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West hikes warnings over Ukraine truce as new flashpoint ignites The West sounded more forceful warnings over Ukraine's battered truce as fighting raged around the port city of Mariupol.
23 February 2015
EU announces aid to pork industry hit by Russian ban European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan announced measures to raise pork prices to help the industry hit by a Russian embargo.
23 February 2015
Moody's downgrades Russia debt to 'junk' level Moody's cut Russia's debt rating by one notch into 'junk' territory, saying the Ukraine crisis and the fall in oil prices and the ruble will further undermine Russia's economy.
21 February 2015
Hundreds attend funeral of Copenhagen gunman Hundreds of people attended the Islamic burial of the gunman who killed two people in twin shootings in Copenhagen last weekend.
21 February 2015
Photo courtesy of natochess.com Russia may try to seize NATO territory, warns general Russia could try to seize territory from NATO states off the back of fighting in Ukraine, the military alliance's deputy commander in Europe.
21 February 2015
Sombre Ukrainians mark anniversary of protest killings Thousands of Ukrainians gathered for an emotional ceremony on Kiev's Independence Square to mark one year since scores of demonstrators were gunned down.
21 February 2015
Passengers injured in Swiss train crash Two trains slammed into each other near the Swiss city of Zurich on Friday, tipping over carriages and injuring at least five people, one seriously.
20 February 2015
Leaders renew backing of tattered Ukraine ceasefire The leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia pledged renewed support for a tattered ceasefire in eastern Ukraine despite violations.
20 February 2015
Germany rejects Greece 'take-it or leave-it' debt offer Germany rejected a take-it or leave-it request by Athens for a six-month extension to its EU loan programme.
20 February 2015
©Reuters/Ina Fassbender US, British spies hacked mobile SIM card keys: report US and British intelligence services can tap into mobile voice and data communications of many devices after stealing encryption keys of a major SIM card maker.
20 February 2015
Zarif, Kerry to hold nuclear talks in Geneva: Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and top US diplomat John Kerry will meet in Geneva this week for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme.
19 February 2015
New Greek president Pavlopoulos, pro-European with mixed legacy Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who was elected Greece's new president, is a veteran conservative insider whose selection has raised its share of eyebrows among the ruling left.
19 February 2015
Three medals in Mogul: Kazakhstan at Universiade The Winter Universiade continued in Granda, Spain from February 4 to 14. Kazakhstani skiers won three medals in mogul.
19 February 2015
Gennady Golovkin and Tom Loeffler. Photo courtesy of boxingtv.ru Cotto will give up WBC title instead of fighting Golovkin: Tom Loeffler Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler believes that Cotto would rather give up his title than fight Golovkin.
19 February 2015
Greece eyes pain-free EU loan deal Greece was expected to bid for extra debt crisis aid from the EU without strings attached, ahead of a closely-watched ECB meeting on the country's emergency funds.
18 February 2015
©REUTERS/Chris Helgren Swiss prosecutor orders probe, search of HSBC offices Investigators launched a search of British banking giant HSBC's Geneva offices as part of a money laundering probe.
18 February 2015
Putin visits his EU friend, Hungary's Orban, amid Ukraine tension Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a controversial visit to Budapest, showing the world he still has a friend in Europe in Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban
18 February 2015
Netherlands cancels visas for controversial imams' visit Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders nixed visas for three controversial imams planning to visit the Netherlands next month.
18 February 2015
Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan. Photo courtesy of RIA Turkey slams Armenia for halting deal to improve ties Turkey lashed out at Armenian President for his decision to withdraw from parliament a landmark deal aimed at repairing relations between the two nations.
18 February 2015
Russian court upholds sentence of Kremlin critic Navalny A Russia court upheld a suspended three-and-a-half year prison sentence against top Kremlin critic Alexi Navalny.
18 February 2015

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