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Central African Republic pleads for U.N. force

UNITED NATIONS – Central African Republic’s foreign minister told the Security Council Thursday that a U.N. peacekeeping mission is urgently needed in his country to bolster French and Afric...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

We’re in the money

WASHINGTON – A surging stock market and rebounding home prices boosted Americans’ wealth to a record in the final three months of last year, though both trends have slowed so far in 2014. ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Defense study takes hard look at Putin

A Pentagon research team is studying the body movements of Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders in order to better predict their actions and guide U.S. policy, Pentagon d...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Vote may decide Crimea fate

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine – Ukraine lurched toward breakup Thursday when lawmakers in Crimea unanimously declared they wanted to join Russia and would put the decision to voters in 10 days – and R...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

How do you spell relief: El Niño

WASHINGTON – Relief may be on the way for a weather-weary United States with the predicted warming of the central Pacific Ocean brewing this year that will likely change weather worldwide. B...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

‘Upskirt’ photo ruling draws lawmakers’ ire BOSTON – Massachusetts lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to crack down on those who secretly take photographs of “the sexual or o...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House OKs bill to block EPA power plant rule

WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House has moved to block the president’s plan to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. It’s an election-year strike at the White Hou...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Greece pushing Germany on claims ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s president called for talks as soon as possible with Berlin on long-rejected Greek claims for wartime reparations, during...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama says Crimea separation vote would break law

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama declared on Thursday that a referendum in 10 days on the future of a Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula would violate international law. The United States also mo...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Change to military justice system stalls

WASHINGTON – The Senate Thursday blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, ne...

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

U.S. seeks to pursue North Korea charges UNITED NATIONS – The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to take action against North Korea for firing two rounds of ballis...

DATE: Mar 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Your old health plan is good for two years

WASHINGTON – Warding off the specter of election-year health-insurance cancellations, the Obama administration Wednesday announced a two-year extension for individual policies that don’t mee...

DATE: Mar 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World