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Power outages hit three million in Brazil Several Brazilian states, including three set to host June World Cup action, suffered power outages Tuesday, fueling fears over the country's ability to keep the lights on.

05 February 2014

48-hour strike begins on London Underground Workers on London's Underground train system kicked off a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2100 GMT) on Tuesday, threatening chaos for commuters on Wednesday and Thursday.

05 February 2014

Almaty's 'Optovka' catches fire A fire has broken out at one of Almaty markets continuing the last year’s series of frequent market fires.

05 February 2014

Uzbekistan cuts gas supply to Kazakhstan Uzbekistan has cut gas supply to South Kazakhstan Oblast, leaving many Kazakhstan residents without gas for cooking and heating.

04 February 2014

Search ends at Canada seniors home where fire killed 28 Canadian authorities on Monday called off a search for remains in the rubble of a Quebec retirement home ravaged by a fire that killed at least 28 people.

04 February 2014

S. Korea cleans up after oil spill South Korea's coastguard said Monday it would take at least two weeks to clean up the shoreline fouled by an oil spill off the southwestern port of Yeosu.

04 February 2014

Fears death toll could rise in Indonesia volcano eruption Indonesian officials searched through thick ash for bodies Sunday after Mount Sinabung volcano erupted, killing at least 15 people.

03 February 2014

Student kills two in Moscow school hostage crisis An armed student on Monday briefly took 20 teenagers hostage in a Moscow school and killed a policeman and a teacher before being detained amid security jitters ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

03 February 2014

Malaysian court jails man who raped, then married minor A Malaysian court on Monday sentenced a man to 12 years in jail for raping a 12-year-old whom he later married, as an activist urged the Muslim-majority nation to ban all child marriages.

03 February 2014

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S. Korea prosecutors seek 20 years in MP sedition trial South Korean prosecutors demanded a 20-year jail term for a leftist lawmaker on trial for allegedly plotting an armed revolt in support of North Korea.

03 February 2014

Strong earthquake rattles Greek island A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Greek island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea early Monday, the the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

03 February 2014

36 dead in air strikes on Syria's Aleppo: monitor At least 36 people were killed Sunday in regime air strikes and aerial attacks with explosive-packed barrels on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

03 February 2014

Crane drops 40-ton container on taxi in Almaty An unusual accident involving very bad math and very lucky people has happened in Almaty.

01 February 2014

Murder trial of Egypt's Morsi set to resume The murder trial of deposed Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi is due to resume in Cairo Saturday, after he insisted at a separate hearing that he was still the legitimate president.

01 February 2014

Two Philippine TV journalists wounded in bomb blast Two journalists at a major Philippine TV broadcaster were injured on Saturday after a bomb exploded as they were covering fighting between soldiers and hardline Muslim rebels, a military commander said.

01 February 2014

Uzbek activists jailed for backing Ukrainian protests An Uzbek court has sentenced a group of activists including a well-known photographer to 15-day prison sentences and fines for rallying in support of anti-government protests in Ukraine, the activists said.

01 February 2014

Argentine policeman arrested for selling two-year-old An Argentine police officer was arrested for selling a two-year-old girl.

31 January 2014

US to seek death penalty for accused Boston bomber The United States is to seek a rare federal death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving young student accused of the Boston marathon bombings.

31 January 2014

Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack Israeli fighter jets attacked in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday morning, sources on both sides said, hours after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state.

31 January 2014