Russia: NATO pushed Kiev to drop nonaligned status
by KG/Associated Press A Russian deputy defense minister says NATO members pushed Ukraine toward dropping its nonaligned status.Ukraine's parliament abandoned the nonaligned position Tuesday, possibly...
View ArticleUkraine says Crimea transport halt temporary
by KG/Associated PressUkraine's suspension of transport connections with the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula is expected to be only a temporary measure, a Ukrainian security official said...
View ArticleUkraine nuke plant unit taken offline
by KG/Associated PressOne unit of Ukraine's Zaporozhiya nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, has been taken offline because of generator problems.State nuclear power company Energoatom says the...
View Article2 Albanian sailors killed during ferry operation
by KG/Associated PressTwo Albanian tugboat sailors died Tuesday during operations to secure a Greek ferry adrift for three days since a fire broke out on a car deck, with 10 people killed in the...
View ArticleLandslide in Bosnia kills 1, leaves dozens homeless
by KG/Associated PressAuthorities say a landslide has wiped out a group of poor homes in central Bosnia, killing one woman and injuring three other people.Rescuers searched for hours before they pulled...
View ArticleBosnian Serb lawmaker charged with genocide over Srebrenica
by KG/Associated PressBosnia's war crimes court has confirmed a genocide indictment against a Serb lawmaker over the executions of Srebrenica Muslims during the country's 1992-95 war.Dragomir Vasic, a...
View ArticleSerb war crimes prosecutor: 'We stirred up hornet's nest'
by KG/Associated PressSerbia's chief war crimes prosecutor said Thursday his office has faced an orchestrated campaign by war criminals and nationalists — including accusations of spying for the U.S....
View ArticleEU offers Ukraine more loans if it makes promised reforms
by KG/Associated PressThe European Union has offered to give extra rescue loans to Ukraine, which is struggling with recession and a costly war, but only if it makes its promised economic and political...
View ArticleSwiss central bank reports profit of 38 billion Swiss francs
by KG/Associated PressThe Swiss National Bank says it will report a profit of 38 billion Swiss francs (37.5 billion) for 2014 on gains in foreign currency and gold holdings.The massive profit from...
View ArticleUkraine says separatists intensifying rocket attacks
by KG/Associated PressUkrainian military officials said Friday that four soldiers were killed in one day as separatists intensified shelling of government positions ahead of peace talks expected in the...
View ArticleNorway continues crackdown on car washes
Officials in Norway have vowed to continue with a five-year-long crackdown against human trafficking victims forced to work in car washes. Norwegian police, labour inspectors and tax authorities...
View ArticleNaftogaz hails gas monitoring of Russian, Ukrainian stations
Naftogaz, the national oil and gas company of Ukraine, said on January 7 that it strongly supports the suggestion of European Commission Vice President Maros Sevcovic directed to the governments of...
View ArticleMerkel urges Putin, Poroshenko to implement peace plan
by KG/Associated PressGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel told the leaders of Russia and Ukraine that she's not ready to take part in a four-way summit over the Ukraine conflict unless there's a chance of...
View Article3 dead, 13 injured in bus accident in Bosnia
by KG/Associated Press A passenger bus traveling to Montenegro has overturned on a poorly maintained road in Bosnia, killing three people and injuring a further 13.The bus flipped over and fell into a...
View ArticleInterpol puts former Ukraine president on wanted list
by Andy CarlingInterpol has put the former Ukraine President, Viktor Yanukovych on their ‘Red Notice’ list, an international wanted persons alert saying that he is wanted by the judicial authorities of...
View ArticleUkraine meeting in Berlin ends without significant progress
by KG/Associated PressThe foreign ministers of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France were unable to make enough progress in closed-door meetings Monday on the Ukrainian crisis to move ahead with a...
View ArticlePre-accession support to Serbia is on track, say EU auditors
by KG/Associated PressA report published today by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) finds that EU support of about €1,2 billion over the 2007-2013 period has been globally effective in preparing...
View ArticleAuditors approve of Serbia support for membership
by Andy CarlingA new report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has said the €1.2 billion in funding, designed to assist Serbia’s bid to join the European Union has been effective. Since 2007,...
View Article12 dead in bus attack that could doom Ukraine's shaky truce
by KG/Associated PressAn attack on a passenger bus in eastern Ukraine killed 12 people Tuesday, likely dealing the final blow to hopes that a short-lived and shaky cease-fire could take hold.Across...
View ArticleUS, EU promise more aid for Ukraine if reforms continue
by KG/Associated PressThe United States on Tuesday reinforced Western assistance for war-torn Ukraine by promising up to $2 billion in loan guarantees if that effort is matched by economic and...
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