sunday
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| Mar.9 |
Malaysia |
Missing Malaysia jet 'a mystery' |
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| Mar.10 |
Beijing |
China urges Malaysia to intensify search for flight MH370
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| Mar.10 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia missing plane search widens
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| Mar.11 |
Malaysia |
Missing airliner 'changed course'
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| Mar.11 |
Malaysia |
Missing plane 'not tracked to west'
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| Mar.12 |
Malaysia |
Missing plane: Last message revealed |
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| Mar.12 |
Malaysia |
China in new plane 'debris' clue Satellite images of possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been released on a Chinese government website
|
| Mar.12 |
Manhattan |
Three killed in NY buildings blast
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| Mar.12 |
Beijing |
Malaysia Airlines MH370: China 'will not give up' on plane
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| Mar.13 |
Malaysia |
China debris images 'released by mistake'
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| Mar.13 |
Manhattan |
Rescuers comb New York blast site |
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| Mar.13 |
Malaysia |
Search for missing jet heads west Malaysian authorities expanded their hunt for a vanished airliner to the Indian Ocean, where a U.S. destroyer was expected to arrive soon
| U.S. believes the plane's data reporting system and transponder were shut down separately. That would indicate the plane did not disappear due to some kind of catastrophic failure
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| Mar.14 |
Mountain States |
Nuclear site fire 'was preventable' |
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| Mar.14 |
Malaysia |
Investigators conclude missing jet hijacked, steered off course One of the pilots of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner or someone else with flying experience hijacked the missing Boeing 777 and steered it off ...
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| Mar.15 |
Malaysia |
Malaysian jet probe sharpens focus on passengers, crew | Investigators are concluding that the Boeing 777 had its communications deliberately disabled and was airborne for hours after it vanished | |
|
| Mar.15 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia Airlines jetliner could have flown for more than 7 hours The missing plane could have have ended up as far as Kazakhstan or deep in the southern Indian Ocean
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| Mar.15 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia plane: Investigators study pilots' background
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| Mar.16 |
Malaysia |
Missing jet sought in huge Asia arc Some 25 countries are now involved in a vast search operation for the missing airliner that disappeared over a week ago, Malaysian officials...
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| Mar.16 |
Chile |
Minor damage in earthquake off Chilean shore |
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| Mar.17 |
Malaysia |
Plane co-pilot 'spoke last words' |
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| Mar.17 |
Western China |
China begins land search for plane
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| Mar.18 |
Beijing |
Malaysia plane hunger strike threat |
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| Mar.18 |
Southern Thailand |
New evidence in Flight 370 search explains plane's path
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| Mar.19 |
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 |
FBI 'aids search for missing plane' |
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| Mar.19 |
Western Australia |
Australia sees possible plane debris Map of southern Indian Ocean Australia Two objects have been seen that could possibly relate to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, Australian PM Tony Abbott has announced
| Two pieces of debris possibly linked to Malaysia flight MH370 seen off Western Australia. Malaysia deploys six navy ships, three helicopters to join MH370 search in southern Indian Ocean
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| Mar.20 |
Western Australia |
Australia suspends search for possible plane debris
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| Mar.20 |
Western Australia |
Malaysian plane search resumes at first light An international search of the southern Indian Ocean has resumed for a second day as authorities try to locate a missing Malaysian airliner
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| Mar.21 |
Western Australia |
No sign of Malaysian airliner on day 2 of search off Australia Australian authorities had called off their search for the day for two mystery objects that may or may not be parts of missing Malaysia Airlines...
