Vladimir Putin puts Russian nuclear forces on special alert
Russian nuclear forces put in special state of alert, as Putin cites aggressive statements by NATO countries
Russian troops enter Ukraine's second-largest city
Street fighting has been reported in Kharkiv as Ukrainian Armed Forces post image of burning Russian armoured vehicle in the city
Kim Jong-un scores unanimous poll victory

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un elected to the country's rubber-stamp...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un elected to the...

AD condemns Libyan threat to cause marine ecological disaster

Libya's defense ministry has issued orders to its military authorizing the...

Libya's defense ministry has issued orders to its...

Libya threatens to bomb North-Korean vessel over oil shipment

Libyan prime minster Ali Zeidan threatens to bomb North-Korean tanker if it...

Libyan prime minster Ali Zeidan threatens to bomb...

Missing Malaysia aircraft may have ‘turned back’

Malaysia plane carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members may have turned back...

Malaysia plane carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members...

Greens want full LNG report, PN says it’s ‘flawed’

OHSA says conservative approach still incorporated various worst-case scenarios...

OHSA says conservative approach still incorporated various...

Updated | Iraq suicide bombing kills 35, scores wounded

Minibus packed with explosives detonates near security checkpoint and kills 35,...

Minibus packed with explosives detonates near security...

Russia warns US against 'hasty and reckless' sanctions

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warns US not to take "hasty...

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warns US not to...

Saudi Arabia declares Muslim Brotherhood 'terrorist group'

Saudi Arabia has formally listed the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist...

Saudi Arabia has formally listed the Muslim Brotherhood as...

Malaysia Airlines plane crashes in South China Sea

A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members crashed...

A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12...

Crimean city declares itself Russian

Sevastopol, home to Russian naval fleet, declares itself as part of Russia as Obama urges Vladimir Putin to seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine.

Sevastopol, home to Russian naval fleet, declares itself as...

Deaths reported in Venezuela clashes

A National Guardsman and a civilian were killed in a clash between residents of a Caracas neighborhood and armed men who tried to remove a barricade.

A National Guardsman and a civilian were killed in a clash...

Malaria spreading to new altitudes

Areas at higher altitudes have traditionally provided a haven from this devastating disease.

Areas at higher altitudes have traditionally provided a...

Niger extradites Gaddafi's son Saadi to Libya

Niger had previously refused Libyan requests to extradite him, with the justice...

Niger had previously refused Libyan requests to extradite...

EU summit to tackle Ukraine crisis

Members divided over tough sanctions or more diplomatic mediation as Russia occupies the Crimea.

Members divided over tough sanctions or more diplomatic...

Russia and Ukraine trade cyber-attacks in face of tensions

Communications disruptions and website defacement linked to Crimea crisis

Communications disruptions and website defacement linked to...

Malta to join OSCE military delegation to Crimea

AFM and defence secretariat officials to join 22-nation ‘unarmed’...

AFM and defence secretariat officials to join 22-nation...

Ukranian PM gives press conference in Brussels [WATCH]

Ukraine's interim PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk calls the Crimean parliament's decision...

Ukraine's interim PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk calls the Crimean...

Prime Minister condemns events in Crimea

Joseph Muscat reiterates Malta's call for the full respect of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity

Joseph Muscat reiterates Malta's call for the full...