Politics
China unveils fresh double-digit defense spending boost
China has announced another double-digit increase in defense spending, amid regional worries about its growing military assertiveness.UN proposes 12,000-strong force for Central African Republic
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is proposing a nearly 12,000-strong peacekeeping force for the Central African Republic, where sectarian violence is spinning ...Ukraine parliament approves new prime minister
Ukraine\'s new prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, is accusing the government of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych of stealing billions from the state treasury.Ukraine tensions mount in pro-Russian Crimea
Pro-Russia demonstrators and those supporting Ukraine\'s new pro-Western interim leaders confronted each other in the southern city of Simferopol on Wednesday.US expels Venezuelan diplomats in tit-for-tat move over unrest
The United States has expelled three Venezuelan diplomats, a week after Venezuela expelled three U.S. diplomats it accused of conspiring with student ...Iraq signs deal to buy arms, ammunition from Iran
A published report says Iraq has signed a deal to purchase weapons from Iran, breaking a U.N.-imposed embargo on weapons sales by ...Ukraine delays forming new government amid intense negotiations
Parliament speaker says that a new government should be in place by Thursday, a delay reflecting intense ongoing consultations. Oleksandr Turchinov has ...US plans to shrink army and cut warplanes
The Pentagon said on Monday it would shrink the U.S. Army to pre-World War Two levels, eliminate the popular A-10 aircraft and ...Ukraine interim government issues arrest warrant for Yanukovich
Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich is wanted by police for the "mass murder of peaceful civilians", according to a statement posted on ...Egypt PM Hazem Beblawi says government resigns
Egypt\'s interim prime minister Hazem el-Beblawi says his Cabinet has resigned.