Ukraine president backs call for talks with opposition
Riot police in the Ukrainian capital began dismantling some barricades, raising fears of an escalation.
Ukrainian protesters want more rules, less corruption
They would have been satisfied with a European trade deal; now they want a new country.
Heinrich Boere, Nazi war criminal, dies at 92
Part of a Nazi Waffen SS hit squad, he eluded justice for six decades in the murder of three Dutch civilians.
Flow of Europeans to Syrian civil war is rising, officials say
The rapid increase of E.U. citizens joining up with al-Qaeda affiliates raises fears of homegrown terrorism.
Is the International Criminal Court biased?
The world court has only tried Africans. Now some leaders from Africa are asking why.
Paul Aussaresses dies at 95; French general in Algeria
The general dispassionately revealed the torture techniques he employed during the Battle of Algiers.
Guardian editor defends publication of Snowden files
The paper has published only 1 percent of the 58,000 files it received, Alan Rusbridger tells lawmakers.
A readers’ guide to the protests in Ukraine
The demonstrators want their country to be part of Europe rather than remain under Russia’s sway.
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Uruguay legalizes marijuana, Kiev police pull back from protesters, aging U.S. prison population and more.
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