Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine reported heavy casualties on Tuesday after a second day of fighting with government forces, as authorities in Kiev vowed to continue the military offensive "until not a single terrorist" was left.
Models present creations by Chinese designer Laurence Xu as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show in Paris July 4, 2013.
Edward Snowden should find another country to seek refuge in, a Russian official said on Thursday, signalling Moscow's growing impatience over his stay at a Moscow airport.
EU negotiators are scheduled to meet their US counterparts next week in Washington to broadly compare notes on free trade negotiations.
Moscow will not influence the circumstances around Edward Snowden because the NSA leaker has not appealed for political asylum in Russia.
A demonstrators holds banner that reads "asylum" during protest rally in support of former US spy agency NSA contractor Edward Snowden in Berlin July 4, 2013.
Twenty-four passengers were killed in a MI-8 helicopter crash Tuesday in the Far Eastern Yakutia region.
Ecuador said on Wednesday it would seek the help of the British government to determine who put a hidden microphone in its London embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up.
The 2001-2010 decade was the warmest since the start of modern measurements in 1850 and the world experienced unprecedented high-impact climate extremes during the decade.
A Russian opposition politician whose victory in a mayoral election embarrassed President Vladimir Putin was detained on Wednesday in a corruption investigation.
Bolivia said President Evo Morales' plane was diverted on a flight from Russia and forced to land in Austria over suspicions that Edward Snowden might be on board.Venezuela eyed as Snowden seeks asylum
Bolivia denies Snowden on president's plane
NSA leaker Edward Snowden's best chance of finding refuge outside the US may hinge on the president of Venezuela, who was in Moscow on Tuesday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
India turns down Snowden's asylum request
Hollande urges common EU stance on US spying
Bolivia denies Snowden on president's plane
Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Portas on Tuesday said he would quit the government, a day after the shock resignation of the country's Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar.