Politics
Putin says foes hope to dismember Russia; ruble falls
President Vladimir Putin accused Russia\'s enemies on Thursday of seeking to carve it up and destroy its economy to punish it for ...Ukraine parliament votes in new government, fresh ceasefire hopes fade
Ukraine\'s parliament voted in a new government on Tuesday, putting foreign technocrats in key financial roles and renewing terms for the foreign ...Netanyahu seeks early election, fires top ministers
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his finance and justice ministers on Tuesday, signaling the break up of his bickering coalition and opening ...Hong Kong democracy students reject calls to retreat
Hong Kong students vowed to stay put at protest sites in key parts of the Asia financial center on Wednesday in their ...Hong Kong warns protesters not to return after clashes close government HQ
Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists forced the temporary closure of government headquarters on Monday after clashing with police, defying orders to ...French parliament to call for recognition of Palestinian state
French lawmakers are set to vote on Tuesday to call on the government to recognize Palestine, a symbolic move that will not ...Bahrain holds its first major vote since unrest
Voters in Bahrain cast ballots Saturday in the island kingdom\'s first full parliamentary election since Arab Spring-inspired protests erupted four years ago, ...Turkey, U.S. play down differences on fight against Islamic State
Turkey and the United States played down differences in the fight against Islamic State on Friday, but Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made ...Obama unveils U.S. immigration reform, setting up fight with Republicans
President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for some 4.7 ...Iraq, Turkey vow to work together against IS group
Iraq\'s prime minister said on Thursday that his country and neighboring Turkey have agreed on closer security and intelligence cooperation in the ...