Politics
Turkey votes in landmark presidential election
Turks voted Sunday in their first direct presidential election, a watershed event in the country\'s 91-year history that could cement Prime Minister ...Donetsk rebels surrounded, commander says
A top commander of the pro-Russia insurgency in eastern Ukraine said Saturday that Ukrainian forces have seized a key town, leaving the ...Israel says rockets fired from Gaza, violating cease-fire
Two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip early Friday landing in empty fields in southern Israel just hours ahead of the ...Ukraine troops break out of encirclement, 15 troops killed
Ukrainian army units which had been trapped by separatists on the border with Russia broke out of the blockade on Friday and ...NATO fears ground invasion as Russia masses troops on Ukraine border
Russia has massed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine\'s border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian mission to invade, NATO ...Russia to hold war games in show of strength near Ukraine
Russia announced military exercises near the border with Ukraine on Monday in a show of strength as the Ukrainian army recaptured more ...Over 400 Ukrainian troops cross into Russia for refuge
More than 400 Ukrainian soldiers have crossed the border into Russia and deserted the Kiev government, news agency Interfax quoted a border ...Ukraine premier stays on, envoys agree on crash site route
Ukraine\'s parliament rejected Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk\'s resignation on Thursday and finally passed legislation he said was needed to finance an army ...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 ...