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| Mar.21 |
Western Australia |
Indian Ocean search for missing jet enters 3rd day Planes were scouring the desolate southern Indian Ocean for a 3rd day for possible parts of missing Flight 370, now lost for two full weeks
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| Mar.22 |
Malaysia |
China has new images showing object in southern Indian Ocean | China announced that it has satellite images of a large object floating in the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane | |
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| Mar.22 |
Western Australia |
China jets boost Malaysia plane hunt
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| Mar.22 |
Guinea |
Ebola 'caused Guinea fever deaths' Map of southern Guinea Guinea| The virus has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of haemorrhagic fever now believed to have killed nearly 60 people in southern Guinea | |
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| Mar.23 |
Washington State |
Many killed by a landslide in US state of Washington Map of Oso Washington State At least 8 people have been killed and several badly injured in a huge landslide in a rural area of the north-western American state of Washington
| The 177ft deep landslide destroyed 30 houses near the town of Oso, north of Seattle
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| Mar.23 |
Malaysia |
French satellite images show possible debris from missing flight
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| Mar.23 |
Western Australia |
Chinese plane spots object in ocean search for missing Malaysian plane
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| Mar.24 |
Malaysia |
Flight MH370 'crashed in south Indian Ocean' - Malaysia PM Najib Razak said this was the conclusion of fresh analysis of satellite data tracking the flight. A text message sent to families by the airline
| a text message sent to families by the airline saying it had to be assumed "beyond reasonable doubt" that the plane was lost and there were no survivors.
There were 227 passengers on flight MH370, many of them Chinese.
Relatives of those on board who watched the announcement at a Beijing hotel wept with grief, and some were taken away on stretchers by medical teams
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| Mar.24 |
Western Australia |
Bad weather halts missing jet search
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| Mar.25 |
Beijing |
China families vent missing plane fury Map of Malaysia%27s embassy China| Angry relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have clashed with police outside Malaysia's embassy in the Chinese capital | |
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| Mar.25 |
Guinea |
Guinea bans bats to curb Ebola virus |
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| Mar.25 |
Denmark |
Danish zoo kills four healthy lions |
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| Mar.25 |
Washington State |
US mudslide death toll rises to 16 Authorities say they have recovered the bodies of two more people killed in a massive mudslide in the US state of Washington, bringing the total...
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| Mar.25 |
Western Australia |
Search for Malaysia plane resumes
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| Mar.25 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia Airlines defends text message to victims' families |
|
| Mar.26 |
Western Australia |
More than 120 objects spotted in plane search New satellite images provided by a French defense firm show 122 objects floating in the Indian Ocean, not far from other satellite sightings
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| Mar.26 |
Western Australia |
Renewed search for plane debris |
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| Mar.27 |
Malaysia |
Missing jet: '300 objects' spotted It will be at least Friday before planes can try to find the materials -- rough weather in the remote spot is once again hindering search ef...
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| Mar.27 |
Washington State |
US mudslide toll expected to leap |
|
| Mar.27 |
Western Australia |
Search for Malaysia plane shifted Map of Indian Ocean Australia| The search area for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been moved following a 'new credible lead', Australian officials say | |
|
| Mar.28 |
Western Australia |
Plane 'spots objects' in new area Five planes spot unidentified objects in a new area of the Indian Ocean being searched for missing flight MH370
|
| Mar.28 |
Western Australia |
China ship in new plane search zone |
|
| Mar.29 |
Western Australia |
New MH370 navy search draws blank A Chinese and an Australian ship have failed to identify remains from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight after their first day in a new search...
|
| Mar.29 |
Malaysia |
Chinese demand more information on missing plane
|
| Mar.30 |
Malaysia |
China families vent fury in Malaysia |
|
| Mar.31 |
Malaysia |
New account of cockpit last words
|
| Mar.31 |
Washington |
Climate inaction catastrophic - US |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Mar.3 |
South Africa |
Pistorius neighbour 'heard screams' |
|
| Mar.4 |
South Africa |
Pistorius neighbour 'heard fight' |
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| Mar.7 |
Sochi |
Winter Paralympics open in Sochi |
|
| Mar.13 |
Munich |
German football boss Hoeness jailed |
|
| Mar.25 |
Munich |
Bayern clinch Bundesliga title |
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|
| 2014 |
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| Mar.2 |
Los Angeles |
Slave and Gravity share Oscar spoils
|
| Mar.8 |
Eastern Libya |
Libya threatens to bomb oil tanker
|
| Mar.17 |
Australia |
Jagger 'devastated' by Scott's death |
|
| Mar.20 |
Turkey |
Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey| Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to 'wipe out Twitter' | |
|
| Mar.21 |
Brussels |
Ukraine signs EU trade pact Map of Brussels| Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk signed the political elements of a trade pact with the European Union on Friday. Russian lawmakers finalized the an... | |
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|
| 2014 |
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| Mar.1 |
Southern China |
Death toll rises to 33 in knife attack on China train station More than 10 knife-wielding attackers slashed people at a southwestern city in what authorities called a terrorist attack by ethnic separati...
