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Putin, Merkel and Hollande begin Ukraine peace talks: Kremlin German Chancellor, French President and their Russian host Vladimir Putin talks seen as a desperate bid to avoid an escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine.
07 February 2015
Pope to make historic US Congress address on Sept 24 Pope Francis will bring his message of peace and compassion to politically gridlocked Washington in September when he becomes the first pontiff to address the US Congress.
06 February 2015
UN chief wants more peacekeepers for CAR UN chief Ban Ki-moon is seeking to boost the UN force in the Central African Republic by 1,030 peacekeepers as the country prepares for elections.
06 February 2015
Australia PM Abbott vows to fight party vote to oust him Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Friday he would fight a Liberal party vote next week that could remove him from power.
06 February 2015
Merkel, Hollande take Ukraine peace plan to Putin German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande were due in Moscow after getting Kiev's tentative backing for a crunch peace plan.
06 February 2015
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. ©RIA NOVOSTI Pentagon study claimed Putin has Asperger's syndrome A Pentagon study from 2008 claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has Asperger's syndrome, giving him a need to exert "extreme control".
06 February 2015
Democrats, Republicans urge Obama to arm Ukraine US senators from both parties renewed calls Thursday for President Barack Obama to boost military aid to Ukraine.
06 February 2015
Mexico leader gets no applause, and plenty of online flak Mexico's embattled President Enrique Pena Nieto has sparked a social media storm over an off-the-cuff remark he made about not getting applauded.
05 February 2015
Tengrinews.kz file photo Russia pushes UN to cut off Islamic State funds Russia is making a push at the United Nations for a new resolution to choke off funding from oil sales to the Islamic State group.
05 February 2015
Greece defence minister reassures NATO over Russia ties Greece's new government remains committed to its NATO role despite close ties with Russia that have worried its allies.
05 February 2015
Australian PM Abbott defiant as MPs call for his head Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was fighting for his job after backbenchers publicly called for a Liberal Party leadership challenge following months of tensions.
04 February 2015
Japan PM condemns 'unforgivable' IS execution of Jordanian pilot Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the apparent execution by the Islamic State group of a Jordanian pilot as "unforgivable".
04 February 2015
Obama dismissive as US House votes to repeal 'Obamacare' US House Republicans took the increasingly routine step of voting to repeal "Obamacare," a seemingly doomed effort that President Barack Obama ridiculed as making "absolutely no sense."
04 February 2015
'No doubt' US will provide arms: Ukraine president Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said he has "no doubt" the US will provide weapons for the fight against pro-Russian separatists.
04 February 2015
Italy's Renzi says EU-Greece deal possible after Tsipras talks Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he believes Greece will be able to strike a deal with its EU partners over its massive debts.
04 February 2015
Abbas orders probe into West Bank Mohammed cartoon Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has ordered an investigation into a drawing of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed which appeared in a West Bank newspaper.
04 February 2015
Special Representative for the Ebola Response Bruce Aylward. ©REUTERS WHO names Ebola response chief The World Health Organization said it had appointed its assistant director-general Bruce Aylward to head its overall response to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
04 February 2015
EU won't change everything to please Greece: Juncker European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned Greece's new government that Brussels will not change all of its rules just to solve the debt crisis in Athens.
03 February 2015
Kerry praises Qatar for help on Yemen crisis Secretary of State John Kerry praised Qatar for its help in trying to resolve the crisis in Yemen, amid hints the US is in contact with Shiite rebels through go-betweens.
03 February 2015
Litvinenko thought Putin was linked to crime: widow The widow of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko told that her husband had suspected Vladimir Putin of being involved in "criminal conduct".
03 February 2015
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