Russia bans 'historically false' WWII movie

Russia has blocked the release of a film about the deportations of ethnic groups during World War II, calling it a falsification of history.

Dutch arrest 6 Greenpeace activists on Russian oil-drilling rig

Dutch police arrested six Greenpeace activists on Tuesday after they prevented a Russian oil-drilling platform from leaving for the Arctic by chaining it to a dock in a Netherlands port.

Ferry's owners 'root cause' of Sewol tragedy, Park says

South Korean President Park Geun-hye denounced fugitive members of the ship-owning family linked to last month's ferry disaster on Tuesday, calling them the "root cause" of the tragedy that claimed 300 lives.

Cambodia says it won't host Thai government-in-exile

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Tuesday that his country would not be the base of a Thai government-in-exile.

People-smugglers look toward New Zealand

People-smugglers are looking to target New Zealand now that Australia's tough border protection policies have effectively "closed down" that country to the boats of asylum-seekers, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said on Tuesday.

UK debates future in EU after election shock

Britain has been embarked on a new round of heated debate on its EU membership after the Euroskeptic UK Independence Party landed a "historic" victory in European elections over the weekend.

Fighting kills 40 in east Ukraine

Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine reported heavy casualties on Tuesday after a second day of fighting with government forces, as authorities in Kiev vowed to continue the military offensive "until not a single terrorist" was left.

Russia calls for end of violence

Moscow called on Tuesday for an "immediate end" to the violence in eastern Ukraine, calling on Kiev to halt its military offensive against militia forces.

Pope Francis to meet with sex abuse victims

Pope Francis announced on Monday he would soon meet with a group of sex abuse victims at the Vatican and declared "zero tolerance" for any member of the clergy who would violate a child.

Nigeria says it has found schoolgirls but opposes using force

Nigeria's military has located nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists but fears using force to try to free them could get them killed, the country's chief of defense said on Monday.

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