Europe
U.S., Russia, Ukraine and EU to meet on Ukraine crisis
Ukraine\'s interior minister has warned pro-Russian activists who have taken over state buildings in eastern cities to enter talks to find a ...Italy rescues 4,000 boat migrants in 48 hours
The Italian navy rescued more than 4,000 migrants in 48 hours from several overcrowded boats run by "merchants of death" in the ...US sees Russian agents behind east Ukraine unrest
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Russian agents have been sent to eastern Ukraine to create "chaos." Kerry also said that ...Pro-Moscow protesters seize arms, declare republic; Kiev fears invasion
Pro-Russian protesters occupying a government building in eastern Ukraine have declared the creation of a separatist republic.Unchallenged candidate wins Costa Rica vote
Luis Guillermo Solis, presidential candidate of the Citizens\' Action Party (PAC), easily won Costa Rica\'s presidential election run-off, beating his ruling party ...Hungarian Prime Minister Orban declares victory in parliamentary vote
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared victory in elections on Sunday, saying the vote showed that Hungary was the most united ...Turkish government lifts Twitter ban
Turkey\'s government says it has lifted its ban on the social media network Twitter, a day after the country\'s top court said ...Ukraine accuses ex-president over sniper deaths
The Ukrainian authorities said on Thursday ousted President Viktor Yanukovich was involved in drawing up plans under which police snipers shot dead ...NATO suspends civilian and military cooperation with Russia
NATO suspended all practical cooperation with Russia on Tuesday in protest at its annexation of Crimea and ordered military planners to draft ...Russia pulls back troops from Ukraine border
Russia is withdrawing a battalion of several hundred troops near the border with Ukraine, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said Monday, easing ...