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.
Two people were killed in an aircraft crash in south Russia's Krasnodar territory, regional emergency authorities said Sunday.
The US House of Representatives on Friday approved a bill that would normalize trade relations with Russia for the first time since the end of the Soviet Union.
The European Commission started to impose provisional anti-dumping tariffs on ceramic tableware and kitchenware from China as of Friday, despite opposition from more than half of its members, the commission said on Thursday.
Denmark is actively expanding our political and economic cooperation with China.
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Israel and Palestine to avoid further escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip, the Kremlin press service reported.
The Russian Mission Control Center has restored normal communications with satellites and the International Space Station after a broken cable was fixed, Russia's federal space agency said.
The BBC faces its most serious crisis for decades following a series of high-profile and embarrassing errors that have led to the resignation of its highest ranking journalists and sinking of its reputation.
At least 40% of non-executive directors on the boards of big listed companies across Europe should be females by 2020, said a legislative proposal from the European Commission.
Some of the most famous cars in French motoring history would be banned from Paris under a law intended to hit gas-guzzlers, but which is being criticised as a blow to the poor and classic car fans.
A huge, internally flawless diamond from India's fabled Golconda mines was sold at auction in Geneva on Tuesday night for a record 20.36 million Swiss francs ($21.48 million), Christie's said.
Head of the European Parliament said Tuesday that EP negotiators would not attend the 2013 budget talks scheduled later this night due to "no agreement" among member states about the budget for this year.
China welcomed a European Union decision not to immediately charge airlines that use airports within EU borders for their carbon emissions.
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