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• No help for Hungary's Roma murder victims

  A series of Roma murders shocked Hungary five years ago. Right-wing extremists have been sentenced to long prison terms. But the survivors haven't yet received any help from the government.

• UN secretary general calls for additional troo ...

  The UN secretary general has called for 3,000 more peacekeepers to be deployed to the Central African Republic. UN officials have said the current force is not big enough to maintain stability in the war-torn country.

• US vice president threatens Ukraine with addit ...

  The US has warned Kyiv that it is prepared to follow the EU's lead and impose sanctions against Ukrainian officials. Meanwhile, EU diplomats are engaged in talks with the opposition and government to end the violence.

• Venezuela government moves to 'restore order' ...

  The Venezuelan government has ordered paratroopers to the border city of San Cristobal, where unrest has been particularly strong. Meanwhile, opposition leaders have condemned the government's crackdown on protests.

• Frankfurt mount impressive comeback against Po ...

  Eintracht Frankfurt have come back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Portuguese giants FC Porto in the Europa League. The impressive result continues the German side's impressive European campaign.

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• Ukraine 'peace deal' after clashes

  Ukraine's president announces a deal with the opposition, a day after dozens were killed in clashes, but the French foreign minister urges caution.

• Deadly Libyan military plane crash

  A Libyan military plane carrying doctors and patients crashes in Tunisia, killing all 11 people on board, officials say.

• Four Japan Bali divers return home

  Four Japanese divers who went missing for three days off the coast of the Indonesian island of Bali describe their ordeal as they returned home on Friday

• PC held in money-laundering probe

  A serving police officer in Norfolk is arrested with two other people in connection with a fraud investigation.

• School CS spray officer cleared

  A police officer who used CS spray on a 14-year-old pupil at a Londonderry school last month is cleared of any wrong-doing.

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• Jailed Journalists Appear in Egypt Court

  Three journalists with Qatar-based Al Jazeera English news network appeared in court Thursday and denied criminal charges that they conspired to aid a terrorist organization by broadcasting false news.

• For the U.S. Women's Hockey Team, a Minute Is ...

  U.S. team implodes late and allows Canada to take gold in overtime, continuing its Olympic dominance.

• Guantanamo Detainee Offers Plea in ...

  A U.S. military commission at Guantanamo Bay approved a plea bargain Thursday that will repatriate a former al Qaeda operative to Saudi Arabia within four years in exchange for his expected testimony against the alleged organizer of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole.

• Photos of the Day: Feb. 20

  In today's pictures, Koreans are reunited from both sides of the border, weapons are drawn in Ukraine protests, a man carries firewood in Afghanistan, and more.

• Libyans Vote for Constitutional Panel

  Libyans voted Thursday for a 60-member panel to draft a new constitution, the latest step in a rocky political transition that has been plagued by violence and power struggles.

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Al Jazeera

• EU imposes sanctions on Ukrainian officials

  Bloc agrees to put travel ban and asset freeze on officials as dozens of people are killed in the capital Kiev.

• Violent protests escalate in Venezuela

  Police and protesters clash, turning many parts of the country into dangerous free-fire zones

• UN chief urges rapid reinforcements for CAR

  Ban Ki-moon wants international community to send extra 3,000 troops and police to central African nation amid violence.

• Al Jazeera regrets staff trial adjournment

  Egyptian court adjourns the trial of Al Jazeera staffers Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste, and Baher Mohamed until March 5.

• Journalism on trial in Egypt

  Al Jazeera case strikes at the heart of press freedom.

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• Thai farmers call off protest

  Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has denied allegations that she failed to heed warnings of possible corruption in a rice subsidy program whose recent problems have stoked anger among farmers in the country's rural heartland.

• Winter tornadoes hit Illinois

  Severe storms including tornadoes struck Illinois late Thursday afternoon, knocking out power, damaging buildings and spawning floods, the National Weather Service reported.

• Who's the latest to strike it rich in tech?

  A number of entrepreneurs have parlayed tiny tech startups into millions, or even billions.

• In Ukraine, tense standoff after day marked by ...

  Protesters and government forces maintained a tense standoff in Ukraine's capital Thursday night, hours after another round of fierce and deadly clashes further destabilized the already sharply divided Eastern European nation.

• See judge scold them

  Louie Sanchez smirked as a judge called him and Marvin Norwood out for showing no remorse as they were sentenced for their roles in the severe beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow.

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• Venezuela's President Maduro threatens to expe ...

  Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has threatened to expel the US TV news channel CNN unless it "rectified its coverage" of the recent protests.…     

• Ban Ki-moon: 3,000 more troops needed in Centr ...

  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for more troops to be sent to the Central African Republic. At a meeting at the UN headquarters on…     

• Kyiv's Ukraine Hotel turned into makeshift hos ...

  The Ukraine Hotel in Kyiv has been turned into a temporary hospital and morgue on a day when dozens of people have died. The hotel is situated on…     

• Dramatic footage of Kyiv clashes

  There were shocking scenes in the heart of Kyiv on Thursday as live automatic gun fire rang around the Ukranian capital. Anti-government protests…     

• Ukraine's parliament votes to end security cra ...

  The Ukranian parliament voted late on Thursday night to withdraw its security forces and to ban them from using weapons. The move comes after the…     

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Reuters

• Ukraine presidency says deal reached on crisis ...

  KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's presidency said on Friday a deal had been reached at all-night talks on resolving the country's crisis after 75 people were killed in two days of the worst violence since Soviet times.

• Libyan military plane crashes in Tunisia, 11 k ...

  TUNIS (Reuters) - A Libyan military plane carrying medical patients crashed early on Friday near Tunisia's capital, killing all 11 crew and passengers on board after an engine failure, Tunisian authorities said.

• Unpaid Thai farmers call off airport tractor p ...

  BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai farmers, angry about not being paid under a rice subsidy scheme, called off a tractor drive to Bangkok's main airport on Friday after an assurance they would get their money, a bit of welcome news for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

• U.S. leads pushback against emerging market an ...

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - The world's rich nations pushed back against emerging market complaints about the spillover effects of their monetary polices, saying on Friday they had to get their own houses in order and get with the agenda of lifting global growth.

• Iran boosts military support in Syria to bolst ...

  LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) - As Syria's war nears the start of its fourth year, Iran has stepped up support on the ground for President Bashar al-Assad, providing elite teams to gather intelligence and train troops, sources with knowledge of military movements say.