Hollande: Greece must stick to its EU commitmentsFrench President Francois Hollande urged Greece to abide by its European commitments, as the spectre of a Greek exit from the eurozone rears its head again.
05 January 2015
Merkel under fire over possible 'Grexit'German Chancellor came under fire over a magazine report suggesting she would be prepared to let Greece exit the euro should a far-left party win a snap Greek election.
05 January 2015
Buckingham Palace in fresh denial of Andrew sex claimsBuckingham Palace issued a new denial of allegations that a US woman was kept as an underage "sex slave" and forced to have sexual relations with Britain's Prince Andrew.
Ukraine TV lands in hot water over Russian pop songsOne of Ukraine's biggest TV networks faced the threat of being taken off air for filling its highly-rated New Year's Eve show with Russian pop songs beamed live from Moscow.
Poroshenko announces Putin meeting in new peace pushUkraine's Western-backed leader Petro Poroshenko promised to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin and involve US President Barack Obama in his stalled push for peace.
30 December 2014
IMF suspends aid talks with Greece ahead of electionsThe International Monetary Fund said it was suspending talks on a new disbursement of financial aid to Greece until a new government is formed after elections.
Final Greek presidential vote as fresh crisis loomsGreece's parliament will try to elect a president on Monday in a last-ditch bid to avoid snap general elections that could bring the hard-left to power and spark new concerns over the eurozone economy.
29 December 2014
Majilis ratifies OIE office on FMD in AstanaThe lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament - the Majilis - has approved the draft law establishing an OIE office on FMD in Astana.