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BRUSSELS: The European Union on Friday signed an agreement for closer political and economic cooperation with Ukraine.The association agreement, signed by the Ukrainian Prime...

BANGKOK: A constitutional court in Thailand on Friday nullified the general elections held in February 2 because voting was not held for the entire...

SYDNEY: An official of the Australia Maritime Security Agency said on Thursday that the Australian Air Force Orion aircraft have reached near the possible...

NEW YORK: The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will depart on Wednesday for a visit to Russia and Ukraine as part of his diplomatic efforts...

CANBERRA: The Australian government on Wednesday imposed financial sanctions and travel bans against 12 unnamed Russian and Ukrainian individuals in response to Moscow’s move...

ISLAMABAD: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday and sought Pakistan’s help in tracing missing...

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a treaty with the Crimean leaders to make the Black Sea peninsula part of the Russian Federation,...

PARIS: The French foreign minister Laurent Fabius has said that the Group of Eight (G8) has suspended Russia’s participation in their meetings.However, Fabius said...

WASHINGTON: The United States and the European Union (EU) have imposed sanctions against Russian and the Ukrainian officials after Crimea declared its independence following...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday that it is very likely that the communications systems of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370...