Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed on Wednesday that it has no control over "self-defence forces" in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.

At a news conference in Madrid, he said the forces "created...

Russia will withdraw its remaining military from the border with Ukraine when "their task is complete", Russia's foreign minister said on Thursday.

Sergey Lavrov's comments came as he was hosting his counterpart...

Villagers in a Turkish village famed for its use of bird language have cancelled their annual festival to honour the people of Gaza.

Bird language has been spoken in the...

Sochi lived up to the first part of its "Hot. Cool. Yours." slogan on Wednesday as temperatures topped 17C at the Olympic Park.

Shorts and swimwear were in order as visitors, volunteers and...

Crimea, a strategic peninsula in the Black Sea, has become the chief flashpoint in the battle for Ukraine.

It is a pro-Russian part of Ukraine separated from the rest...

There is intimidation, fear and apathy in Crimea this week as the Ukrainian territory prepares for a referendum to decide its future.

Supporters of Crimea returning to the Russian Federation...

A boat carrying suspected migrants from Afghanistan and Syria sank on Monday just north of the Bosphorus Strait, off the coast of Istanbul, leaving at least 24 people dead.

Seven people were rescued alive, Turkish...

Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu expressed mutual support during a bilateral meeting at the NATO summit of foreign minister's summit in Brussels on Wednesday.

"Turkey is such a key...

Thousands of Russian troops marched on Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade on Friday in a proud display of the nation's military might.

About 11,000 troops proudly marched across the square...

Russia is scrapping the South Stream natural gas pipeline project and may cooperate with Turkey instead on building a gas hub for southern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on...

Temperatures continued to rise in Sochi on Thursday and some visitors to the Winter Olympics swapped watching events on snow and ice for a day of sunshine at the beach.

The Games' official motto...

Police struggled to keep apart rival groups holding competing rallies on Wednesday in Ukraine's largely pro-Russian Crimea region.

The regional parliament in the Crimean city of Simferopol was to...

Preparations were complete on Saturday evening at a small polling station in the Crimean town of Perevalnye for Sunday's referendum on Crimea's status.

"Everything is prepared for tomorrow, the committee,...

Romania's president said on Monday that Russia has created a chain of conflicts around the Black Sea to further President Vladimir Putin's goal of rebuilding the former Soviet Union along its former border with the...

Ukraine's Security Council Chief said on Friday that the people of Crimea had nothing to do with recent events in the region, and that extremist groups were to blame.

Andriy Parubiy said measures were...

A column of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles has crossed into southeastern Ukraine, away from where most of the intense fighting has been taking place, a top Ukrainian official said on Monday.

Colonel Andriy...

Two Russian warships passed through Turkey's Bosphorus Strait on Tuesday, thought to be en-route to the Crimean peninsula.

The two ships arrived in Turkish waters on Monday, according to Turkey's state-run news...

Ukraine's critical presidential election got underway Sunday under the wary scrutiny of a world eager for stability in a country rocked by a deadly uprising in the east.

The vote was...

The Unites States has augmented its NATO operations in the Baltic region in response to escalatory steps taken by Russia in the Ukrainian crisis, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Deputy Spokesperson...

Crimea militias stormed the Ukrainian navy headquarters in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on Wednesday, taking it over without resistance.

Several hundred militiamen took down the gate and made their way onto the b
ase....

Mixed Support For Russia In Crimea Region

Ukrainian soldiers stationed close to the Russian border on Friday said they had no interest in a military conflict between the two countries following the Russian annexation of the Black Sea peninsula of...

Ukraine's navy is in Odessa's harbour, though it can be hard to spot.

It's tucked behind a collection of storage tanks and overshadowed by immense cargo vessels docked...

Flowers at scene of bus bombing, investigators hunt for evidence

Volgograd - 22 Oct
2013
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