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.
The European Union on Thursday approved a 1.865-billion-euro (2.480-billion-U.S.-dollar) recapitalization aid for four Spanish savings banks as part of the efforts to stabilize the country's banking system.
China-Russia relations are at their highest level in history, President Vladimir Putin said here on Thursday.
"Two Worlds - One Energy", featuring two young artists Marek Číhal and Wang Qing held in Beijing on December 19, 2012.
Russian spacecraft Soyuz TMA-07M with a crew of three blasted off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
China's Party chief guaranteed on Wednesday that Beijing will not change its diplomatic priority of developing Sino-Russian relations.
Heavy snowfall hit heavily the power supply and blocked roads in the mountainous regions of Southeast Bulgaria on Wednesday morning, officials said.
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday discussed a number of hot-button issues including Syria, Afghanistan and Iran.
The deployment of Patriot missiles by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Turkey is "purely defensive", the alliance's secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.
Russia and Palestine are interested in deepening political dialogue, Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Russian arms exports are expected to reach $14 billion this year, the largest volume ever, President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
For Spain, the year 2012 has been characterized by an economy waiting for a possible bailout from the European Union (EU) and a tense social climate.
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) has been elevated by almost 2.5 km for the upcoming docking of a Russian manned spaceship Soyuz.
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