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US stocks Thursday opened slightly lower following mixed corporate earnings and economic data and ahead of Friday’s monthly jobs report. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 27.94 (0.17 percent) to 16,552.90, retreating from…

Pro-Russian militants Thursday unleashed fresh violence in restive east Ukraine, storming yet another public building and further fueling fears that the ex-Soviet republic could disintegrate. The violence in the city of Donetsk confirmed the separatists…

Thousands of Formula One fans gathered for a commemoration on Thursday at the Imola circuit — 20 years to the day after Brazilian champion Ayrton Senna was killed here in the sport’s darkest day. Dozens of enthusiasts drove their own cars around the…

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Thursday of a risk of genocide in South Sudan if the country’s four-month-old civil war is not stopped. “There are very disturbing leading indicators of the kind of ethnic, tribal, targeted nationalistic killings…

A 15-year-old boy is due to appear in court Thursday charged with the murder of a teacher at a school in Leeds. Ann Maguire, 61, was fatally stabbed in front of a class of pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic College on Monday, months before she was due…

28 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the detention of international military monitors and staff in Ukraine,…

28 April 2014 – A senior United Nations official today condemned a recent attack on two vehicles belonging to the…

25 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties to seek a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine…

25 April 2014 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged authorities in Belarus, the only European nation…

25 April 2014 – “This is an opportunity to pay tribute to the emergency workers who responded, remember the more…

24 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned about continued violence in eastern Ukraine, which has led to…

Mexico’s state oil giant Pemex on Wednesday reported a nearly $2.7 billion loss in the first quarter. Pemex, which provides a third of Mexico’s government revenue, had a $327 million loss in the same quarter of 2013. The company saw a net loss of $12…

The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday a $17 billion aid deal for Ukraine, even as Kiev fights to prevent pro-Moscow separatists from hiving off another chunk of the country. The IMF executive board’s green light opens the way for an immediate…

The mammoth project to refloat the doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship has been suspended until a decision is made over which port will scrap the wreck, Italian media said Wednesday. The ship’s owner Costa has decided temporarily to halt the unprecedented…

29 April 2014 – The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said today it will…

29 April 2014 – In the wake of Israel’s decision to break off talks with the Palestinians after a Fatah-Hamas…

29 April 2014 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today strongly condemned the imposition of the death…

29 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has highlighted the importance of Wednesday’s national elections for peace and stability in…

28 April 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced alarmed at the news that another preliminary mass death…

A 68-year-old woman had to be rescued by helicopter on Tuesday after she fell and became trapped on one of the towers of Britain’s historic Wells Cathedral. A Royal Air Force chopper winched the woman 45 metres (150 feet) to safety after she became…