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Belarus

Minsk deal provides hope for peace in eastern Ukraine but leaders warn 'major obstacles' remain

A ceasefire deal is struck in Minsk to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine, though Germany and France warn there's still work to be done.

12/02/2015

Economy

Demonstrators in Athens and Brussels tell EU finance ministers - no more austerity!

While Europe’s finance ministers were discussing Greece’s future, only a few metres away demonstrators were sending their own message. It was one of

12/02/2015

Belarus

Putin to travel to Minsk talks raising hopes of a deal over Ukraine

President Putin has confirmed he is travelling to Minsk for crucial peace talks with Ukrainian, French and German leaders. The presence of the

11/02/2015

Belarus

Peace talks in Minsk get underway as fighting in Ukraine continues

Members of the Contact group on the Ukraine crisis left a meeting on the eve of today’s four-way peace summit dashing hopes of a preliminary a

11/02/2015

Belarus

Little optimism ahead of Ukraine peace talks in Minsk

Last year’s Minsk agreement failed to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine and there is little reason for optimism about the latest peace talks in the

10/02/2015

Russia

Presidents of Central Asian states meet for security talks in Moscow

The presidents of five Central Asian states have met at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow for talks on security. Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan

23/12/2014

World News

Climate change deal agreed by UN members at Lima talks

Nations gathered for the COP20 summit in Lima, Peru since December 1 have agreed measures to tackle global warming. A four-page draft document is the

14/12/2014

World News

US climate talks stall over China and US disagreements

UN talks on climate change looked likely to collapse on Saturday after China and the US clashed over a draft agreement. The summit has already

14/12/2014

World News

Global leaders extend UN Lima talks on climate change

UN talks on climate change have run into overtime. About 190 nations have been gathered at the COP20 summit in Peru since December 1 hoping to agree

13/12/2014

World News

Climate change talks in Peru look set to be extended into the weekend

Difficult talks in Peru aimed at reaching a global deal on climate change look set to be extended

12/12/2014

World News

UN climate talks in Lima stall as John Kerry warns it is time to stop playing the blame game

The UN's climate talks in Lima look to be in trouble as agreement among the 190 nations taking part proves elusive

12/12/2014

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Climate Change summit kicks off in Lima

10/12/2014

Mexico

Mexico hosts 24th Ibero-American Summit

Innovation, culture and education are the focus as leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal meet in Mexico at the Ibero-American Summit. Among

09/12/2014

Mexico

Ibero-American summit begins in Mexico

Heads of state from Europe and Latin America have arrived in Mexico for the 24th Ibero-American summit. The theme this year is “Education, Innovation

08/12/2014

Switzerland

Russia says West is wrong to blame Moscow for Ukraine crisis

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticised the West for constantly blaming Moscow for the crisis in eastern Ukraine. Lavrov was speaking

05/12/2014

Senegal

Organisation of Francophone nations selects first female leader

30/11/2014

Target

In Rotterdam everything's gone green

24/11/2014

Italy

Pope Francis calls for people to live together in solidarity

20/11/2014

Italy

Rome: ICN2 tackles Ebola, nutrition, malnutrition, obesity

20/11/2014

World

WISE awards for innovative educational thinking

07/11/2014