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.
Visiting Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that the bilateral relations between his country and Cuba are on an upward path.
The Chinese president's upcoming visits to Russia and South Africa will further boost China's partnerships with the two countries, said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
A French author has written in graphic detail about her eight-month affair with disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, calling the relationship "field work" for a controversial new book.
Italy held its final day of campaigning on Friday ahead of crucial elections, as international investors warned an unclear outcome could shake the economy and set off shockwaves through the eurozone.
International rating agency Moody's on Friday cut Britain's credit rating by notch from AAA to Aa1, citing "subdued" growth prospects and a "high and rising debt burden."
The eurozone faces continued contraction in 2013, with its economic output expected to shrink by 0.3 percent, said the winter forecast released by the European Commission on Friday.
Cuban President Raul Castro and visiting Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev held talks Thursday on strengthening the economic relations between the two countries.
Britain has made it clear that it will not return to India the 105-carat Kohinoor diamond currently set into the crown of Queen Elizabeth II and on display at Tower of London.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said here on Thursday that he is expecting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Moscow.
A live rock band and a charismatic warm-up act set the stage on Wednesday for the man introduced to Sicilians - whose votes matter more than most in an election in a few days' time - as "Italy's next prime minister".
Volvo Car Company announced Wednesday to lay off 1,000 employees including consultants by the end of this year to help implement its saving plan of 1.5 billion Swedish kronor (about 238 million US dollars).
Eight armed and masked men snatched millions of dollars' worth of diamonds from the hold of a Swiss-bound plane without firing a shot.
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