UN chief heads to Moscow, Kyiv
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will leave for Moscow and Kyiv Wednesday, in a bid to help diplomatically resolve the crisis
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Donetsk Russians say only Putin can save them
It is a frigid evening in Donetsk’s Lenin Square, but the cold has not deterred a small crowd from maintaining
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Crimea turns from tourist spot into peninsula of violence
Kidnappings, threats and assaults of Ukrainian activists and journalists have become the norm in Crimea since the Russian military invasion
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Pro-Russian forces seize Ukraine navy headquarters
Pro-Russian forces have taken control of Ukraine’s navy headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, a day after Russia signed
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Ametov, murdered Crimean Tatar, called first victim of Russian occupation
His name is Reshat Ametov, a 38-year-old Crimean Tatar, and many here suspect he is the first victim of Russia’s
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Macedonia elections: Parties raise suspicions about voters’ rolls
Ahead of the presidential and early parliamentary elections to be held in Macedonia in April 2014, suspicions have been raised
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Greece and Troika clinch long-awaited deal
Following talks which lasted more than six months, the Greek government has reached an agreement with troika officials paving the
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Hungarian far-right Jobbik party dismisses Romania’s entry ban
The far-right and ultra-nationalist Hungarian party Jobbik will not accept the ban imposed by the Romanian government on two of
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At least one killed in assault on Ukrainian military base in Simferopol
Blood was spilt on Tuesday as a Ukrainian officer was shot and killed during an assault on a military facility
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