Politics
EU and U.S. announce new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The European Union and the United States on Tuesday announced further sanctions against Russia, targeting its energy, banking and defense sectors in ...EU hits Russian intelligence chiefs with sanctions
The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in ...U.S. presses case against Russia on downed jet as horror deepens
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry laid out what he called overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the shooting down of Malaysia ...Israeli tanks dig in at Gaza frontier as Palestinian toll tops 300
Israeli soldiers in tanks and bulldozers dug in across a mile-wide strip of Gaza\'s eastern frontier on Saturday as Palestinian officials said ...Confident Assad launches new term in stronger position
Bashar al-Assad was sworn in for a new term as Syria\'s president on Wednesday, after an election which his opponents dismiss as ...U.S. slaps toughest sanctions yet on Russia, targets Putin allies
President Barack Obama imposed the toughest U.S. sanctions yet on Russia, striking at the heart of Vladimir Putin\'s powerbase by targeting companies ...Israel accepts, Hamas rejects Egypt truce proposal
Hamas rejected an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Israel on Tuesday, moments after the Israeli Cabinet accepted the plan, throwing into ...British PM Cameron appoints Philip Hammond as foreign minister
British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Philip Hammond as foreign minister on Tuesday as he reshuffles his cabinet ahead of the 2015 general ...Egypt proposes ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Egypt has proposed a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza that would start on Tuesday, ending a week of cross-border ...Ukraine forces end rebel airport blockade
Ukraine said on Monday its forces had ended a rebel blockade of a strategic airport in the east as it traded charges ...