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Russia warns Nato, US over Ukraine membership

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned Nato and the US not to offer Ukraine membership of the alliance, ahead of a Nato summit.

After a day of drama, who rules Ukraine?

After a day of drama in which Ukraine’s president was ousted, who was left ruling the country? According to Parliament, it was not Viktor Yanukovich.

Anti-government protesters in Kiev

Ukraine protesters seize Yanukovich’s Kiev compound

Protesters have been holding the offices of President Viktor Yanukovich, whose exact whereabouts are unknown, for the next president.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was the winner of the meeting in Alaska with US President Donald Trump. Photo: File

Russia expels US journalist critical of Putin

Russia has barred a US journalist who is critical of President Vladimir Putin for five years, saying he violated his visa regulations.

Military intervention in Syria would hurt the global economy and push up oil prices. (AFP)

‘Syria attack will hurt global economy’

China warned on Thursday that military intervention in Syria would hurt the global economy and push up oil prices.

Fugitive Snowden slips out of Moscow airport for ‘secure’ base

Fugitive former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden slipped out of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport after Russia granted him temporary asylum.

Thatcher: Loved and loathed

Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain and inspired conservatives around the world by radically rolling back the state during her 11 years in power.

Britain’s Pearson and Germany’s Bertelsmann are to merge their publishing units

Random House and Penguin merging to take on Amazon

Britain’s Pearson and Germany’s Bertelsmann are to merge their publishing units, Penguin and Random House, to recover ground lost to Amazon and Apple.

Putin trashed for heavy-handed crackdown on protesters

Putin trashed for heavy-handed crackdown on protesters

Russia’s opposition is worried that Vladimir Putin is resorting to old tactics to crush dissent after riot police detained hundreds of protesters.

Putin wins Russian presidential election

Vladimir Putin won a resounding victory in Russia’s presidential election, exit polls showed, securing a new six-year term in the Kremlin.

Anti-Putin protesters struggle with chaotic meetings

The groups behind anti-Vladimir Putin protests disagree on more than they agree on and chaotic meetings are often an exercise in conflict resolution.

News Corp comes clean on scale of hacking cover-up

News Corp comes clean on scale of hacking cover-up

The British newspaper arm of News Corp has admitted to victims that executives covered up the scale of illegal activity by destroying evidence.

Russia’s Kudrin pays price for going off script

Vladimir Putin’s strategy for a smooth return to the Kremlin appears to have gone off script with the departure of Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.

Putin ready to return as Russian president

Vladimir Putin declared on Saturday that he planned to reclaim the Russian presidency in an election next March.

Inside Rebekah Brooks’ News of the World

Inside Rebekah Brooks’ News of the World

"It was the kind of place you get out of and you never want to go back again," said a former reporter of the <em>News of the World</em>.

Hacking scandal fells Britain’s top policeman

A phone-hacking scandal centred on Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp cost Britain’s top policeman his job.

Phone hack fallout may spread to US

Phone hack fallout may spread to US

The British Parliament will back a motion on Wednesday urging Rupert Murdoch to drop plans to buy the whole of broadcaster BSkyB.

Gordon Brown targeted by Murdoch’s papers

Gordon Brown targeted by Murdoch’s papers

Allegations that Gordon Brown was a target of illegal data gathering by Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers piled pressure on the media baron.

Could Murdoch deputy take the fall?

Could Murdoch deputy take the fall?

Attention is now turning to Les Hinton, who headed up News International and now runs the New York-based Dow Jones.

Vodafone pushes deeper into India with Essar deal

Vodafone will buy out Indian partner Essar in a $5-billion deal that ratchets up its exposure to a mobile market that has proved challenging.