World News Headlines Victims of Haitis cholera epidemic file new lawsuit against UN. There had been no cholera in Haiti for at least 150 years until it was allegedly introduced by Nepalese UN peacekeepers. They were sent to the country in the wake of the devastating earthquake in January 2010. Russia to build at least 2 more Iranian nuclear plants. Clash of rival gangs in Pakistans Karachi leaves 12 dead The violence erupted after one of the gangs kidnapped a member of the other gang the night before. G7 leaders tell Russia to halt Crimea referendum Ousted Libyan PM flees country after tanker escapes rebel-held port. Former Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan has fled to Europe after parliament voted him out of office on Tuesday over his failure to stop rebels exporting oil independently in a brazen challenge to the nations fragile unity. But no European government had confirmed his arrival by late morning on Wednesday. U.S. Black Sea naval drills start near Crimea. A joint exercise involving U.S., Bulgarian and Romanian naval forces in the Black Sea started on Wednesday just across the water from the Crimean Peninsula, where Russian military groups have seized control from Ukrainian authorities. The United States says the naval exercises were planned before the crisis in Ukraine. The USS Truxtun, a U.S. guided-missile destroyer and part of the U.S. Sixth Fleet headquartered in Italy, joined the manoeuvres with the Bulgarian naval frigate Drazki and three Romanian vessels in the Black Sea.
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