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Ukraine Crisis: Agreement at Last? President Says Yes; Opposition is Silent

Ukraine Crisis: Agreement at Last? President Says Yes; Opposition is Silent

Ukraine’s presidency said on Friday a deal had been reached at all-night talks on resolving the country’s crisis after 75 people were killed in two days of the worst violence since Soviet times, reuters reports. February 21 2014, 16:22 1 429 просмотрs

Ukraine Team Members Leave Games in Support of Protesters

Ukraine Team Members Leave Games in Support of Protesters

Two members of Ukraine's Olympics team decided on Thursday to pull out of the Sochi Winter Games in support of demonstrators back home after widespread anti-government protests left dozens dead and hundreds injured, reuters reports. February 21 2014, 15:47 1 785 просмотрs

British tourist accused of swallowing $200,000 diamond in Australia

British tourist accused of swallowing $200,000 diamond in Australia

Australian police searching for a stolen 200,000 Australian dollar ($200,000 Cdn) rare pink diamond have X-rayed a British tourist suspected to have swallowed it, vancouversun.com reports. February 21 2014, 14:58 1 976 просмотрs

Obama to meet with Dalai Lama on Friday at White House

Obama to meet with Dalai Lama on Friday at White House

President Obama will meet with the Dalai Lama at the White House on Friday, the Obama administration announced Thursday night, usatoday.com reports. February 21 2014, 10:51 1 488 просмотрs

U.S. prepared to sanction Ukranian officials over violence

U.S. prepared to sanction Ukranian officials over violence

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich in a phone call on Thursday that the United States is prepared to sanction officials responsible for violence against civilian protesters in Kiev, the White House said, reuters reports. February 21 2014, 10:44 1 313 просмотрs

Russian businessman’s teenage daughter died at top London school

Russian businessman’s teenage daughter died at top London school

The teenage daughter of a wealthy Russian businessman has died at a top London international school after apparently taking her own life, standard.co.uk reports. February 21 2014, 10:08 2 886 просмотрs

64 Outgoing VIP Flights Registered at Kiev Airport

64 Outgoing VIP Flights Registered at Kiev Airport

There have been 64 VIP flights registered at the Zhulyany Airport in Kiev. This was informed by the dispatcher’s office for this airport in Ukraine’s capital, azh.kz reports, citing itar-tass.ru. February 21 2014, 09:13 3 555 просмотрs

Resistance in Kiev resumes, truce broken

Resistance in Kiev resumes, truce broken

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has agreed a truce with the leaders of opposition factions, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Vitali Klitschko and Oleh Tyahnybok, saying that negotiations will now start aimed at ending the bloodshed, stabilizing the situation in the country and reaching social peace, the presidential press service has reported. February 20 2014, 18:19 2 468 просмотрs

Ukraine death toll rises as protesters retake Maidan

Ukraine death toll rises as protesters retake Maidan

More deaths and wounded in Ukraine: Independence Square – Maidan – in Kyiv this Thursday morning was once again at least partially in the hands of Ukrainian anti-government protesters, euronews.com reports. February 20 2014, 16:11 3 101 просмотрs

Ukraine protests: 'this is the last war'

Ukraine protests: 'this is the last war'

Deadly violence erupts between riot police and anti-government protesters in Kiev, leaving 25 people dead and 241 injured, telegraph.co.uk reports. February 20 2014, 11:34 1 318 просмотрs

Ukraine: 25 Killed, 241 Injured in Kiev Clashes

Ukraine: 25 Killed, 241 Injured in Kiev Clashes

As thick black smoke rose from the barricades encircling the protest camp in central Kiev on Wednesday, the Ukrainian president blamed opposition leaders for the deadly violence that erupted between riot police and protesters in the capital in which at least 25 people died and 241 were injured, abcnews.com reports. February 19 2014, 17:01 3 709 просмотрs

Police Attack Kiev Protesters (+videos)

Police Attack Kiev Protesters (+videos)

The anti-government protests in Ukraine are at their most violent point. At least 18 people, including seven policemen, have died so far Tuesday. Hundreds more have been injured, bisinsider reports. February 19 2014, 09:56 5 473 просмотрs

Ukraine: Protesters break police cordon around parliament

Ukraine: Protesters break police cordon around parliament

Open warfare broke out on the streets of Kyiv today, with dozens of people injured, as thousands of police and protesters squared off against each other at several locations near Ukraine's parliament building in Kyiv. Police said that at least 37 police officers were injured, while a precise number of protester casualities was not available, kyievpost.com reports. February 18 2014, 17:40 2 179 просмотрs

Ukraine opposition leaders meet Merkel in Germany

Ukraine opposition leaders meet Merkel in Germany

Former boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko and fellow Ukrainian opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk have held talks in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel, euronews.com reports. February 18 2014, 10:11 1 334 просмотрs

Iran says Russia could build nuclear reactor in exchange for oil

Iran says Russia could build nuclear reactor in exchange for oil

Russia could build a second reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant in exchange for Iranian oil, the Iranian ambassador to Moscow said in remarks published on Monday, yahoo.com repots. February 17 2014, 15:38 2 247 просмотрs

Ethiopian plane hijacker co-pilot detained in Geneva

Ethiopian plane hijacker co-pilot detained in Geneva

The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane flying from Addis Ababa to Rome has hijacked the aircraft and landed in Geneva, Swiss police say, bbc reports. February 17 2014, 14:44 1 322 просмотрs

Sinai attacks: Deadly bombing hits Egypt tour bus

Sinai attacks: Deadly bombing hits Egypt tour bus

A bomb attack on a tourist bus in the Sinai peninsula has killed three South Koreans and an Egyptian, officials say, bbc reports. February 17 2014, 10:48 1 321 просмотрs

Swedes Steal Sochi Olympic Gold in Cross-Country Relay Thriller

Swedes Steal Sochi Olympic Gold in Cross-Country Relay Thriller

Sweden snatched the gold medal in a tense sprint finish to the women’s cross-country skiing 4x5km relay at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday, ria.ru reports. February 15 2014, 18:05 2 032 просмотрs

Ukraine Protests: Court Releases All Arrested Demonstrators

Ukraine Protests: Court Releases All Arrested Demonstrators

In Ukrain all protestors arrested during a violent police dispersal of demonstrators have been released, one of the demands of the opposition, azh.kz reports, citing National Resistance HQ (coordinating body of Euromaidan created in December of last year). February 14 2014, 17:10 1 911 просмотрs

Italian PM Letta to resign, Renzi poised to step in

Italian PM Letta to resign, Renzi poised to step in

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will resign on Friday in a lightning political crisis and his 39-year-old leftist challenger Matteo Renzi is poised to win the nomination to replace him, google.com reports. February 14 2014, 14:44 1 306 просмотрs

Belgium lawmakers vote for children's 'right to die' euthanasia law

Belgium lawmakers vote for children's 'right to die' euthanasia law

Belgium has become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of all ages, after a heated debate in which critics questioned a child's ability to make the decision to die, cnn.com reports. February 14 2014, 10:18 1 833 просмотрs

Valentine’s Day Banned in Kyrgyzstan Schools

Valentine’s Day Banned in Kyrgyzstan Schools

Officials in the Kyrgyzstan city of Osh are insisting on imposing a ban on celebration of St. Valentine’s Day not only in local schools, but in the whole country, azh.kz reports. February 13 2014, 21:29 1 826 просмотрs

November 2014 trial set for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tsarnaev

November 2014 trial set for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tsarnaev

A jury trial is set to commence in the US case against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on November 3 of this year, according to a note appended to the defendant’s docket Wednesday, rapsinews reports. February 13 2014, 17:32 1 551 просмотрs

Russian Mediterranean fleet "not linked" to Syria

Russian Mediterranean fleet "not linked" to Syria

The redeployment of Russian Naval vessels in the Mediterranean Sea is part of a planned rotation and is not linked with the worsening situation in Syria, a Russian Naval spokesperson said Thursday, ria. ru reports. February 13 2014, 17:24 1 352 просмотрs

Putin signs law banning gay couples from adopting

Putin signs law banning gay couples from adopting

President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday banning the adoption of children by same-sex couples in Russia and abroad – and by residents of foreign countries where gay marriages are sanctioned, rt.com reports. February 13 2014, 17:18 2 565 просмотрs