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The ceasefire, if confirmed, would come just before Russian, German, French and Ukrainian leaders meet in Minsk.

Wind projects in 2015 could soar even higher as companies chase government incentives and countries address climate change.

Greece has said that it intends to renegotiate the terms of its bailout agreement, but Germany has so far refused to agree.

Gaining control of the transport hub is expected to give rebels access to important routes within Luhansk and Donetsk.

Netanyahu is due to address a joint session of Congress about Iran's nuclear program on March 3.

It's a critical week for diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis, but Angela Merkel herself doubts it will do much good.

A spokesman for the rebels said Ukrainian forces were pushed out of Logvinovo, but Ukrainian forces dispute that.

The poll’s results come amid an apparent anti-Muslim movement that is growing across Europe.

Merkel is expected to work on narrowing differences between Europe and the U.S. over the issue of providing arms to Ukrainian troops.

In Europe, all eyes were on Greece, after its new prime minister Alexis Tsipras ruled out extending its bailout.

To deal with human trafficking, officials are considering a plan that would confine prostitution to certain streets.

Greece's attempts to renegotiate its bailout would likely be resolved only by the country leaving the eurozone, Alan Greenspan says.

German health officials have blamed low immunization rates for the outbreak that began in October.

The diplomatic move, also involving France and Germany, is the result of increased Western concern over the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

The U.S. has hinted at sending weapons to Ukraine, but the German government is not on board.

Lavrov and Kerry have been point men for their respective countries' interests in Ukraine over the past year.

The company currently has over 300,000 employees, of whom 115,000 are based in Germany.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are scheduled to meet Putin in Moscow on Friday.

The Russian and Greek leaders talked Thursday about gas projects, which could help alleviate economic woes in both countries.

NATO's top leaders met Thursday to discuss an expansion of its rapid-reaction force from 13,000 to 30,000 troops.

The decision came after Greece's new finance minister claimed that the ECB would do "whatever it takes" to support member states.