Turkey denounces US "Armenian genocide" resolution
Turkey on Friday denounced an "Armenian genocide" resolution which has been passed at US Senate 's Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday.
Crimean parliament adopts new constitution
The Crimean parliament on Friday voted unanimously in favor of adopting a new constitution that proclaims the Black Sea peninsula a legal and democratic state within the Russian Federation.
German chancellor visits Athens after Greece's return to bond market
Athens is preparing to welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday afternoon in the wake of Greece's return to international bond markets on Thursday for the first time in four years.
Obama discusses Ukraine situation with Merkel, threatens more sanctions against Russia
President Barack Obama on Thursday urged European and other allies to be prepared to join US in imposing additional sanctions on Russia if it "escalates the crisis in Ukraine."
Man accused of raping half-sister acquitted by Norwegian court
The Romsdal district court in the western Norwegian county of Moere and Romsdal has aquitted a 21-year-old man of raping his half-sister when he was 15, the Norwegian broadcast company NRK reported on Thursday.
EU's Ashton affirms support for Egypt roadmap, anti-terrorism war
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton affirmed on Thursday EU's support for Egypt's future roadmap and its ongoing war against terrorism, official MENA news agency reported.
Putin suggests urgent consultations over Ukraine with European leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on European Union (EU) leaders to jointly hold urgent consultations over Ukraine's gloomy economy, insisting that Russia had been playing a supporting role in the country's stability.
Oslo police seize 45 grams of heroin from car
Policemen in Oslo stopped two men and a woman on Thursday morning, seizing 45 grams of heroin from the car they were travelling in on the E6 expressway.
Pentagon chief reiterates US support to Ukraine
En route home from his Asia- Pacific trip Thursday, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel placed an in-flight call to Ukraine's Acting Minister of Defense Mykhaylo Koval, reaffirming American help to Ukraine.
Kiev won’t charge militants
The acting president of Ukraine promised on Thursday not to prosecute pro-Russian militants occupying government buildings in the east of the country if they lay down their arms and end the four-day standoff.