Prime-Ministers of Russia and Kazakhstan in talksPrime-Ministers of Kazakhstan and Russia, Karim Massimov and Dmitriy Medvedev, have had a phone conversation to discuss the forthcoming meeting in Moscow.
Putin lauds Soviet army at Moscow's Auschwitz ceremonyPresident 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.
Turkey's Erdogan says no to Syrian KurdistanTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country opposes the idea of a Kurdish-controlled autonomous government in northern Syria.
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Attack on Ukraine's Mariupol targeted civilians: UNA 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.
WHO pledges reforms as it admits Ebola mistakesThe World Health Organization's chief admitted the UN agency had been caught napping on Ebola and pledged reforms to avoid similar mistakes in future.