US And Germany United In Russia Warning

Germany and the US appear to have hardened their line on potential sanctions on Russia. This is surprising and raises the stakes for what happens in the region. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama both set a new threshold for...

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Ukraine: Clashes After Deadly Odessa Fire

Ukraine has launched a dawn military operation against pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country as bloody clashes between the two sides show no sign of letting up. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Ukrainian forces had seized control of...

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Over 2,000 Confirmed Dead In Afghan Landslide

More than 2,000 people have been confirmed dead in a landslide in Afghanistan after part of a hill above a village collapsed. A village in Badakshan province, which borders Tajikistan in the country's northeast, has been buried in more than 300ft of...

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British Fighters Filmed In Syria 'War Crime'

By Tom Rayner, Middle East Reporter Video has emerged implicating British fighters in Syria in an apparent war crime. Footage uncovered by researchers at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) shows jihadist rebels killing...

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Ukraine 'In Military Assault On Slavyansk'

A pilot has reportedly been killed and others wounded after pro-Russian separatists used anti-aircraft weapons to fight off Ukrainian forces. Separatists in Slavyansk said they were fighting back against a "large-scale operation" to retake the city...

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North Korean Defectors' Harrowing Stories

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent In a series of rare and harrowing interviews, defectors have told Sky News of their horrific lives inside North Korea and their extraordinary journeys to escape the country. The men and women agreed to talk from...

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IMF: Ukraine Crisis Sparks Russia 'Recession'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Russia is already in recession as a result of the effects of the crisis in Ukraine. An economist working for the organisation, Antonio Spilimbergo, made the comment while confirming a huge downgrade in...

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Ukraine: Militia Controls A Million Weapons

At the end of a completely anonymous road on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Artemivsk is the village of Paraskoviyevka. It has two claims to fame: one of the few still functioning salt mines in the region, and, more importantly, the...

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Ukraine 'Detains Russian Attache For Spying'

Ukraine Mine: Militia Controls Million Weapons Updated: 11:37pm UK, Wednesday 30 April 2014 By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent, in Ukraine At the end of a completely anonymous road on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Artemivsk...

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Ukraine: Russia Denounces New US Sanctions

Russia has denounced new sanctions imposed by the United States over Moscow's actions in Ukraine, accusing Washington of using Cold War tactics from a "bygone era". Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin have been subjected to visa bans and asset...

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Severe Storms Kill Nine People In US South

Violent storms across southern America have killed at least nine people, as tornadoes and severe weather systems continue to lash the US. Officials say up to seven people died in Mississippi when further wild weather tore through the state. In Alabama,...

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North Korea Holds Live-Fire Drills Near Border

North Korea has carried out live-fire drills in two areas near the disputed Yellow Sea border with the South, which told its island residents to take cover in shelters. The Pyongyang regime fired artillery close to the Northern Limit Line (NLL) but...

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US Reassures Europe Of Nato's 'Ironclad' Support

America has reassured its East European allies of Nato's support as the worst post-Cold War stand-off between Russia and the West continues. US Vice President Joe Biden phoned Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor...

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South Korean PM Resigns Over Ferry Disaster

South Korea's Prime Minister has resigned over the government's handling of the ferry disaster that has left more than 300 people dead or missing. Chung Hong-won said: "As I saw grieving families suffering with the pain of losing their loved ones and...

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Helicopter Crash: Five UK Service Members Die

Five military personnel killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan were UK service members, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. They died when their Lynx aircraft crashed during a routine flight in Kandahar province in the south on Saturday. Prime...

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