Kyiv, Ukraine: No blood but plenty of terror as police grapple for control
Amid news that embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych would support a roundtable with opposition leaders to negotiate an end to
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Ukrainian protesters topple Lenin statue
Anti-government protesters in Ukraine have toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in central Kyiv, during the latest
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European Commissioner Georgieva on Syria’s 1000 days of crisis
Hopes are pinned on the second Geneva peace conference on January 22 to achieve the political solution needed to bring
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Russia rebukes Germany for participating in Kyiv protest
Russia’s prime minister has admonished foreign politicians who have participated in the political events unfolding in Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev said
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Russian official: No deal reached between Ukraine, Russia
A Russian official says no deal has been struck on Ukraine joining the Russian-led Customs Union, an issue that has
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Kyiv’s riot police brutal, ‘begrudging’
Whether in their blue urban camouflage or pitch-black uniforms, their faces masked or unmasked beneath large black helmets, their presence
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Polish environment minister to discuss shale gas bill with investors
Poland will hold a meeting with shale gas investors and experts on December 10 before making final decisions on the
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First-time visit of Israeli minister to Turkey
It may seem like an ordinary visit and yet it is so important. The official visit of Israeli Environment minister
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Schengen for Bulgaria and Romania postponed again, but most of EU firm on free movement of persons
In what was anything but a surprise development, European Union home affairs ministers postponed a decision on admitting Bulgaria and
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