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.
Germany was ready to discuss with Britain over its wishes on the European Union (EU) and help find a compromise to stop a British exit, Chancellor Merkel said on Wednesday.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Wednesday slashed at the "dangerous" promise by British Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a referendum on the country's membership in the European Union (EU).
A cargo train carrying tanks of jet fuel derailed Tuesday in Russia's Amur Region but caused no casualties.
More than 1,600 business leaders and more than 45 heads of state or government attend the 2013 Davos forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The British Ministry of Defense on Tuesday announced a third round of army job cuts, indicating some 5,300 soldiers would lose their jobs in the coming years.
A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on Norway to take concrete steps to create conditions for improving bilateral ties, saying mending relations is up to Norway.
The world must spend an extra $700 billion a year to curb its addiction to fossil fuels blamed for worsening floods and heat waves and rising sea levels, a study issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) showed.
Statistics say the Swiss are the richest people in the world, with net financial assets of nearly $148,000 per capita.
Russia prepares to send two aircraft to pick up its nationals in Syria, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said Monday.
Two trains collided head-on Monday in Vienna, leaving five people seriously injured, Austrian Federal Railways said.
The German ruling coalition was defeated in a key election in Lower Saxony state, preliminary official results showed late Sunday.
British scientists seeking to tap more efficient forms of solar power are exploring how to mimic the way plants transform sunlight into energy and produce hydrogen to fuel vehicles.
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