Russia

French president Francois Hollande says Paris suspends delivery of Mistral helicopter carrier.

Crimean PM Sergei Aksyonov says the LGBT community isn't welcome in the Russia-annexed peninsula

IMF: Two end-July performance criteria estimated to have been missed and end-2014 targets are out of reach

Russia's ruble has been falling to new lows everyday as the situation in Ukraine intensifies.

Valeriy Geletey says 'Ukraine has no plans to surrender' to Russia.

Italian media reports Russian leader's threat to European Commission President.

Kazakh President Nazarbayev says country 'will never surrender' independence in response to Putin's remarks.

85 more troops wounded after attack by Russian artillery near Illoviask.

UK prime minister David Cameron to press EU leaders on blocking Russia's access to Swift.

Russian authorities close twelve McDonald's stores and are investigating hundred others.

Parliament to vote to abandon non-aligned status, Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk says.

Putin has used the controversial term since onset of the Ukraine crisis, but what does it mean?

South Korean newspaper reports Kim's money manager seeking asylum in third country.

Foreign ministry ridicules Nato's satellite images showing Russian troops have crossed Ukraine border.

Nato says satellite images show 1,000 Russian troops with heavy weapons crossing Ukraine border.

Russian lender looking to cash in on popular superstition and boost mortgage business.

Obama said a strategy to combat Isis must involve a combination of military action, political reform and diplomatic support.

European Union Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said bloc prepared for possible winter crisis.

JP Morgan was one of the banks to suffer the cyber attacks.

Separatist chief says thousands of Russian citizens fighting in Ukraine's restive eastern regions.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen confirms military alliance to deploy forces at new bases in post-Soviet states.

Capture of paratroopers comes ahead of meeting between Putin and Poroshenko in Belarus.

Russian ground and air forces assemble near the border with Ukraine.

Carlsberg has lowered its profit forecast on the back of tensions in Russia.

The Central Bank of Russia widened the range of trading allowed for ruble against a basket of dollars.

Palladium rallies near 13-year high while silver closes its sixth straight week down; gold and platinum little changed.

Governments agree deal for Russian nuclear corporation to build Jordan's first nuclear power plant.

Donetsk residents suspect white phosphorous shelling, strictly prohibited by the UN.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko confirms artillery eliminated Russian vehicles.

Face-to-face high-level talks scheduled to resolve Ukraine crisis.