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Apple said it had halted online sales of iPhones, iPads and computers in Russia as the ruble's plunge made it difficult for sellers of imported goods to fix local prices.
The European Union's foreign policy chief said the 28-nation bloc would stay united on Ukraine despite pressure from some members to drop or ease its sanctions on Russia.
The Russian currency crashed to unprecedented lows trading at 80 rubles to the dollar and 100 to the euro.
Up to 10,000 Russian soldiers and their heavy weapons are still deployed in rebel-held eastern Ukraine despite a new ceasefire.
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has awarded 32 individuals with state awards in Astana.
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta's revamped government sailed through a vote of confidence in parliament.
The Viennese prosecutors have been given a permission by a special commission of the Ministry of Justice to present charges against the former ambassador of Kazakhstan to Austria Rakhat Aliyev.
Belgium ground to a halt in its biggest strike in years Monday as trade unions grounded flights, cut international rail links and shut sea ports to protest the new government's austerity plans.
Sales by Russian arms manufacturers continue to expand thanks to Moscow's investments despite a downturn in global defence spending.
"Bearded lady" Conchita Wurst is headed for the recording studio but doesn't rule out hanging up her stiletto heels in the coming years.
Top US diplomat met his Russian counterpart, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible lethal military aid for Ukraine.
Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the pageant's final in London.
The EU and the US confirmed that extended nuclear talks between with Iran will resume on December 17 in Geneva.
Ukraine welcomed a US bill that would allow Washington to provide lethal military assistance to the embattled country.
President Petro Poroshenko said a "real" ceasefire was in place in Ukraine after the first 24 hours in seven months without a military casualty.
Putin upended the global rules with considerable chutzpah, sowing just enough uncertainty to keep the world unsure of his intentions or his next move .
Spain's King Felipe VI praised the merits of unity in his first speech in Catalonia since the wealthy northwest region held a symbolic vote on independence.
A young man who disrupted the Nobel prize ceremony in Oslo by waving a Mexican flag streaked with red said he did it to denounce the alleged killing of students by Mexican authorities.
The International Monetary Fund called for the international community to come forward with fresh funds for Ukraine.
A three-day-old ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was under pressure after three government soldiers were killed.
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