UKRAINE

The three-country trade bloc was more noteworthy for a nation it didn't include: Ukraine.

The Ukrainian army is in such a sorry state that it has to ask Western powers for helmets, according to Andriy Parubiy.

The IOC is set to announce the candidate cities for the 2022 games this July, but why have so many cities withdrawn their applications?

Anti-aircraft missiles were used by pro-Russian separatists to shoot down the helicopter, according to Ukraine's outgoing president.

OSCE's chairperson denounced the detentions as acts of sabotage of international efforts to assist Ukraine in overcoming the crisis.

Goldman Sachs analysts have predicted which team will win the World Cup -- and the effect on the economy. Their tip: Buy Brazil.

The allegations are the latest in a torrent from the government, which says three months of protests this year were a veneer for a U.S.-backed conspiracy to unseat the successor to late socialist leader Hugo Chavez.

President Obama addressed the U.S. Military Academy's class of 2014 Wednesday.

The class of 2014 is the first class "to graduate since 9/11 who may not be sent into combat in Iraq or Afghanistan," Obama said.

In the latest from a partnership with NASA, SpaceX will unveil its latest ship model, meant to shuttle astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

Actress Hayden Panettiere is reportedly expecting her first child with boxer Wladimir Klitschko.

Chechen leaders deny involvement in a clash between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces that killed dozens in Donetsk.

Emboldened by the takeover of Crimea, Russia's army wants to recruit 500,000 professionals in just three years, and is going hard at it.

Putin's statement has been seen as a sign that the Kremlin recognizes the legitimacy of the election in Ukraine.

Tycoon Petro Poroshenko is likely to focus on stability, and repairing ties with Russia, more than on fighting corruption.

Two days into his job, Ukraine's new president gets a hand from Europe, but he must keep Moscow happy, too.

Fighting continued into Tuesday while government forces tried to wrest control from rebel forces in Donetsk in the country’s east.

New president Poroshenko rejects negotiations with "terrorists."

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Moscow said it was ready for dialogue with Petro Poroshenko but asked that he scale back his armed forces' campaign in the east.

The oligarch walked away with more than 50 percent of the vote that had a 45 percent turnout.