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| Mar.2 |
Nigeria |
51 killed in car bombs in Nigeria
|
| Mar.2 |
Southern China |
China separatists blamed for attack |
|
| Mar.2 |
Libya |
Libya MPs shot as congress stormed |
|
| Mar.2 |
Pakistan |
Deadly attack on Pakistan court |
|
| Mar.3 |
South Africa |
Pistorius neighbour 'heard screams' |
|
| Mar.4 |
South Africa |
Pistorius neighbour 'heard fight' |
|
| Mar.5 |
Niger |
Niger 'extradites' Gadhafi's son |
|
| Mar.7 |
South Africa |
Pistorius 'fired gun in anger' - ex |
|
| Mar.8 |
Italy |
Two aboard missing Malaysia Airlines jet traveling with stolen passports| Two people aboard Boeing 777 were traveling with passports reported stolen in Thailand, foreign ministry officials in Italy and Austria said | |
|
| Mar.8 |
Malaysia |
Malaysian authorities say four missing flight passenger names 'suspect' |
|
| Mar.9 |
Southern Iraq |
Car bomb explosion, attacks kill at least 42 in Iraq |
|
| Mar.9 |
Malaysia |
Ticket purchase adds to mystery |
|
| Mar.10 |
South Africa |
Pistorius sick as post-mortem read
|
| Mar.13 |
Munich |
German football boss Hoeness jailed |
|
| Mar.14 |
Malaysia |
Investigators conclude missing jet hijacked, steered off course One of the pilots of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner or someone else with flying experience hijacked the missing Boeing 777 and steered it off ...
|
| Mar.15 |
Malaysia |
Malaysian jet probe sharpens focus on passengers, crew | Investigators are concluding that the Boeing 777 had its communications deliberately disabled and was airborne for hours after it vanished | |
|
| Mar.15 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia plane: Investigators study pilots' background
|
| Mar.20 |
Kabul |
Nine killed in Kabul hotel attack |
|
| Mar.24 |
Cairo |
528 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death A court sentenced at least 528 to death Monday on charges related to violent riots in the southern Egyptian city of Minya last August
|
| Mar.26 |
Japan |
Retrial after 46 years on death row |
|
| Mar.27 |
China |
Executions rise in 2013, China tops the list |
|
| Mar.29 |
Northern Syria |
Spanish journalists freed in Syria |
|
| Mar.31 |
Tel Aviv |
Israel's Olmert convicted of bribery| Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who resigned from office in 2008 amid a corruption inquiry, has been found guilty in a bribery trial | |
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|
| 2014 |
|
| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
Russia approves troops for Ukraine | Russia's upper house of parliament has approved President Putin's request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine. Ukraine official: Russia has lau... | |
|
| Mar.1 |
Washington |
Obama urges Putin to recall troops US President Barack Obama has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Russia has flouted international law by sending troops to Ukr...
