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The country's parliament selected Oleksander Turchinov as the new interim president, but deposed President Yanukovych maintained that he is still in charge

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh clasped Mirna Ramos's hand. Her murdered son's smiling face adorned a button over her heart, inscribed with a promise: 'Always and forever, we will love you.'     

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Kiev's anti-government demonstrators are urged to stay in Independence Square to continue their struggle until their job is done.

Ukraine has contended with political corruption since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent scramble for power and money. The U.S. even called it a "kleptocracy," or a government run by thieves. For many Uk...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder is personally thanking the Drug Enforcement Administration for its role in Saturday morning's arrest of Mexico's most-wanted drug trafficker.     

House Homeland Security chairman says drug kingpin would more likely stay behind bars in US     

But it may not make finding him easier

Official says 19 Afghan soldiers dead, 7 missing after Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan     

Bryan Llenas reports from New York

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The United Nations unanimously adopted a resolution on Saturday to boost humanitarian aid access in Syria. It was a rare moment of unity for the Security Council, where until now Russia and China had vetoed three resolut...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. law enforcement official says members of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's security team helped Mexican and U.S. authorities find the country's most wanted drug dealer in a hotel in a beach resort tow...

Obama's budget to include proposal for changes the way the government pays to fight wildfires     

Mexico's most wanted drug king pin is under arrest. On Saturday, authorities capture Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, after a months-long operation with help from certain U.S. agencies. The U.S. had placed a $5 million bounty on...

Private contractors not liable for accidents during decommissioning The private consortium that will manage the decommissioning of Britain's ageing Magnox nuclear reactors will not be held financially liable if they suff...

The Sochi Games' closing ceremony was advertised as a celebration of Russian culture and heritage, but it seemed just as much a great sigh of happy relief.     

The oldest known survivor of the Nazi Holocaust, Alice Herz-Sommer, dies in London at the age of 110.

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Spectators in Sochi's Olympic Park were given an evening show to remember as the 2014 Winter Games come to a close with an elaborate firework's display. Above Fisht Stadium, Russia painted the sky with explosions in soft...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- Sandro Carissimo and Candon Rusin each scored 17 points and fueled a big second half that saw Vermont wallop Hartford, 72-47 Sunday afternoon.     

NEW YORK (AP) -- Alex Rosenberg scored 18 points as Columbia downed Yale 62-46 on Sunday.