Europe
UKRAINE
Kerry warns Russia against violating Ukraine ceasefire
US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Monday, warning Moscow it could face more economic sanctions if pro-Russian forces…
FRANCE
Video: 'Napoleon' lands in southern France
On February 28, 1814, British General Sir Neil Campbell realised with horror that his illustrious prisoner, Napoleon Bonaparte, had slipped away from the island of Elba to go and…
UKRAINE
Kerry meets with Russia’s Lavrov over Ukraine crisis
US Secretary of State John Kerry held tense talks with his Russian counterpart in Geneva Monday to end fighting in Ukraine, where the UN says more than 6,000 have died in less…
ESTONIA
Estonian pro-NATO ruling party wins election
Estonia’s centre-right prime minister claimed victory in an election on Sunday, cementing pro-NATO policies after a campaign dominated by fears of interference by neighbouring…
RUSSIA
Thousands of mourners honour slain Putin foe
Holding placards declaring "I am not afraid", thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, whose murder has widened a split in…
TURKEY
PKK leader urges fighters to lay down arms against Turkey
The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday urged the separatists to take a "historic" decision to lay down arms, a key step in efforts to end Turkey's…
RUSSIA
Mourners to honour slain Putin critic with Moscow march
Opposition supporters will march through Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, whose murder has increased concern about Russia’s future among opponents of…
EUROPE
Anti-Semitism spreading across Europe, says study
Jews were the target of harassment in more countries across the globe in 2013 than at any time in past seven years, a study released Friday showed, with hostility towards the…
RUSSIA
Nemtsov: the Yeltsin reformer turned Putin foe
Boris Nemtsov, who was murdered Friday just metres from the Kremlin walls, served as a deputy prime minister under Boris Yeltsin before becoming one of the most prominent…
GREECE
Tsipras denies Greece will seek another bailout
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras denied on Friday that Greece would need yet another international bailout, and a poll showed surging support for his government even though it had…
RUSSIA
Leading Russian opposition politician shot dead in Moscow
Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down Saturday near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned…
TERRORISM
UK's Cameron defends security services over 'Jihadi John'
British Prime Minister David Cameron has defended the country's security services after reports that a masked member of the Islamic State (IS) group known as "Jihadi John" had…
UK
Gary Glitter jailed for 16 years in child sex case
Former British pop singer Gary Glitter, who shot to fame in the 1970s as a "glam-rock" star but was later convicted of child sex crimes, was sentenced to 16 years in prison after…
SPAIN - RUSSIA
Spanish combatants detained for 'joining Ukraine rebels'
Police on Friday arrested eight Spaniards who they said had returned from fighting alongside pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, sources close to the investigation said.
FRANCE
