Politics
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 ...Libya and Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State
Libya and Egypt asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya, impose a naval blockade ...Tunisia militants kill four police in checkpoint attack
Around 20 Islamist militants attacked a checkpoint in Algeria\'s central Kasserine region, killing four police officers and stealing their weapons, the government ...Syria willing to halt Aleppo airstrikes for six weeks
The Syrian government is willing to suspend its aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of the northern city of Aleppo so that a ...Ukraine forces withdraw from besieged town
Government forces started pulling out of a town in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday after a fierce assault by Russian-backed separatists which Europe ...Despite Ukraine cease-fire, violence continues
Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce ...Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town
Ukraine\'s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where ...Ukraine ceasefire in doubt as fresh fighting kills 28
Fighting has raged on in Ukraine, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, with the US ...