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Mali airline suspends flights after attacks spark security crisisA Mali airline said Tuesday it had temporarily halted flights to two regions, as the country grappled with the aftermath of large-scale wee...
With all eyes on Ukraine, Putin to send his envoy to BalkansSerbia's pro-government media said Monday Nikolai Patrushev, the powerful secretary of the Kremlin's Security Council, is due to arrive in ...
President Biden now 'convinced' Russia will launch invasion of UkraineThe president's comments at the White House followed a day of rising violence that included a humanitarian convoy hit by shelling and a car...
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of fresh shellingKyiv and the rebels blamed each other for the escalation after artillery and mortar attacks on Thursday, prompting fears that Russia, which...
Ukraine PM Arseny Yatseniuk accuses Russian forces of shooting down flight MH17Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said he had no doubt Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko: Vote needed in pro-Russia strongholdsUkranian President Petro Poroshenko today stressed the need for legitimate elections in the country's separatist regions in order to eventu...
Rebels battle IS after advance in Syria's AleppoIslamist rebels including the powerful Ahrar al-Sham group were able overnight to recapture a village from IS, the Syrian Observatory for H...
- Ex Lankan envoy faces probe for arms deals with Ukraine rebels
The pro-Russian rebels are fighting Ukranian troops largely in the Donetsk province in the eastern region of the country.
At least 34 Ukraine soldiers, civilians killed in 24 hours: OfficialsAt least 34 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were killed on Thursday in one of the heaviest days of fighting in the nine-month separatist w...
- Lithuanian honorary consul 'brutally killed' in east Ukraine: Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius
"With deep sorrow just learned about Lithuania's honorary consul in Lugansk Mr. Mykola Zelenec kidnapped and brutally killed by terrorists ...
Russian humanitarian mission in Ukraine unjustified: US, EuropeIn Berlin, the German Press Office said Russia's plan to send a humanitarian convoy to eastern Ukraine was at the centre of the discussions...
Germany, UK, France ask Vladimir Putin to ensure access to crash siteThey urged Putin to use his influence over pro-Russian rebels to ensure unrestricted access to the crash site for an independent commission.
Rebels mistook MH17 for Ukranian military plane: ReportIn a catastrophic error, pro-Russian rebels shot down the Malaysian jet mistaking it for a Ukrainian military transport aircraft, a report ...
Mount international probe into crash of MH17 that fell victim to a civil warThe incident is bound to have major repercussions for the Ukrainian crisis and international geopolitics.
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Black boxes recovered from the wreckageThe Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country have blamed each other for the alleged shooting down of...
Obama, Hollande call on Putin to pressure Ukraine rebelsObama and Hollande also called for a meeting "as quickly as possible with separatist elements, with the view to reaching a bilateral ceasef...
Only one third of east Ukraine voters plan to cast ballots: ReportOnly a third of voters in east of Ukraine plan to turn out for this month's crunch presidential election, according to an opinion poll.
Kiev hosts 'unity' talks as Russia warns of civil warUkraine's leaders launched round-table talks as part of a Western-backed push to prevent the country falling from apart, vowing not to bow ...
Oil climbs on eastern Ukraine independence voteOil prices rose on Monday after pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed a majority of voters in a disputed referendum chose independe...
- Russia plans to move naval ships toward Abkhazia: US
Russia is planning to move parts of its Black Sea fleet towards Georgia's rebel Abkhazia region, a US State Department official has said.