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.
A dozen apartments were damaged after a power substation exploded in a residential block in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas on Tuesday, officials said.
The decision by the EU Council to maintain existing sanctions against Belarus hurts both sides, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Savinykh said Monday.
A planet whose skies are illuminated by four stars has been discovered for the first time by an international team of researchers.
Candidates backed by Russia's ruling party the United Russia won the gubernatorial elections in five regions, the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) said Monday.
Greece faces the "last hurdle" before the start of recovery, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said in an interview published on Sunday.
Joining the World Trade Organization was a great leap forward for Russia, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday.
Russia launched a Proton-M carrier rocket carrying a US telecommunications satellite, the federal space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday.
China is willing to offer the eurozone support on getting through the difficulties, said Yi Gang, the vice-governor of the People's Bank of China.
The United States congressional report against two leading Chinese telecom companies is having a ripple effect worldwide.
The European Union was awarded the 2012 Nobel peace prize for advancing "peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe" on Friday.
British singer Sarah Brightman said on Wednesday she had bought a seat to fly on a Russian spaceship, describing it as a chance to live out a childhood desire "beyond her wildest dreams".
Li Keqiang warned against protectionism as he called on the EU to properly handle trade disputes between Chinese and European solar panel, companies.
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