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Ukraine itself burns in wake of airliner shoot-down

July 23, 2014 By Emile Schepers

People with their own agendas push their versions of who is to blame, there is a shooting war between military forces and local militias, and half a million refugees have crossed into Russia.

South Sudan facing famine crisis

April 11, 2014 By Brian McAfee

Over 3.7 million people in this new African nation of 11 million are at severe risk of starvation, and a UN official coordinating humanitarian aid in South Sudan says "we're in a race against time."

Germany: Fireworks past, present and future

January 3, 2014 By Victor Grossman

BERLIN - New Year's Eve in Germany means fireworks!