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Ukraine’s acting president warns Russian against any troop movements in Crimea

KIEV: The Ukrainian acting president Oleksandr Turchynov on Thursday warned Russia against any movement of its naval forces in the country’s Crimea region, calling...

Ukraine parliament approves Arseniy Yatsenyuk as new premier

KIEV: The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday approved the leader of the Batkivshchina (Fatherland) party Arseny Yatsenyuk as the country’s new prime minister. Yatsenyuk received a...

Viktor Yanukovych asks for Russia’s protection from extremists, says he is still Ukrainian president

MOSCOW: The Ukrainian ousted President Viktor Yanukovych has asked Russia to ensure his safety against the actions of extremists and said that he is...

Ukraine names new government, Arseny Yatseniuk as new prime minister

KIEV: The Ukrainian former economy minister Arseny Yatseniuk has been named as the country's new prime minister after the protest leaders named the ministers...

New Afghan president will sign bilateral security agreement with US: Kerry

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that new president of Afghanistan will sign the bilateral security agreement with the United States,...

NATO says ready to continue assisting Ukraine in its democratic reforms

BRUSSELS: The head of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that the military alliance will continue to help Ukraine to...

Putin orders urgent military drill to test combat readiness of troops

MOSCOW: In order to test the combat readiness of the armed forces across western and central Russia, the President Vladimir Putin has ordered an...

Tit for tat: US expels three Venezuelan diplomats

WASHINGTON: The United States has expelled three Venezuelan diplomats in response to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s expulsion of three US consular officials on February...

US to pull out all troops from Afghanistan if security deal not signed: Obama told Karzai

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of...

Hagel unveils plan to reduce US army size

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has unveiled plan to reduce the US army to its smallest size since before World War II;...

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