Crimea to be special economic zone with tax breaks
Moscow will make Crimea a special economic zone with tax breaks to attract investors, Russian Prime Minister has announced at
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Ousted Yanukovych wants legal assessment of U.S.’ Ukraine plans
MOSCOW, March 11 (Xinhua) — Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said Tuesday he would ask U.S. Congress and Supreme Court
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Lavrov: Russia is defending human rights against “ultra-nationalist threats”.
Russia is now in de facto military control of the Crimea region, despite Western condemnation of a “violation of Ukraine’s
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Barroso insists on showing European perspective in Ukraine’s future
European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso announced continuing support for putting European perspective in Ukraine’s future on Monday. “The minimum
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Bodies on the streets, gunfire and smoke in Ukraine’s capital
Gunfire breaks out and smoke rises over city as pressure mounts on Ukraine’s government to bring violence to an end.
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Many killed in deadly clashes in Ukraine
Thousands of police armed with stun grenades and water cannons charged into the large opposition camp in Ukraine’s capital of
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Opposition in Ukraine try to change constitution to limit powers of President
Ukraine’s MPs are continuing crisis talks to try to change the constitution – a move aimed at curtailing the powers
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Russia says Syria will attend next round of talks in Geneva
The Syrian government will attend the next round of peace talks with the opposition, set to begin on February 10
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Iran and super-powers to resume nuclear talks on February 18
The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers will be held in the Austrian capital of
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Ukraine unrest: EU and US clash with Russia in Munich
Ukraine’s future has sparked angry exchanges at a summit in Munich. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said the “future
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Lukoil ventures into Mexican oil
Russia’s Lukoil has agreed a deal with Mexico’s state run oil company Pemex to explore and extract petroleum, and share
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