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Ukraine urges western allies to send tanks

Ukraine appealed Thursday, Jan. 19, for its Western allies to send tanks to help Ukrainian forces battle a Russian military that it said has a "substantial quantitative advantage in troops, weapons and military equipment."

UN says 49 bodies found in Congo mass graves

The United Nations (UN) said Wednesday, Jan. 18, peacekeepers discovered mass graves in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a series of attacks blamed on a local militia.

At least 15 dead in helicopter crash, including Ukrainian interior minister

A helicopter crash Wednesday outside of the Ukrainian capital killed at least 15 people, including Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi.

World’s oldest person dies at 118

By Katrina Gracia Consebido   French nun Lucile Randon, the world's oldest person and oldest living nun, died on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the age of 118 in Toulon, France. Randon also held the...

Nepal observing day of mourning after deadly plane crash

Nepal is observing a day of mourning Monday, the day after a Yeti Airlines flight crashed carrying 72 passengers and crew from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara.

Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts, ash up to 300 meters

JAKARTA -- The Marapi volcano in Indonesia's West Sumatra province erupted for about 45 seconds on Saturday, throwing ash up to 300 meters above its peak, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.

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