Canadian frigate to join NATO forces off UkraineA Canadian frigate with 250 marines on board set off from Halifax on the Atlantic coast to join NATO forces in the Mediterranean Sea monitoring the Ukraine crisis.
31 December 2014 12:09
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.
UN chief urges peaceful Sri Lanka voteUN chief Ban Ki-moon urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure next week's elections are peaceful and that minorities are able to vote without fear.
30 December 2014 10:01
Hillary Clinton trumps Jeb Bush in 2016 matchup: pollPresumed Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton would comfortably defeat Jeb Bush for president if the two members of their famous US political clans went head to head in 2016.