UKRAINE

Following Thursday's fall, which was triggered by concerns about China, Friday adds the Ukraine crisis back into the mix.

The prosecutor general of Russia is requesting that the sites be added to a blacklist as tensions rise in Ukraine.

In an unusually robust and emotional speech, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of "catastrophe" unless Russia changes course.

But Russia’s central bank has been a strong and consistent buyer of gold in the past several years.

People took to the streets, to barricades and to fortifications in Central African Republic, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela.

If extreme Iran-style sanctions are imposed on Russian exports, the EU would be much more exposed than the U.S.

Ukraine's first elected president tells IBTimes in an exclusive interview that he fears the escalating crisis will embroil the Western world in a full-scale war.

The arrest took place without incident, Austria's interior ministry said.

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council President Morgan Williams said sanctions against Russia need to be strong and effective.

The Ukraine crisis has affected many business models: here are 10.

Moldova is nervously watching the fate of Ukraine's autonomous region of Crimea as a sign of Russian encroachment.

What's more, Russia's dependence on crude sales may make it leery of further moves in Ukraine, U.S. officials hope.

Although Thailand is overwhelmingly Buddhist, Muslims dominate the three southern provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.

If external financial support falters, the first signs of strain are likely to emerge in the banking sector.

Russia's Crimea intervention has grain traders worried that this may disrupt Ukrainian exports - something India's farmers are keeping an eye on.

Vladimir Putin was unsettled by the fate of Ukraine's president, but his military reaction was a sign of weakness, experts said.

Residents of a village just north of the Crimea say the troops showed up last week and may have planted landmines.

The three-week training exercise on the Russia-Norway border was planned before the Ukraine crisis, NATO says.

Underdeveloped transport and logistics infrastructure may prevent U.S. natural gas from becoming a global natural resource in the near future.

Weakening Chinese economic data from the weekend affected markets on Monday.

Russia has historically used its energy resources as a political tool to exert influence, but now those resources may get in its way.