Ukraine: Barricades Burn As Concessions Fail

Sporadic clashes between police and protesters have spread across Ukraine despite President Viktor Yanukovych announcing concessions to demonstrators to try to restore calm to the country. Mr Yanukovych offered to reshuffle his government and to grant...

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Syria Rivals 'To Meet Face-To-Face' At Talks

Syria's regime and opposition have agreed to meet together in the same room at peace talks in Geneva, a UN mediator has said. It comes after the Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid al Muallem, earlier threatened to leave the convention if "serious" discussions...

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Bomb Blast Near Cairo Police Academy

Egypt Bombings Bear The Mark Of Al Qaeda Updated: 8:35pm UK, Friday 24 January 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor Not unprecedented, not unpredicted, the Cairo bombings blamed on radical Islamist groups do have a new distinctive signature...

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Thirty Feared Dead After Old People's Home Fire

Thirty residents of an old people's home in Quebec are missing after fire swept through the building killing five people and injuring 20 more. Firefighters called to the blaze early on Thursday morning took five hours to extinguish the flames in freezing...

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Ukraine: 'Very High' Chance Of Ending Violence

One of Ukraine's main opposition leaders has said there is a "very high" chance of finding a way to end the violence and political unrest in the country. Arseniy Yatsenyuk, leader of the Fatherland party, made the comment after four hours of talks with...

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Four Dead In Cairo Police HQ Explosion

At least four people have been killed after a large car bomb explosion struck Cairo's police headquarters. The bombing came on the eve of the anniversary of the start of the 2011 uprising that toppled Egypt's ruler Hosni Mubarak. Sky's Middle East...

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Syria's Warring Sides Agree To Direct Talks

The Syrian regime and opposition figures have agreed to finally sit down to talks on the country's three-year civil war. After bitter opening speeches at a peace summit in the Swiss town of Montreux, Russia said the rival delegations have...

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Ukraine Violence Continues As US Sanctions Loom

Police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev were locked in a tense standoff early Thursday, as the US threatened to impose sanctions over street battles which have claimed three lives. Police and protesters clashed again overnight, turning an...

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Syrian People Unconvinced By Peace Talks

By Robert Nisbet, Sky News Correspondent In Damascus, the steady crump of shells fired into rebel-held suburbs intensified as talks began a thousand miles away. The inhabitants were certainly paying attention. Traffic was noticeably lighter today...

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Syria: Diplomatic Push To End Bloody Conflict

A diplomatic battle to end Syria's bloody civil war begins in Switzerland today as opposition delegates sit down with government representatives for the first time in three years. International delegates have gathered in the city of Montreux, on the...

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Syrian Peace Talks Open Without Key Players

Representatives of 40 nations have converged on Montreux in a bid to drive home the urgency of talks in Switzerland on bringing peace to Syria. But key players have been banned, uninvited or ignored as the international community has put principal above...

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Ukraine Protests: Activist 'Shot Dead' By Police

An activist has been shot dead by police in Kiev, according to medical officials representing the protesters. Ukraine's interior ministry confirmed the death but made no comment on the cause. Police threw stun grenades and broke through protesters'...

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Syria's Opposition 'Will Attend Swiss Talks'

Syria's main opposition group has voted in favour of attending peace talks next week aimed at ending the country's civil war. The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) confirmed it will participate in the talks after 58 of its 73 delegates voted in favour...

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France: Valerie Trierweiler Leaves Hospital

The partner of French President Francois Hollande has thanked well-wishers for their support after leaving hospital on Saturday. Valerie Trierweiler was admitted on January 10 after claims that Mr Hollande was having a relationship with actress Julie...

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Child Marriage 'Legitimises Lifetime Of Abuse'

By Niall Paterson, Sky News Correspondent Child marriage often leads to a lifetime of abuse for girls, according to a new report. Campaign group Equality Now says such underage unions, often when the children involved are too young to understand...

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