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Amal Clooney in court to condemn Armenia genocide-denier
A long-running battle over one man's denial of the Armenian genocide returned to the European Court of Human Rights.
29 January 2015
Greece-EU clash spreads to Russia sanctions
Greece has created a new headache for the EU by questioning sanctions against Russia over Ukraine.
29 January 2015
Kazakhstan gets 2 gold and 1 silver at Winter Universiade
On the second day of the 2015 Universiade, Kazakhstan’s team has lost its leadership position in the total medal count.
28 January 2015
'I'm not an enemy': Moscow exhibit showcases Gulag letters
Entitled "The Right of Correspondence," the exhibition is organised by Russia’s top rights group, Memorial, and displays hundreds of letters sent by Gulag.
28 January 2015
Pope opens doors to transsexual dubbed 'devil's daughter': report
Pope Francis has met a Spanish transsexual and his fiancée at the Vatican, opening his doors to a man dubbed "the devil's daughter" by a local priest.
28 January 2015
Putin lauds Soviet army at Moscow's Auschwitz ceremony
President Vladimir Putin slammed what he called attempts to rewrite history and lauded the Red Army at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
28 January 2015
Snakes 70 million years older than thought: study
A new look at four fossils has revealed that snakes' earliest known ancestor lived as many as 70 million years earlier than thought.
28 January 2015
Moscow blasts US spy arrest as part of 'anti-Russian campaign'
Moscow blasted the United States over the arrest of an alleged Russian spy, condemning the move as a "provocation".
28 January 2015
OSCE calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to cease hostilities
The OSCE called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to end deadly fighting in the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh.
28 January 2015
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.
28 January 2015
US says looking to work closely with Greek poll winners
The White House said it hoped to work closely with Greece's new government after the radical left-wing Syriza party stormed to power on an anti-austerity platform.
27 January 2015
EU to consider new Russia sanctions over Ukraine
European Union leaders have tasked their foreign ministers to consider a new wave of sanctions against Russia when they meet in Brussels.
27 January 2015
Anti-Semitic acts in France doubled in 2014: Jewish group
The number of anti-Semitic acts doubled in France during 2014, with acts involving physical violence leading the increase.
27 January 2015
Attack on Ukraine's Mariupol targeted civilians: UN
A rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol that killed 30 people at the weekend deliberately targeted civilians and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
27 January 2015
Merkel calls threats, attacks against Jews in Germany 'disgrace'
Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was a "disgrace" that Jews in Germany faced insults, threats or violence.
27 January 2015
IMF set to continue support Greece after election
The International Monetary Fund said it was prepared to continue its financial support of Greece.
27 January 2015
Natalie Portman sits in on retro space-age Dior fashion show
The stars were aligned at Dior's Haute Couture fashion show in Paris.
27 January 2015
Rakhat Aliyev trial in Vienna postponed
The trial on murder-related charges against the former son-in-law of Kazakhstan's President has been postponed in Vienna.
26 January 2015
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.
26 January 2015
Anti-austerity Syriza storms to historic Greek victory
Greece awoke to a new era of defiant anti-austerity after voters handed a decisive victory to radical left party Syriza.
26 January 2015