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Boris Johnson to launch ‘first barrage’ of sanctions after Putin mobilises troops
Ukraine on Tuesday urged its Western allies to hit Russia with “tough sanctions” after President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions as independent and ordered in his…
Defying West, Putin orders troops to Ukraine rebel regions
President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine Monday, prompting a furious response from the West with the United States…
As poll numbers fall, Putin vows to improve living conditions
Putin laid out a series of new measures in his speech to Russia’s two houses of Parliament
Tough questions in France’s breast implant scandal
France will investigate failures to detect faults with breast implants after a supplier admitted to selling risky silicone.
Strauss-Kahn details ‘uninhibited’ sex life in new book
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has admitted to having an uninhibited sex life in a new book, while claiming to be the victim of a plot.
NTC storms Sirte amid Nato strikes
Hundreds of fighters for Libya’s new rulers thrust into Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte from the east on Sunday, as Nato pounded the coastal city.
African migrants caught in Libya crossfire
For African migrant workers in shelters on the outskirts of Tripoli, Libya’s revolution has brought not hope and freedom but fear and hunger.
Genocide accused Mladic to fight Hague extradition
Bosnian Serb war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic was to appeal against his transfer to a United Nations court on Monday.
Serbia vows to catch Mladic protectors
Serbia vowed on Saturday to track down those who helped Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic evade justice for 16 years.
Russia signs ceasefire but troops still on the move
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a peace deal with Georgia on Saturday but his troops pushed even deeper toward the capital, Tbilisi.
Georgia reports attacks as thousands rally
Georgia said on Tuesday that Russian attacks on the country continued as 100 000 people gathered at a rally in central Tbilisi.
Georgian opposition call protest over polls
Georgia’s opposition called for its supporters to take to the streets on Sunday after a disputed exit poll showed incumbent Mikheil Saakashvili winning in the first round of a…
Violent protests engulf Georgian capital
Georgian police firing rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons fought running battles with anti-government protesters on Wednesday, plunging the ex-Soviet republic’s capital,…