Kiev in flames as clashes leave trail of destructionThe flames from buses set ablaze lit up the night sky, protesters dug up stones from the pavement to hurl at police and the stench of tear gas hung thick in Kiev.
20 January 2014
Ukraine opposition eyes new rally despite protest curbsPro-EU Ukrainians were reinforcing barricades in Kiev on Saturday ahead of a new mass rally, despite President Viktor Yanukovych signing legislation that placed strict curbs on protests, which drew condemnation from the West.
19 January 2014
Kerry praises Greece for tough economic choicesUS Secretary of State John Kerry praised the Greek government Friday for making "tough choices" to resolve the country's economic crisis and said he believed the situation was improving.
18 January 2014
EU envoy criticises 'tightening' curbs on China human rightsThe European Union's outgoing ambassador to China on Friday criticised growing curbs on human rights in the country, raising several individual cases including an arrested activist and a detained Uighur academic.
17 January 2014
Donors in major fundraising push for SyriaDonors gathered in Kuwait Wednesday in a major fundraising drive for 13 million Syrians affected by war following a record UN appeal for $6.5 billion.
Ukraine ex-minister beaten in fresh Kiev clashesUkraine's ex-interior minister and current opposition leader Yuriy Lutsenko was under intensive care in hospital Saturday after being beaten in fresh clashes that erupted between pro-EU demonstrators and club-wielding police.
Malaysia, Turkey aim to conclude free-trade dealMalaysia and Turkey pledged Friday to wrap up a free-trade deal this year as embattled Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to return home to a political crisis.
10 January 2014
Wanted: Billions of bees for European farmsMany countries in Europe face a worrying lack of crop-pollinating honeybees, a problem caused mainly by an EU policy shift in favour of biofuels.
10 January 2014
China has world's most outbound tourists: reportNearly 100 million Chinese tourists visited foreign countries last year, and they are likely to extend their lead as the world's biggest-spending travellers, state media reported Thursday.
09 January 2014
Ukrainian novelist Kurkov backs 'school for revolution' protestsThe long-running opposition protests on Kiev's central Independence Square are becoming a "school for revolution" as the country's leaders lose touch with society, top Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov told AFP.
08 January 2014
Children beheaded in C.Africa fighting: UNICEFAt least two children have been beheaded in the fighting which has gripped the Central African Republic, the UN agency for children said Monday, adding "unprecedented" levels of violence were being committed against youngsters.
31 December 2013
Philippines allows phone use on planesThe Philippines' civil aviation authority said Tuesday it would allow passengers to use mobile phones and laptops to make calls and access the Internet during flights.
31 December 2013
Greece eyes return to bond markets in 2nd half of 2014Bailed-out Greece is hoping to return to bond markets in the second half of 2014 -- but only if growth and a primary budget surplus permits, its finance minister said Sunday.
30 December 2013
Final amnestied foreign Greenpeace activist leaves RussiaThe last of the 26 foreign Greenpeace activists who were detained after an Arctic protest flew out of Russia on Sunday, the group announced, finally ending a saga that had caused global concern.
30 December 2013
Fireworks but no joy as Latvia joins eurozoneFireworks will light up the skies above Riga when Latvia adopts the euro on January 1, but on the ground the feeling will be far from festive among those fearing the impact of the switch.
Israel says to free Palestinians and build more settlementsIsrael will announce plans for new settlement construction next week, coinciding with the release of a third batch of Palestinian prisoners as part of peace talks, an official said Thursday.
27 December 2013
Turkey PM reshuffles cabinet amid graft scandalTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan replaced nearly half his cabinet in a dramatic reshuffle after a spreading graft scandal forced the resignation of three top ministers.
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