Politics
Pro-Russian rebels say agree to withdraw weapons in east Ukraine
A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine ...Prisoner swap boosts Ukraine ceasefire
Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town, the first clear sign of progress for an ...Former Yemen president flees capital after release from house arrest
Yemen\'s former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi escaped his official residence after weeks of house arrest by the Houthi militia on Saturday and ...Kiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks, troops into Ukraine
Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held ...Yemen parties agree on transitional council
Yemen\'s feuding parties have agreed on a "people\'s transitional council" to help govern the country and guide it out of a political ...Greece battles Germany in last-minute debt talks
Europe and Greece battle Friday to reach a last-minute bailout compromise with powerhouse Germany adamant that Athens accept further austerity in return ...Venezuela arrests opposition mayor accused of coup plot
Venezuelan arrested opposition leader and Caracas metropolitan mayor Antonio Ledezma on Thursday in a move the government said was needed to halt ...Greece requests euro zone loan extension, offers big concessions
Greece formally requested a six-month extension to its euro zone loan agreement on Thursday as it races to avoid running out of ...Ukraine calls for U.N. peacekeepers to observe ceasefire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for U.N. peacekeepers to be deployed to monitor a ceasefire in east Ukraine, a proposal that ...Pakistan officials say Afghan Taliban signal readiness for peace talks
Senior Pakistani army and diplomatic officials said on Thursday the leadership of the Afghan Taliban has signaled, through the Pakistani military, that ...