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Putin ordered death of ex-spy Litvinenko, UK inquiry told
As a long-awaited UK inquiry began Tuesday into the death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, who died in London after drinking tea laced with polonium, investigators were…
UKRAINE
Video: Russia bans Ukraine salt as 'unsanitary'
As fighting rages on between government forces and pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine, Kiev has found itself entrenched in an ongoing economic battle with Moscow.
HOLOCAUST
World remembers Auschwitz liberation 70 years on
Seventy years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Holocaust survivors and world leaders gathered in Poland Tuesday for a commemoration ceremony to mark the date.
HOLOCAUST
Auschwitz survivors return 70 years after liberation
Some of the last remaining survivors of Auschwitz will return to the site of the Nazi death camp in Poland on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet…
Q&A GREEK VOTE
Syriza victory ‘a challenge for Europe’s moderate left’
Left-wing European parties are hoping Syriza’s election win in Greece will lead to a “domino effect” across the austerity-struck continent. French historian Marc Lazar told…
SPAIN
Nine French among dead in fighter jet crash in Spain
Eleven people were killed – including nine French nationals – and several injured after a Greek fighter plane crashed upon takeoff during NATO training in Spain on Monday.
UKRAINE
Several dead in Ukraine fighting as rebels press offensive
At least nine people, including seven soldiers, have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours, officials said Monday, two days after a series of rocket…
GREECE
In pictures: Greek voters reject austerity in defiance of EU
Greece’s radical-left Syriza swept to power on Sunday on a promise to end the painful belt-tightening policies imposed on the country by its EU partners.
GREECE
Greek radical-left leader vows to end 'humiliation and pain'
Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras promised on Sunday that five years of austerity, “humiliation and pain” imposed by international creditors were over after his Syriza party…
GREECE
Greeks go to polls in critical snap general election
Greeks began voting Sunday in a high-stakes election that could put the country, economically battered by crippling austerity measures, on a collision course with the European…
GREECE
Independent Greeks emerge as Syriza coalition option
The anti-bailout Independent Greeks party has emerged as a potential coalition partner for Syriza should the leftists win Sunday’s election, as polls predict.
UKRAINE
Rebels launch deadly offensive in Ukraine's Mariupol
Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, schools, homes and shops Saturday in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Mariupol, killing at least 30 people, authorities said.
UKRAINE
Separatists reject ceasefire talks, announce fresh offensive
A rebel leader on Friday rejected any further talk of a ceasefire and announced a new multi-pronged offensive against Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk region.
BELGIUM
Belgium seeks man linked to museum attacks suspect
Belgian police are looking for a man with possible links to the suspect in a May attack at the Jewish Museum in Brussels that left four dead. The man was seen with Mehdi…
UKRAINE
