Russia's Gazprom to Buy Kyrgyzstan's State Oil Company
Few details available, deal to be completed by April 1
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Language Barrier at Miss Universe Pageant
Miss Venezuela tried to answer a question in English, with local media blaming that on her loss
Campaigning Continues Ahead of Final Round of Referendum Voting in Egypt
Conflict between opposing factions not expected to be resolved with Saturday's vote
Russian Parliament Approves Ban on American Adoptions
As a response to legislation sanctioning human rights violators in Russia
At Least 39 Dead After Farmers Raid Herder Village in Kenya
Historical tensions come to a head
Pro-Business Modi Wins Third Term as Minister in India
Played big role in inviting global companies into country
Amnesty Group Condemns Greece's Treatment of Immigrants
Highlights terrible conditions of those detained
French Businessman Seeks Refuge from Taxes in U.K.
Alain Afflelou owns an optical chain and has assets he'd like to keep
Underground Activity Accounts for 25 Percent of Israel's Economy
Gambling accounts for a big chunk, in the overtaxed and overregulated country
U.S. Troops Helping Secure Part of Central African Republic as Rebels Near Capital
U.S. helping rout out LRA in the south as an insurgency sweeps through the north
State Department Concedes Benghazi Screw-Ups
Which isn't the same as punishing higher-ups for their errors
Labor Activists Protest Against Argentina's Government
The authoritarian regime is running out of friends
Gun Bought By ATF Special Agent Found at Mexican Crime Scene
High powered semi-automatic purchased by a federal agent found at the site of a shootout between a Mexican drug cartel and
Kerry: Mistakes Made at State in 9/11 Benghazi Attack, Congress Shares Blame
The Senate Foreign Relations committee chair and potential Secretary of State nominee speaks at start of hearings on Benghazi
Egyptian Christians Say Islamist Intimidation Prevented Them for Voting on Constitution
Document lists sharia law as the supreme law of the land in Egypt
Senators Slam Zero Dark Thirty for Suggesting Torture Led to Finding Bin Laden
Dispute that interpretation of events
Snowless Stretch of 290 Days Coming to an End in Chicago
A winter storm stretching from Wisconsin to Kansas will drop up to three inches on the city
Putin: Ending Syria War More Important Than Assad Staying in Power
What's the Russian word for bus?
Three Day Total In Anti-Polio Attacks Hits Nine
Medical workers distributing the polio vaccine are being shot at as some Islamist groups claim the groups are spies for the U.S.
Diplomatic Security Chief Resigns, Three Bureaucrats Suspended Over Benghazi Security Failure
The buck stops somewhere trivial
Park Guen-Hye Wants Reconciliation, Harmony for South Korea
South Korea's first female president is the daughter of a former president
Iraqi President in Germany for Treatment After Stroke
The president, a Kurd, is seen as a figure of unity
Western Broadcasters Pledge Opposition to Censorship
Authoritarian regimes jam signals, interfere online
Islamists, Secularists Battle in the Streets of Alexandria
The city is considered an indicator of Egypt's direction
Imprisoned Former Egyptian President Taken to Military Hospital
Allegedly slipped and hurt himself in his cell
Pakistan Leaders Call for Probe into Polio Workers' Killings
Also call for compensation for victims' families
Chuck Hagel Out of Consideration for Secretary of Defense Nomination?
Washington hush campaign against Hagel in effect
North Korean Media Reports Kim Jong Un Is Time's Man of the Year
Insert comparisons with Barack Obama as you see fit
Syrian Rebel Chief Says He Has 120,000 Men for Final Push
A tough task keeping inexperience, undisciplined troops organized
