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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. ©REUTERS Teach English, not Russian in Ukraine schools: president Ukrainian President risked further angering the Kremlin by suggesting that English lessons replace Russian ones in schools.
04 October 2014
Catalans defy Spanish court in independence duel Catalan leaders forged ahead for a vote on independence, defying a court challenge by the national government in their bid to redraw the map of Spain.
04 October 2014
British Prime Minister David Cameron. RIA Novosti© British PM confirms 'brutal murder' of Alan Henning by IS group British Prime Minister confirmed the "brutal murder" of aid worker Alan Henning by the Islamic State group Friday and vowed to bring his killers to justice.
04 October 2014
Kerry tells Lavrov of 'concern' over Ukraine fighting US Secretary of State John Kerry told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov of his "concern" over the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine.
04 October 2014
Ukraine reports Norway gas deal to counter Russian cut Ukraine said it had struck a gas deliveries deal with Norway's energy giant Statoil aimed at helping it avert the consequences of a cut in Russian supplies.
04 October 2014
Woman has baby after womb transplant in world first: Lancet A 36-year-old Swede has become the world's first woman to give birth after receiving a womb transplant.
04 October 2014
Women accuse FIFA of discrimination over turf in Canada Dozens of the world's top female soccer players are suing governing body FIFA for discrimination over plans to stage matches at next year's Women's World Cup.
03 October 2014
Berlin approves new arms exports to Arab states: report Germany has approved new deliveries of weapons to several Arab countries, including Qatar which had been accused of backing jihadists.
03 October 2014
Pope braced for marriage clash as world's bishops meet Nice-guy Pope Francis looks set to have his mettle tested by his first mutiny in the ranks this weekend at a Catholic meeting.
03 October 2014
British PM first leader to visit new Afghan president Ghani British Prime Minister became the first world leader to hold talks with newly-inaugurated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
03 October 2014
IMF worried about sustained slow global growth IMF chief warned that the global economy could be sinking into a prolonged period of "mediocre" growth.
03 October 2014
EU keeps Russia sanctions as clashes resume in Ukraine The EU decided to keep in place biting economic sanctions on Russia over its alleged backing of pro-Kremlin insurgents.
01 October 2014
Spain PM says open to debate on constitutional reform Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he was open to proposals on reforming the country's constitution.
01 October 2014
Meruert Karmenova. Photo from personal archives Kazakh 21 yo violin player wins Rodolfo Lipizer Prize in Italy Kazakhstan native Meruert Karmenova has won the prestigious 33rd International Violin Competition 'Rodolfo Lipizer Prize' in Italy.
01 October 2014
Mukhtar Ablyazov ©Yaroslav Radlovsky Ukraine refuses cooperation with Russia in Ablyazov's case President of Ukraine Poroshenko announced that Ukraine would not cooperate with Russia in the case of fugitive Kazakh banker, who will be be extradited to either Ukraine or Russia.
30 September 2014
Fitch places Catalonia on rating watch negative following independence vote call Ratings agency Fitch put Catalonia on review for a possible downgrade.
30 September 2014
Paris fashion says non to 'Normcore' Self-aware blandness, aka "Normcore", may be the latest high street buzzword, but for the world of high fashion the trend is something to be resisted.
30 September 2014
©RIA Novosti Prada goes for cover-up look over CEOs tax fraud probe Troubled Italian fashion giant Prada stonewalled questions over its tax affairs.
30 September 2014
Hungary bans US far-right group's 'racist' conference Hungary banned a conference of the US-based white supremacist National Policy Institute (NPI) set for this weekend, calling the organisation "racist".
30 September 2014
Long Russia crisis could force EU energy rethink: Merkel Angela Merkel said that Germany and Europe may have to review their energy cooperation with Russia in the long-term if the Ukraine standoff does not abate.
30 September 2014

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