Europe
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 ...French President Hollande names Valls as new PM
President Francois Hollande has named Interior Minister Manuel Valls as France\'s next prime minister.Russian Prime Minister Medvedev visits Crimea, pledges economic stimulus package
On a surprise visit Monday to Crimea, Russia\'s Prime Minister promised to quickly pour funds into the newly annexed peninsula so residents ...Two Spanish journalists freed in Syria
Two Spanish journalists were freed by their kidnappers in Syria after more than six months in captivity, Spain\'s El Mundo newspaper reported.Top US and Russian diplomats meet in Paris over Ukraine crisis
US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Russia\'s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Paris for hastily organised talks after the ...