Europe
Obama thanks Putin for role in Iran deal
President Barack Obama telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to thank him for his part in the recent nuclear deal with ...Greek Parliament approves bailout measures
The Greek parliament passed sweeping austerity measures demanded by lenders to open talks on a new multibillion-euro bailout package to keep Greece ...Violence as Greece debates reforms needed for bailout
Anti-austerity protesters hurled petrol bombs at police guarding the Greek parliament Wednesday as MPs debated deeply unpopular reforms they need to vote ...Russia plans fuel shipments to Syria from Crimea
Russia plans to supply Syria with 200,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) per year via the Crimean port of Kerch, two ...Eurogroup approves launch of Greece bailout talks
Eurozone finance ministers approved the launch of formal bailout talks with debt-wracked Greece on Thursday, after the Greek parliament pushed through a ...Crying refugee girl puts German chancellor on the spot
Angela Merkel has come under criticism for her awkward treatment of a young refugee girl brought to tears by the German chancellor\'s ...Ukraine passes draft bill to grant east regions more autonomy
Ukraine\'s parliament approved a draft law on Thursday to grant two separatist regions greater autonomy, a step towards meeting the demands of ...Eleven killed in heavy Ukraine fighting
Ukraine lost eight soldiers Wednesday in a dramatic spike in fighting with pro-Russian gunmen that further imperilled a truce Washington\'s top European ...Greek parliament to vote on bailout terms
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras battled to win lawmakers\' approval on Wednesday for a bailout deal to keep Greece in the euro and ...Macedonian political leaders reach deal on solving crisis
Macedonia\'s main political leaders have reached a final agreement to resolve a protracted and severe political crisis that has roiled the small ...




