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Residents on motorcycles drive past a damaged road after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in San Marcos, Guatemala, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Magnitude-6.2 Quake Hits Near Guatemala City
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a magnitude-6.2 earthquake has struck near Guatemala City. Guatemalan authorities had no immediate reports of damage. The USGS... (photo: AP / Moises Castillo) The New York Times
Earthquake   El Salvador   Guatemala   Photos   Wikipedia: List of earthquakes in Guatemala
EU Commission says capital controls in Cyprus must be brief EU Commission says capital controls in Cyprus must be brief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Cyprus may impose controls on the movement of capital but only for a temporary period of time, the European Commission said on Monday, hours after the island sealed a deal to... (photo: EC / EC) Reuters
Brussels   Cyprus   EU   Photos   Wikipedia: Cyprus
A man snowboarding in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, March 25, 2013. The temperature in the Ukrainian capital fell to about -3 Celsius (27 F) on Monday. Ukrainian Capital Grapples With Snow, Scandal
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of the Ukrainian capital suspect the city is trying to pull a fast one on them about its efforts to clean up from a paralyzing blizzard. A photo that appeared on... (photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov) The New York Times
Heavy Snow   Kiev   Photos   Ukraine   Wikipedia: March 2013 European snowfalls
Afghan protesters gather outside Forward Operating Base Nijrab and throw rocks at the base in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Feb. 23, 2012, to protest the improper disposal of Qurans and other religious material at Bagram Airfield. US cedes full control of Bagram prison to Afghanistan
Afghanistan has taken over full control of Bagram military prison from the United States, drawing a line under one of the most contentious issues between the two countries. The US was supposed to... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Jason Huddleston) Deutsche Welle
Afghanistan   Photos   US   War   Wikipedia: Parwan Detention Facility
File - Central African Republic rebel leader Michel Djotodia is met by journalists as he arrives ahead of planned peace talks with the Central African Republic's government, at the airport in Libreville, Gabon, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. CAR rebel leader declares himself president
The leader of the rebels who took over the capital city of the Central African Republic has declared himself president and has pledged to keep a power-sharing government in place in... (photo: AP / Joel Bouopda Tatou) Al Jazeera
Africa   CAR   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Michel Djotodia
From left, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble speak with each other during an emergency eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Cyprus sacrifices top banks to resurrect EU bailout
BRUSSELS: The eurozone struck a deadline-day deal with Cyprus Monday to resurrect a bailout for its government, but only after a radical downsizing of the island's financial sector. Cyprus President... (photo: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert) The Times of India
Cyprus Bailout   Economy   Eurozone   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis
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