|
| Mar.2 |
Libya |
Libya MPs shot as congress stormed |
|
| Mar.2 |
Washington |
West scrambles to respond to Russia's Ukraine incursion |
|
| Mar.2 |
Global |
G7 condemns Russia over Ukraine
|
| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
Russia tells critics to put Ukrainian people first |
|
| Mar.3 |
UN Security Council |
Yanukovych asked for troops, Russia tells UN
|
| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea President Vladimir Putin showed no signs of backing down over Russia's right to intervene despite Western pressure
|
| Mar.4 |
Cairo |
Sisi hints at Egypt presidential bid |
|
| Mar.4 |
Kiev |
Kerry: No evidence for Russia claims
|
| Mar.4 |
Washington |
Obama offers peace plan for Ukraine |
|
| Mar.4 |
Washington |
US to boycott G8 Summit in Sochi unless Russia reverses course on Ukraine
|
| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
US-Russia talks over Ukraine crisis |
|
| Mar.5 |
Paris |
Top diplomats seek Ukraine solution Western powers increased pressure on Russia to talk to the new government in Kiev in a bid to ease tensions over Russia's intervention in Cr...
|
| Mar.5 |
Paris |
'Tough' Ukraine talks to continue
|
| Mar.5 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela breaks ties with Panama |
|
| Mar.5 |
Niger |
Niger 'extradites' Gadhafi's son |
|
| Mar.5 |
Brussels |
EU summit to tackle Ukraine crisis |
|
| Mar.6 |
Crimea |
Crimea lawmakers vote to join Russia Map of Crimea Ukraine Lawmakers in the Crimean region voted in favor of leaving the country for Russia and putting it to a vote before residents in 10 days
| Ukrainian interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk calling such a referendum 'an illegitimate decision'
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| Mar.6 |
European Union |
'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned | The EU and US have joined Ukraine's government in condemning as 'illegal' a move by the Crimea region to set up a referendum to join Russia | |
|
| Mar.6 |
Kiev |
Ukraine PM to Crimea: You're staying |
|
| Mar.6 |
Obama |
Obama pushes Putin on Crimea talks |
|
| Mar.7 |
Kiev |
Crimea vote 'will not be recognised'
|
| Mar.7 |
Moscow |
Russian parliament backs Crimea vote |
|
| Mar.7 |
Moscow |
Russian warns US against sanctions |
|
| Mar.10 |
Moscow |
Russia condemns 'lawlessness' in eastern Ukraine
|
| Mar.10 |
Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
John Kerry declines Vladimir Putin meeting
|
| Mar.11 |
Istanbul |
Clashes as Turkish boy dies in coma| Clashes have erupted at a hospital where Berkin Elvan, 15, has died nine months after he was struck on the head by a tear gas canister fired by police | |
|
| Mar.12 |
Washington |
Ukraine interim PM arrives in U.S. U.S. President Barack Obama and Ukrainian interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk had strong words for Russia on Wednesday
|
| Mar.12 |
Istanbul |
'Two dead' amid Turkey protests |
|
| Mar.13 |
UN Security Council |
Ukraine accuses Russia of 'military aggression' Ukraine's prime minister is accusing Russia of carrying out a 'military aggression' which has 'no reason and no grounds' and is unacceptable
|
| Mar.14 |
London |
Kerry, Lavrov hold last-ditch talks As a contentious referendum on the future of Crimean region looms, U.S. Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart are holding last-ditch...
