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Ukraine PM says EU accord may be signed next week Ukraine's new leaders will likely sign a long-awaited political accord with the European Union next week, interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday after talks at the White House.

13 March 2014

Warning bells as Portugal urged to exit bailout without buffer With Portugal's 78-billion-euro IMF-EU aid programme about to come to an end, its creditors are not only expecting the country to exit its massive bailout on May 17, but urging it to do so without a safety net.

11 March 2014

Clashes in Ukraine as Putin stays defiant Pro-Russian activists with clubs and whips clashed with pro-Kiev supporters Sunday as tens of thousands rallied across Ukraine in rival protests, and Russian President Vladimir Putin dug in his heels in the standoff with the West.

10 March 2014

Crimea moves to join Russia, US and EU sanction Moscow Ukraine stood in danger of breaking apart Friday after Crimea's parliament unanimously voted to join Russia in a sharp escalation of the worst East-West security crisis since the Cold War.

07 March 2014

EU freezes assets of Ukraine's ousted leader and 17 others The European Union on Thursday froze assets held in the 28-nation bloc by 18 Ukrainians accused of embezzlement, including ousted Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych.

07 March 2014

Obama says Putin 'not fooling anybody' over Ukraine US President Barack Obama said Russia was not "fooling anybody" over the Ukraine crisis after it denied its forces were operating in Crimea.

05 March 2014

US suspends military cooperation with Russia, Kerry heads to Ukraine The United States suspended military cooperation with Russia due to its military intervention in Ukraine, as Secretary of State John Kerry prepared to visit Kiev Tuesday amid a deepening crisis.

04 March 2014

British press says Merkel gave Cameron little to cheer Britain's newspapers said Friday that Prime Minister David Cameron had little to cheer from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit as he seeks consensus on reforming EU migration rules.

28 February 2014

Merkel set for historic UK visit German chancellor Angela Merkel will make an historic speech to Britain's parliament on Thursday before holding EU talks with Prime Minister David Cameron and taking tea with Queen Elizabeth II.

27 February 2014

Deal signed to end Ukraine crisis; move to free Tymoshenko Ukraine's embattled leader signed a deal Friday with the opposition in a bid to end the ex-Soviet country's worst crisis since independence after three days of carnage left nearly 100 protesters dead.

22 February 2014

Bulgaria chokes on air pollution fuelled by poverty The smokestacks of Kremikovtzi steel mill on Sofia's outskirts may have shut down years ago, but ancient cars ensure that Bulgaria's capital is still the most polluted in Europe.

22 February 2014

Ukraine leader calls 'truce' amid threat of EU sanctions Ukraine's embattled leader announced a "truce" with the opposition as he prepared for a grilling by visiting EU diplomats Thursday over clashes that killed 26 and left the government facing diplomatic isolation.

20 February 2014

Hungary backpedals on disputed Holocaust monument The Hungarian government said Wednesday it had postponed the inauguration of a controversial monument which Jewish critics say glosses over Budapest's active role in the Holocaust.

20 February 2014

Police, protesters wage 'war' in deadly Kiev clashes Riot police launched a fresh assault on protesters in central Kiev early Wednesday, escalating a bloody standoff that has already left at least 18 people dead in a dramatic turning point for Ukraine's three-month political crisis.

19 February 2014

Biden tells Yanukovych to pull back forces in Kiev US Vice President Joe Biden intervened as a political crisis in Ukraine turned deadly Tuesday, calling President Viktor Yanukovych and saying government forces that stormed a protest camp should withdraw.

19 February 2014

Iran, world powers seek 'comprehensive' nuclear deal Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers move to the next level as negotiators begin work on an ambitious lasting accord to silence for good fears about Tehran's atomic ambitions.

18 February 2014

EU, US reps meet ahead of free-trade talks US Trade Ambassador Michael Froman received his European counterpart Karel De Gucht in Washington Monday, preparing for next month's fourth round of talks on creating the world's largest free-trade area.

18 February 2014

Ukraine opposition asks for Merkel help as Russia pledges more aid Ukraine's pro-EU opposition asked Angela Merkel for sanctions against embattled President Viktor Yanukovych and financial support during talks in Berlin.

18 February 2014

Missing Nepal passenger plane found, no survivors: official Nepalese police discovered the wreckage of a plane carrying 18 people that had gone missing one day earlier in the country's mountainous west, but no survivors have been found.

17 February 2014

Wolf hunt stand-off in Sweden heightens rural tensions Farmers and hunters in Sweden are crying foul over a wolf hunt ban which they say threatens their way of life and may lead to civil disobedience.

15 February 2014

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