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Maris 31, 2015

Oil Prices Surge After Saudi Airstrikes in Yemen

Concerns about security of Middle East oil shipments as Yemen sits on Gulf of Aden, 'chokepoint' to oil supplies

Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, second from left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, second from right, walk together during negotiations at a hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 29, 2015.

Maris 31, 2015

Iran Talks Get Tougher as Deadline Looms

German, British foreign ministers helping to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran are sounding confident that an agreement can be reached by Tuesday's deadline

Maris 31, 2015

Ebola Vaccine Trials Underway in West Africa

Some scientists say they are seeing strong results from some studies

In this courtroom sketch, defendant Haroon Aswat speaks during his guilty plea sentencing in federal court, in New York, March 30, 2015.

Maris 31, 2015

British Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Set Up US Terror Camp

Haroon Aswat faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced at a later date

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi attends during the closing session of the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 29, 2015.

Maris 30, 2015

Egypt's Sissi: Arab Leaders Agree to Joint Military Force

Officials also vow to continue the Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen until Iran-backed Houthi rebels surrender and withdraw from territory they have seized

People displaced following attacks by Islamist militants raise their arms as they pass through security before casting their votes, in Yola, Nigeria, March 28, 2015.

Maris 30, 2015

Polls Close in Nigeria Election After Technical Glitches Extend Voting

The country's top election official said it wouldn't be until Monday at the earliest before a clear result in known in the presidential race

Somali government police secure Maka Al-Mukarama hotel during an attack by Islamist group al-Shabab in Mogadishu, March 27, 2015.

Maris 30, 2015

Somali Forces End Al-Shabab Siege of Mogadishu Hotel

Officials say at least 20 people killed, 28 injured in militant group's attack on popular hotel

FILE - A health worker injects a woman with an Ebola vaccine during a trial in Monrovia, Feb. 2, 2015.

Maris 30, 2015

Liberia Urges Ebola Survivors to Abstain from Sex Beyond Recommended Period

The World Heath Organization recommends that Ebola survivors refrain from sex for 90 days

FILE - An image taken from a video released by the Islamic State group purportedly shows a masked militant holding a knife.

Maris 30, 2015

Islamic State Group Beheads 8 in Syria

Video of the eight men said to be beheaded in the central Syrian province of Hama was posted on social media

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Maris 30, 2015

Putin Letter to Arab Summit Triggers Strong Saudi Attack

Riyadh accuses Russian President of hypocrisy, telling an Arab summit that he should not express support for Middle East while fueling instability by supporting Syria's Assad