Europe
EU promises tough summit with Russia over Ukraine
European Union leaders are promising to confront Russia at an upcoming summit about what the giant trade bloc says is undue Russian ...Russia approves amnesty covering punk band members, Greenpeace
Russian lawmakers have approved a Kremlin-backed amnesty bill that could free the two jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot while ...McCain meets with Ukrainian opposition, backs pro-EU protests
U.S. Senator John McCain met Saturday in the Ukrainian capital with key government and opposition leaders, ahead of a mass rally aimed ...Italian PM Letta wins confidence votes, vows reforms
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has won a key confidence vote in parliament after he pledged sweeping economic and political reforms.Ukrainian riot police withdraw after overnight move on demonstrators
Ukrainian police and protesters clashed again outside Kiev\'s city hall after security forces attempted to re-take the building occupied by hundreds of ...Ukrainian police storm protest camp in Kiev square
Hundreds of police have moved in on a large protest camp in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, clashing with protesters.World marks international Human Rights Day
Countries around the world are marking International Human Rights Day.French soldiers killed in Central African Republic
France confirmed that two of its soldiers have been killed in the Central African Republic, where they have been working to end ...Chemical weapons watchdog receives Nobel Peace Prize
The head of a watchdog group that is trying to rid the world of chemical weapons has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize ...Car bomb near cafe kills 11 in central Iraq
A car bomb outside a northeastern Iraqi cafe has killed at least 11 people.




