Politics
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 ...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 ...




