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LONDON: The United States and Russia have failed to find common ground on Ukraine ahead of Crimea's controversial vote. “We haven’t got a common vision...

UNITED NATIONS: Russia would veto a US draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that would declare a planned referendum on independence...

SIMFEROPOL: The Crimean parliament on Tuesday voted for independence from Ukraine, paving the way for the upcoming referendum for the Crimean Autonomous Republic and...

BEIJING: A Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew crashed in the South China Sea on Saturday, while it was travelling...

MOSCOW: The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry and said that the United States...

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama held a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and urged him to seek a diplomatic solution to...

WASHINGTON: The United States is imposing visa restrictions on Russian and Crimeans who they accuse of threatening Ukraine’s sovereignty and integrity.In a statement, the...

SIMFEROPOL: The members of Crimean parliament on Thursday unanimously voted for the Ukraine’s autonomous region to become a part of Russia. "To become part of...

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is ready to resign if his ruling party fails to win key local...

MOSCOW: The Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that his country is not planning to go to war with the Ukrainian people, but...