Ukraine president presses for quick cease-fire
Ukraine’s president pushed Saturday for a quick cease-fire in his country’s troubled east, insisting that the conflict must be resolved and not “frozen,” and pressed Kiev’s case to be supplied…
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French, German leaders push new peace plan for east Ukraine
By MATTHEW LEE and SYLVIE CORBET Carrying a peace plan that reportedly incorporates proposals from Russia, the leaders of Germany and France met Thursday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in…
Ukraine drops nonaligned status
By DMYTRO VLASOV The Ukrainian president on Monday signed a bill dropping his country’s nonaligned status but signaled that he will hold a referendum before seeking NATO membership. The bill,…
US, NATO ceremonially end Afghan combat mission
By LYNNE O’DONNELL The U.S. and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan on Monday, 13 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country…
Ashraf Ghani Afghan president to overhaul security
By LYNNE O’DONNELL Facing an intensified Taliban insurgency, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani plans to fire senior civilian and military leaders in the country’s most volatile provinces to reinvigorate the battle…
NATO LEADERS SAY AFGHAN TROOPS NEED MORE TRAINING
NATO secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, left, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy chat during the 50th Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. A three-day security…
SUICIDE ATTACK ON AFGHAN RESTAURANT KILLS 21
By PATRICK QUINN Afghan security forces investigate the aftermath of Friday’s suicide attack and shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a…
2 SERB EX-SPY CHIEFS ARRESTED OVER 1999 KILLING
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and security agencies coordinator Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a press conference, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Two former ranking secret…