Russia

Real GDP in EU is set to grow 1.6% in 2014 and to improve further to 2% in 2015.

Russia warns it is weighing options after getting pleas for help from pro-Russian protesters as Donetsk, Slovyansk, Luhansk on the boil.

EU Energy Commissioner said the bloc should demand a single price from Russian gas giant Gazprom.

Banks are still lending to Russia but sanctions are making it more difficult.

Police and the security industry need to learn from cybercriminals who use Tor and bitcoin to evade detection.

International Monetary Fund Slashes Russia's growth forecast to 0.2% for 2014.

Ukrainian metals and media tycoon says he has no plans to sell off his businesses.

International Monetary Fund says Russia experiencing two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

Ukraine's economy shrunk in the first quarter of 2014 as political turmoil engulfed the country.

Crisis in Russia and further lawsuits ensure British Petroleum unlikely to know stability for a while.

The 51-year-old American musician arrested at Dubai airport and sentenced to one month in prison

Russia's defence minister says military activities of Nato and US near Russian borders 'unprecedented'.

As eurozone banks sell off investments, Diamond and new firm Atlas Merchant Capital smells opportunity.

Tizen smartphone design and specifications not very different from Galaxy S4.

Protesters claim they seized TV station to give pro-Russians a 'voice'

Standard and Poor's ratings agency downgrades Russian debt but economic impact will be limited

Anti-profanity bill yet to be approved by upper house and President Vladimir Putin.

Kiev finds two dead bodies with signs of torture in eastern Ukraine and blames pro-Russian forces for the slaughter.

Fast food chain's counter sales fall by 1.7% over quarter

Russian children are trained to use weapons at the General Yermolov Cadet School near Stavropol.

Reports of espionage hacking on rise with growing proportion attributed to east European governments

US vice president urges Ukraine's interim officials to wipe out 'cancer of corruption.'

Nato's combat dolphins and sea lions to attend naval drill in Black Sea amid Ukraine crisis.

At least five people reported dead in Slavyansk when unidentified gunmen attack checkpoint controlled by pro-Russians protesters.

US crude prices climb on upbeat unemployment data.

People's Mayor of Gorlovka in the Donetsk region and two of his aides disappear as pro-Russian protesters defy Geneva agreement.

Corporate lobbyists have pressed Western governments to avoid sanctions on sectors of the Russian economy.

Ukraine's acting president Oleksandr Turchynov has announced the launch of a military operation in the eastern Donetsk region.

Ukraine paratroopers carried out military exercises in the Donetsk region, as tensions continue in the east of the country.

UK foreign secretary William Hague has said that there is no doubt that Russia is behind the unrest in eastern Ukraine.