|
| Mar.14 |
London |
No Ukraine accord in US-Russia talks | Russia and the US have 'no common vision' on the crisis in Ukraine, Russia's foreign minister has said, after talks with his US counterpart | |
|
| Mar.14 |
Eastern Ukraine |
Deadly clash as Ukraine crisis grows |
|
| Mar.15 |
Moscow |
Thousands march in Moscow to protest Crimea vote |
|
| Mar.15 |
UN Security Council |
Russia isolated in UN Crimea vote | Russia has vetoed a draft resolution criticising secession referendum in Crimea - the only Security Council member to vote against the measure | |
|
| Mar.16 |
Crimea |
Crimea holds secession referendum
|
| Mar.16 |
Crimea |
Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union' Map of Crimea Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say. after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum
| The EU and US condemned it as illegal. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes. Many Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum
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| Mar.16 |
European Union |
EU ponders Russia sanctions over Crimea vote |
|
| Mar.17 |
European Union |
EU and US impose Crimea sanctions The EU and US have announced travel bans and asset freezes against a number of officials from Russia and Ukraine
| The individuals are seen as having played a key role in the referendum, which Kiev, the US and EU deem illegal
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| Mar.17 |
Moscow |
Vladimir Putin recognises Crimea as nation | Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognising Crimea as a sovereign state, paving the way for it to be absorbed into Russia | |
|
| Mar.18 |
Moscow |
Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Crimea have signed a bill to absorb the peninsula into Russia
|
| Mar.18 |
Moscow |
Russia warns West over sanctions |
|
| Mar.20 |
Washington |
US imposes more sanctions on Russia US President Barack Obama announces further sanctions on Russian officials and a Russian bank over crisis in Crimea
|
| Mar.20 |
Moscow |
Russia lawmakers vote to annex Crimea |
|
| Mar.20 |
Turkey |
Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey| Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to 'wipe out Twitter' | |
|
| Mar.21 |
Brussels |
Ukraine signs EU trade pact Map of Brussels| Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk signed the political elements of a trade pact with the European Union on Friday. Russian lawmakers finalized the an... | |
|
| Mar.21 |
Moscow |
Putin signs Crimea annexation law
|
| Mar.25 |
Beijing |
China families vent missing plane fury Map of Malaysia%27s embassy China| Angry relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have clashed with police outside Malaysia's embassy in the Chinese capital | |
|
| Mar.25 |
Kiev |
Ukraine's parliament ousts defense minister |
|
| Mar.25 |
Hague |
Ukraine: Obama says Russia 'acting out of weakness' |
|
| Mar.25 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia Airlines defends text message to victims' families |
|
| Mar.26 |
Cairo |
Egypt army head runs for presidency Map of Cairo| Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced that he has resigned as Egypt's military chief in order to stand for the presidency | |
|
| Mar.27 |
Vatican |
Obama meets Pope Francis in Rome
|
| Mar.27 |
China |
Executions rise in 2013, China tops the list |
|
| Mar.27 |
Kiev |
Yulia Tymoshenko to run for Ukraine leader |
|
| Mar.27 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
U.N. General Assembly: Crimean referendum invalid A resolution is calling the referendum to secede from Ukraine invalid. The vote was 100-11, with 58 countries abstaining
| Moscow formally annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea region days after the controversial referendum in which a majority of Crimeans voted to leave Ukraine for Russia
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| Mar.28 |
Washington |
Obama: Russia should move troops | Russia could ease tensions with Ukraine if it were to move its troops away from its border with Ukraine and begin direct talks with Kiev, President Obama | |
|
| Mar.28 |
Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine
|
| Mar.29 |
Moscow |
Russia vows no Ukraine invasion
|
| Mar.29 |
Russia |
Ukraine crisis: Kerry and Lavrov in push for solution |
|
| Mar.29 |
Malaysia |
Chinese demand more information on missing plane
|
| Mar.29 |
Northern Syria |
Spanish journalists freed in Syria |
|
| Mar.30 |
Cairo |
Egyptians set to vote for new president in May |
|
| Mar.30 |
Paris |
US, Russia begin new round of Ukraine talks |
|
| Mar.30 |
Malaysia |
China families vent fury in Malaysia |
|
| Mar.30 |
Paris |
US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis | Kerry stressed that Ukraine would have to be at the table for negotiations. Russian foreign minister: Ukraine can't function as unified state | |
|
| Mar.30 |
Turkey |
Turkey PM claims election victory |
|
| Mar.30 |
Japan |
Climate impacts overwhelming - UN
|
| Mar.31 |
Tel Aviv |
Israel's Olmert convicted of bribery| Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who resigned from office in 2008 amid a corruption inquiry, has been found guilty in a bribery trial | |
|
| Mar.31 |
Crimea |
Russian PM Medvedev visits Crimea |
|
| Mar.31 |
Washington |
Climate inaction catastrophic - US |
|
| Mar.31 |
Brussels |
NATO to decide new steps on Ukraine |
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