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NATO reports 'large scale' Russian air activity in European airspace NATO said it had tracked and intercepted four groups of Russian warplanes "conducting significant military manoeuvres" in European airspace over the past two days.

30 October 2014

Prince Charles, Camilla in Colombia on royal tour Prince Charles and his wife were welcomed to Colombia with military honors.

30 October 2014

Russia angers West by backing rebel polls as EU uphold sanctions Russia announced it will recognise separatist polls in Ukraine next weekend, sparking an angry reaction from Washington and Kiev's newly elected pro-Western leaders.

29 October 2014

Russia to recognise Ukraine rebel votes: Lavrov Russia plans to recognise elections being organised next weekend by rebels in east Ukraine in defiance of the government in Kiev.

28 October 2014

Rousseff must fight graft to placate angry Brazil Brazilian President must now deliver on her pledge to crack down on corruption or be dogged by the scandals that nearly derailed her campaign.

28 October 2014

Erdogan says Syrian Kurds 'don't want' peshmerga in Kobane Turkish President Recep accused the main Kurdish party in Syria of not wanting Kurdish peshmerga fighters from Iraq to help it fight Islamic State jihadists

27 October 2014

Afghan president Ghani on Saudi visit: media Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani performed a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and held talks with the oil-rich kingdom's crown prince on his first foreign trip.

27 October 2014

Hong Kong protests in disarray as vote on next move scrapped Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests abruptly postponed a vote on their next steps due to differing opinions about how to move the month-long campaign forward.

27 October 2014

Rousseff calls for 'unity, dialogue' after Brazil win Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff called for national unity after winning reelection in a bitterly fought race that divided the country.

27 October 2014

Pro-West, nationalist parties win Ukraine vote: exit polls Pro-Western and nationalist parties scored a crushing victory in Ukraine's snap parliamentary polls, which were boycotted by pro-Russian rebels.

27 October 2014

Fear and loathing as Ukraine's frontline city votes Ukraine's parliamentary polls was meant to help bring a shattered nation together, but the frontline city of Mariupol is in no mood for reconciliation.

27 October 2014

Brazil poll rivals clash over corruption claim Brazil's presidential candidates clashed over corruption allegations in Friday's final debate.

25 October 2014

Putin admits Russia helped Yanukovych flee Ukraine President Vladimir Putin acknowledged for the first time that Russia had helped Ukraine's former pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych flee his country.

25 October 2014

Mexico governor steps down over student disappearances The governor of the Mexican state,where 43 students vanished a month ago, has bowed to pressure to stand down.

24 October 2014

Neymar backing Brazil challenger Neves in election run-off Brazilian football idol Neymar voiced support for presidential challenger Aecio Neves, just three days before this weekend's election run-off.

24 October 2014

Polls give Rousseff growing lead ahead of Brazil vote Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff is gaining ground over center-right challenger Aecio Neves.

24 October 2014

Canada Prime Minister Harper condemns 'despicable attack' Prime Minister Stephen Harper condemned the "despicable attack" on Canada's parliament that left a soldier and a suspect dead.

23 October 2014

American freed by N.Korea arrives back in US An American held hostage for six months in North Korea arrived home after his surprise release.

23 October 2014

US says Russia blocks expansion of Ukraine border checkpoints The US ambassador to the OSCE said Moscow continued to block the expansion of the checkpoint observation mission on the Russia-Ukraine border.

23 October 2014

Shots shatter calm at home of Canadian democracy Where there had been stillness and dignity -- two Canadian soldiers standing ram-rod straight by a war memorial in silent honor to their fallen comrades.

23 October 2014

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