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Ukraine crisis deepens as Russia scrambles jets, gunmen storm buildings
The US has called for all sides to "step back and avoid any kind of provocations" amid heightened tensions in Ukraine\'s Crimea ...Ukraine parliament approves new prime minister
Ukraine\'s new prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, is accusing the government of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych of stealing billions from the state treasury.Ukraine tensions mount in pro-Russian Crimea
Pro-Russia demonstrators and those supporting Ukraine\'s new pro-Western interim leaders confronted each other in the southern city of Simferopol on Wednesday.Flamenco guitar legend Paco de Lucia dies at 66
Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia, who blended the flamenco sound of his native land with jazz and other genres that attracted a ...Ukraine delays forming new government amid intense negotiations
Parliament speaker says that a new government should be in place by Thursday, a delay reflecting intense ongoing consultations. Oleksandr Turchinov has ...Ukraine interim government issues arrest warrant for Yanukovich
Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich is wanted by police for the "mass murder of peaceful civilians", according to a statement posted on ...Winter Olympics close in Sochi
A choir of 1,000 Russian children sang the national anthem in a stirring closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics.EU imposes Ukraine sanctions after deadly Kiev clashes
The European Union has decided to impose sanctions against officials in Ukraine who are responsible for the violence there, which escalated Thursday, ...Deadly violence flares in Kyiv despite call for truce
Hours after a truce was declared between government forces and opposition protesters, fighting broke out once again Thursday morning in the streets ...Ukraine president, protest leaders agree to a truce
Ukraine\'s President Viktor Yanukovych says he has agreed a truce with opposition leaders, after at least 26 people died in clashes this ...




