Politics
Former Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to six years in prison for bribery conviction
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in prison for his conviction for accepting bribes in the Holyland ...UN chief calls for 30-day truce in South Sudan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday raised the possibility of a "special tribunal" to try those responsible for abuses in South ...Pro-Russian separatists declare victory in east Ukraine vote
Organizers of Sunday\'s independence referendum in Ukraine’s eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk say 89 percent of those who cast ballots voted in ...Lithuanian president faces second round in elections
Lithuania\'s presidential election is to go to a second round run-off after President Dalia Grybauskaite fell short of the 50 percent of ...Rebels claim mass turnout in east Ukraine vote for self-rule
Pro-Russian rebels have claimed a massive turnout in a vote for self-rule they held in two regions of eastern Ukraine amid fears ...Pro-Russian rebels hold referendums in Donetsk and Luhansk to split from Ukraine
Residents of two restive regions in eastern Ukraine engulfed by a pro-Russian insurgency cast votes Sunday in contentious and hastily organized independence ...South Sudan frontlines reported calm as ceasefire comes into force
South Sudan\'s government said Saturday that fighting in the country\'s five-month civil war appeared to have stopped as a ceasefire with rebels ...Pro-Russian separatists prepare for referendum in Eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukraine regions of Donetsk and Luhansk will hold a planned referendum on their possible secession from Ukraine.Germany, France threaten Russia over Ukraine polls
Germany and France have threatened Russia with further sanctions if the 25 May election in Ukraine does not go ahead as planned.Bangkok braces for renewed protests after court sacks premier
Thailand\'s pro-government Red Shirts began massing in Bangkok on Saturday to challenge a bid by opposition protesters to install an unelected regime ...




