Dutch scramble jets after Russian bombers approach
World | Associated Press | Thursday April 24, 2014
The Dutch defence department says several NATO member countries scrambled jets Wednesday afternoon after a pair of Russian bomber planes approached their airspace over the North Sea.
World share rally peters out, euro lifted by PMI boost
Wednesday April 23, 2014
European shares edged down on Wednesday after three days of gains as signs of a still stuttering Chinese economy and rising worries about Ukraine offset a reassuring set of European economic numbers.
'Russian Facebook' founder says has left country after being pushed out
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 23, 2014
His dramatic announcement is the latest episode in an acrimonious wrangle between Durov and a major shareholder.
US vows more sanctions on Russia unless tensions ease in Ukraine
World | Reuters | Wednesday April 23, 2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a telephone call on Tuesday that Washington would impose more sanctions on Russia if tensions did not de-escalate in eastern Ukraine, a senior US official said.
Ukraine orders new military operation in the east
World | Associated Press | Wednesday April 23, 2014
Ukraine's acting president ordered security forces to resume operations in the country's east on Tuesday after the bodies of two people allegedly abducted by pro-Russia insurgents were found and a military aircraft was reportedly hit by gunfire.
US troops head to Poland, Baltics to 'reassure' allies
World | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 23, 2014
The United States is deploying 600 troops to Poland and the Baltics to highlight its commitment to NATO allies amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine, officials said on Tuesday.
'Russian Facebook' founder flees country after being pressurised
World | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 23, 2014
The maverick founder of Russia's top social network, Pavel Durov, said on Tuesday he had fled the country after selling his share in the company under pressure from the security services.
Ukraine military plane hit by gunfire above rebel-held town
World | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 23, 2014
A Ukrainian military surveillance plane was hit and damaged by small arms fire as it was on a reconnaissance flight over the rebel-held eastern town of Slavyansk, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.
Fabio Capello to retire after 2018 World Cup
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 22, 2014
Fabio Capello, the current Russia head coach, confirmed that he will not take any offers after his contract expires in four years.
Brent holds near $110 on Ukraine; forecast US stockpile gain weighs
Tuesday April 22, 2014
US and European officials say they will hold Russia responsible and impose new economic sanctions if separatists do not leave government buildings they have occupied across swathes of eastern Ukraine. While the region is not key to global oil supplie...
US could hit Vladimir Putin with sanctions: State Department official
World | Reuters | Tuesday April 22, 2014
The United States could impose sanctions on a range of Russian officials over the crisis in Ukraine, US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday.
With actions in Ukraine, Russians display new military prowess
World | Michael R. Gordon, The New York Times | Tuesday April 22, 2014
Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Russia of behaving in a "19th century fashion" because of its annexation of Crimea.
Under Russia, life in Crimea grows chaotic
World | Neil Macfarquhar, The New York Times | Tuesday April 22, 2014
One month after the lightning annexation, residents of this Black Sea peninsula find themselves living not so much in a different state, Russia, as in a state of perpetual confusion
Pictures indicate Russian troops in Ukraine: US
World | Associated Press | Tuesday April 22, 2014
The State Department has released images of soldiers in eastern Ukraine that it says are Russian forces, showing militants wearing similar uniforms and brandishing Russian weapons.
Russia, US press each other on Ukraine deal
World | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 22, 2014
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry urged each other in a telephone conversation on Monday to use their influence to get Ukraine's rival sides to honour last week's Geneva accord.
'Russian Facebook' accepts founder's resignation
World | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 22, 2014
Russia's top social network said on Monday it had accepted the resignation of its founder, Pavel Durov, after he announced earlier this month he was leaving and then apparently changed his mind.
Life turns surreal in separatist-held east Ukraine
World | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 21, 2014
An armoured vehicle with a Russian flag fluttering atop it rumbles down the quiet streets of this provincial Ukrainian town as pro-Moscow militants fearing a government offensive fill sandbags inside the occupied town hall.
US Vice President Biden arrives in Ukraine
World | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 21, 2014
US Vice President Joe Biden touched down at Kiev airport on Monday for a two-day visit seen as a show of support for crisis-hit Ukraine's pro-Western leaders.
Ukraine peace deal falters as rebels show no sign of surrender
World | Reuters | Monday April 21, 2014
An agreement reached last week to avert wider conflict in Ukraine was faltering as the new week began, with pro-Moscow separatist gunmen showing no sign of surrendering government buildings they have seized.
Deadly gun attack in eastern Ukraine shakes fragile Geneva accord
World | Reuters | Monday April 21, 2014
At least three people were killed in a gunfight in the early hours of Sunday near a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russian separatists, shaking an already fragile international accord that was designed to avert a wider conflict.
