Russia has killed hundreds of civilians in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv using indiscriminate shelling and widely-banned cluster munitions, according to new research by Amnesty International. Amnesty said it had found evidence of Russian...

Jennifer Hudson has become the latest star to join the exclusive EGOT club - people who have won the clean sweep of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards - after picking up a Tony...

A former British soldier has been killed fighting for the Ukrainian armed forces, his family has said. Jordan Gatley, who left the British army in March and travelled to Ukraine, was described as "a hero"...

During the summer of 1883, a caldera in the Sunda Strait, located between the islands of Java and Sumatra, became increasingly turbulent, releasing huge plumes of ash and steam into the sky. Then, on...

The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, all but destroyed by weeks of shelling and now under Russian control, is at risk of a major cholera outbreak, the UK defence ministry says. Much of the city's...

Россия не будет наступать на те же грабли, что и СССР, ее экономика останется открытой, она будет развиваться так, чтобы не зависеть ни от кого, заявил президент России Владимир Путин на встрече с молодыми...

Ռուսաստանի արտաքին գործերի նախարար Սերգեյ Լավրովի հայաստանյան այցի ընթացքում Երևանը թե արտգործնախարար Միրզոյանի, թե վարչապետ Փաշինյանի մակարդակով շոշափեց Մինսկի խմբի համանախագահության ձևաչափի հեռանկարի հարցը, ընդգծելով, որ իր համար դա կարևոր ձևաչափ է: Այդ հանգամանքը...

Россия добилась столь крепкого курса рубля, что власти спокойно могут отменять антикризисные меры. Уже снято требование к экспортерам продавать половину валютной выручки. Эта мера нужна была, чтобы остановить валютную панику, но она уже давно...

A senior Ukrainian presidential aide has told the BBC that between 100 and 200 Ukrainian troops are being killed on the front line every day. Mykhaylo Podolyak said Ukraine needed hundreds of Western artillery systems...

The Russian fast food chain that was formerly McDonald's in the country has revealed its new logo as it prepares to reopen its restaurants from Sunday. The new branding features a circle and two lines,...