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.
President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they would sign an agreement on securing and destroying nuclear material.
Amid the biggest security operation ever mounted in Northern Ireland, the G8 Summit kicked off on Monday.
Three young men have been charged with aggravated violence over an attack on Chinese students in southwest France, prosecutors said on Monday.
British Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on Monday walked out of hospital in London with steady steps, media reports said.
A British Airways Airbus A380 lands at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, one day before the start of the 50th Paris Air Show, June 16, 2013. The Paris Air Show runs from June 17 to 23.
The violent attack on Chinese students in Southwest France was an xenophobic act which tarnished the country's image, said French Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll on Sunday.
A violent attack on six Chinese students in southwestern France has provoked widespread outrage and safety concerns in China as well as the Chinese community in France.
At their first private face-to-face meeting in a year, Obama will try to find common ground with Putin on the sidelines of a G8 summit in Northern Ireland.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas was forced to quit by a graft and spying scandal involving his closest aide, pitching the EU member state into a period of uncertainty over who will form the next government.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas will submit his resignation in connection with the detention of his closest aide Jana Nagyova on Monday.
The Chinese embassy strongly condemned the attack on Chinese students in western France, demanding French authorities bring the perpetrators to justice.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth (4th L) stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (L), Prince Charles (2nd L), Princess Anne (3rd L), Prince Andrew (4th R), Prince Harry (3rd R), Prince William (R) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge after the Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London June 15, 2013. Trooping the Colour is a ceremony to honour the sovereign's official birthday.
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