Obama presses Putin to strike Ukraine peace deal
US President Barack Obama called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, urging him to embrace a negotiated solution.
Obama delays Ukraine arms decision amid diplomatic whirlwind
US President Barack Obama agreed to hold off a controversial decision on sending arms to Ukraine until German-led efforts to broker a ceasefire with Russia are given a chance.
After deadly shells, sorrow and chaos at Donetsk hospital
Residents of the Tekstylnyk district in east Ukraine rebel stronghold Donetsk have only tears and unanswered questions after a barrage of shells killed four people.
EU won't change everything to please Greece: Juncker
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned Greece's new government that Brussels will not change all of its rules just to solve the debt crisis in Athens.
Kerry heading to Ukraine amid concern over conflict
US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Ukraine next week amid growing global concern over the intensifying nine-month war in the country's eastю
Ukraine rebels vow to push offensive if talks fail
Pro-Russian separatists vowed on Friday to push their latest offensive in eastern Ukraine further if truce talks with Kiev's pro-Western leaders fail.
Poroshenko and US press Putin on Ukraine violence
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko appealed to Russia's Vladimir Putin while Washington threatened tougher measures should Moscow fail to rein in separatists mounting.
More than 1,000 children living rough in Donetsk
About 1,100 children are living rough in underground shelters in Ukraine's rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk.
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs joins EU and USA demanding peaceful talk
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan has made a statement in relation to the intensification of the Ukrainian crisis.
Karim Massimov meets PM of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel at WEF
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov has met with Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
UN Security Council to meet on Yemen crisis
The UN Security Council will hold closed-door meetings Monday on the crisis that has left Yemen in a political vacuum.
Merkel urges Putin to 'put pressure' on Ukraine's pro-Russia separatists
German Chancellor urged her Russian counterpart in a phone call to "put pressure" on Ukraine's pro-Kremlin separatists to end a recent upsurge in violence.
Ukraine rebels vow to conquer more territory in war-torn east
Pro-Russian rebels vowed to conquer more territory in eastern Ukraine and ruled out peace talks after Kiev retreated from a long-disputed airport.
Russians ready to eat less in crisis, united round Putin: deputy PM
Russians are ready to ride out the current economic crisis, even by eating less food, and to stand by President Vladimir Putin's side regardless.
Ukraine leader says pro-Russia rebels paid 'high price' for attacks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that pro-Russian rebels had paid a "high price" for their escalating attacks.
Ukraine cedes airport on one of bloodiest days of war
Ukrainian forces ceded a long-disputed airport to Russian-backed rebels as an upsurge in clashes killed nearly 50 people.
Samruk-Kazyna cuts spendings by $1.83 bln in 2015
Samruk-Kazyna is cutting spendings and investments in 2015 amid the deteriorating economic situation.
Nazarbayev discusses south-eastern Ukraine and sanctions against Russia with Obama
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has discussed the situation in Ukraine as well ask sanctions against Russia during a phone call initiated by the American President Barak Obama.
Bus shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk kills 13: official
Shelling hit a trolleybus in war-torn east Ukraine's Donetsk and killed at least 13 people, hours after peace talks in Berlin called for a ceasefire.
Russia unveils $21 bn anti-crisis plan
The Russian government unveiled a $21 billion anti-crisis plan to tackle the country's stalled economy.