UKRAINE

Putin's Crimea annexation has sparked a new EU urgency to find energy supplies outside of Russia, but weaning will be slow and difficult.

Gold prices have risen over tensions in Ukraine. Are the recent gains sustainable? Or Pyrrhic?

Ukraine’s current account deficit is estimated at more than 9% of its GDP while the fiscal deficit is pegged at 4.5%.

"We know that Russian military doctrine advocates escalating in order to de-escalate," British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said, adding, "this escalation we're seeing is indeed simply the playing out of the classic Russian military doctrine."

Forty-six years ago, in violation of international law and UN resolutions, Great Britain seized the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius.

Will Russia's massing troops on Ukraine's eastern border and military exercises to the west in Moldova escalate regional tension?

Turchinov's request, if approved, would bring troops from the U.S. and EU into close proximity with Russian forces.

Ukraine, the Candy Crush IPO and Facebook's latest acquisition could play on investors' minds even as sentiment looks upbeat.

Obama said he was concerned at the possibility of further Russian "encroachment" into Ukraine and believed Putin was still "making a series of calculations."

What's more, NATO alliance members have become extremely suspicious of Russia’s intentions, especially in light of the Crimea invasion.

The U.S. Senate heard testimony Tuesday to discuss ways to curb Russia's monopoly on the European gas market.

Muzychko, an ultra-nationalist, was a coordinator with the Right Sector organization.

President Obama also met with China’s President Xi Jinping in an attempt to further pressurize Russia with economic sanctions.

The man who became the face of Ukrainian defiance in Crimea has been missing for 2 days.

Taiwanese students have stormed the capital over a trade agreement with Beijing that they fear will marginalize them economically and politically.

Moldova and NATO are concerned about Russia's takeover of Ukrainian bases in Crimea and troop buildup near Ukraine's eastern border.

Russia was acting more like an adversary than a partner, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove said, and the 28-nation alliance should rethink the positioning and readiness of its forces in eastern Europe.

The Moscow stock exchange has lost nearly $70 billion this month as the U.S. and EU impose sanctions.

Move is seen as a step in the right direction for Ukraine and others involved in the crisis there.

As conflict rages on every continent, Antarctica remains peaceful, but its massive Ross Sea is threatened by fishing, mining and pollution.

Cancer-research facilities say they have received millions in donations thanks to a viral campaign involving an army of fresh-faced selfies.