Politics
Putin, Poroshenko discuss possible Ukraine ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Friday held their first face-to-face talks on the sidelines of a D-Day ...World leaders mark 70th anniversary of D-Day
World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy under clear blue skies on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of ...G7 warns Russia of sanctions over Ukraine
Leaders of the G7 industrial nations meeting in Brussels say they are prepared to impose further sanctions on Russia over its actions ...Bashar al-Assad re-elected Syrian president for third term
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said on Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term in the middle of ...G7 powers meet without Russia in summit snub over Ukraine
The leaders of the powerful G7 industrial nations meet in Brussels Wednesday, intent on maintaining diplomatic and economic pressure on Russia, their ...Egypt’s ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi declared new president
Egypt\'s former military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was officially declared the next president Tuesday, winning elections to replace the Islamist leader he removed ...US plans $1b boost in military presence in Europe, Obama says
President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to boost U.S. military deployments and exercises throughout Europe, an effort costing as much as $1 billion ...Syrians vote in presidential elections
Syrians voted Tuesday in a presidential election that is all but guaranteed to hand Bashar Assad another seven-year term.Indian Minister Munde dies in road accident
Indian Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde died on Tuesday after a head-on road collision in New Delhi, depriving Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...Pro-Russia rebels attack Ukrainian border guards
Hundreds of pro-Russian insurgents assaulted a border command center in a key eastern Ukrainian city before dawn Monday, leading to heavy clashes ...




