Europe
Putin says foes hope to dismember Russia; ruble falls
President Vladimir Putin accused Russia\'s enemies on Thursday of seeking to carve it up and destroy its economy to punish it for ...Ukraine parliament votes in new government, fresh ceasefire hopes fade
Ukraine\'s parliament voted in a new government on Tuesday, putting foreign technocrats in key financial roles and renewing terms for the foreign ...French parliament to call for recognition of Palestinian state
French lawmakers are set to vote on Tuesday to call on the government to recognize Palestine, a symbolic move that will not ...Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists
Russia urged Ukraine\'s leaders on Wednesday to talk directly to separatists to end the conflict in the east, but Kiev rejected the ...G20 commits to higher growth, fight climate change; Russia isolated over Ukraine
Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack ...Global leaders meet for G20 summit in Australia
Russia\'s Cold War-style standoff with the West sent a chill through G20 talks aimed at heating up the world economy ...Russian troops hold drills in Serbia
Camouflage-clad Russian soldiers parachute from the sky, armored vehicles fire live rounds on an open field after being dropped from ...Thousands protest in Romania ahead of presidential run-off vote
Thousands of Romanians joined anti-government protests in a number of cities on Friday to demand fair elections, two days ahead of a ...Britain prepared to walk away from EU: foreign minister
Britain will walk away from negotiations with European Union partners if its pleas for immigration reform are ignored, raising the real possibility ...Defying odds, comet lander phones home
The mission of the first robotic probe to land on a comet reached a high point on Friday when the spacecraft radioed ...