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Strategically vital Nova Khakovka dam destroyed near border with Ukraine and Russia-controlled Crimea

ABC News(LONDON) -- A section of a strategically vital Ukrainian dam and hydroelectric powerplant under Russian control...

Prince Harry addresses James Hewitt rumors in day one of testimony in tabloid phone hacking case

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Prince Harry took to the witness stand in a U.K. courtroom on...

Finnish businessman handed €121,000 speeding ticket

BanksPhotos/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A wealthy man in Finland has been handed a whopping €121,000 fine ($129,544)...

Amid military aggression, China ramps up diplomacy with US

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Although U.S. officials have accused China's military of carrying out dangerous provocations in...

Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance, loses appeal; will be extradited Thursday

Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005...

American couple being held at ransom in Haiti, family says: ‘We told them not to go’

Toussaint and Imbert Family(TAMARAC, Fla.) -- An American couple visiting Haiti is being held at ransom...

“Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina to be released from prison, Rwandan government says

Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Rwandan government announced Friday that Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the acclaimed...

Harris to discuss ‘brutality of slavery’ at Cape Coast Castle during weeklong Africa visit

Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson(WASHINGTON) -- Kamala Harris, the first Black U.S. vice president,...

Additional attacks on American bases in Syria Friday after US retaliatory airstrikes on Iranian-backed groups

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. official told ABC News that there were two new attacks late...

How to watch the five-planet alignment: Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars

ABC News Photo Illustration(NEW YORK) -- Don't miss your lucky chance to see the stars --...