Europe
Germany, France threaten Russia over Ukraine polls
Germany and France have threatened Russia with further sanctions if the 25 May election in Ukraine does not go ahead as planned.Putin visits Crimea on Victory Day in first trip since annexation
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea Friday for the first time since it was annexed by Russia, attending a naval parade in ...Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi begins community service sentence
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi began his community service sentence for tax fraud at a hospice for Alzheimer\'s patients near Milan ...Global Fund and Munich Re in risk management partnership
The Global Fund is further strengthening risk management in health programs that it supports worldwide under an agreement signed with Munich Re, ...Russia marks Victory Day with massive parade
Thousands of Russian troops marched in Red Square to mark 69 years since victory in World War II in a show of ...Pro-Russian rebels will hold Ukraine referendum, defy Putin
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said Thursday they would go ahead with a referendum on secession set for Sunday, defying Russian President ...Putin urges Ukrainian militants to delay referendum on autonomy
President Vladimir Putin said Russia pulled back its troops from the Ukrainian border and called on separatists in the country\'s south and ...OECD cuts global growth forecast for 2014
The OECD cut its global growth expectations from its November outlook from 3.6 percent to 3.4 percent for 2014, although it kept ...Russia urges Ukraine to postpone presidential elections
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday it would be "unusual" to hold a presidential election in Ukraine while the army ...Heavy fighting in pro-Russian separatist stronghold
Heavy fighting erupted Monday in a pro-Russian separatist stronghold in eastern Ukraine, with deaths reported on both sides, as government efforts to ...




