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.
Departing Pope Benedict XVI held his last general audience at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Wednesday, drawing a massive crowd of Roman Catholics and other spectators from across the world.
Russian military science should be comprehensively developed and advanced to meet modern challenges, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
Fewer than 100,000 residents of an English town that hardly anyone outside Britain has heard of will vote on Thursday in an election that could help determine the political fate of the country's deputy prime minister and, ultimately, its government.
With dozens of new lawmakers from an Italian protest movement still dazed after a shock election success, the party's former comedian turned activist leader was suddenly in the driving seat on Tuesday.
US Secretary of State John Kerry pushed on Tuesday for a free-trade agreement between the United States and Europe.
Flashing his trademark smile, US Secretary of State John Kerry wrapped up his visit to Britain to continue with his packed itinerary - visiting more cities in Europe and the Middle East on his first foreign trip as US secretary of state.
The center-left coalition is set to win control of Italy's lower house but is short of winning a majority in the Senate, according to the Interior Ministry .
China and Russia have reached an important consensus on boosting oil trade, Vice-Premier Wang Qishan said Monday.
Departing Pope Benedict XVI delivered his final public prayer ceremony on Sunday noon in Vatican City, drawing tens of thousands of emotional Catholics.
Nicos Anastasiades, president of the right wing Democratic Rally (DISY) party, has won Cyprus' presidential elections with 57.48 percent of the vote, according to the final result annouced by the electoral commission on Sunday.
Gas explosion killed at least two people in a nine-storeyed building in Minsk, capital of Belarus, on Saturday.
French President Francois Hollande called for compulsory labelling and traceability of meat used in processed foods in Europe to prevent a repeat of the horsemeat scandal.
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