By Oksana Dragan Meet a young Ukrainian living in the Washington, D.C. area, who faced some special challenges in his life before becoming an accomplished musician and computer specialist. These days...
By Lisa McAdams Ukraine's parliament has overwhelmingly passed a broad package of constitutional and electoral reforms, clearing the way for a new presidential run-off election December 26. Parliament...
By Lisa McAdams After days of political deadlock in Ukraine, latest reports indicate the government and pro-opposition forces have come to agreement on a series of legislative changes that would allow...
By Bill Gasperini United Nations health officials say Russia and other nations of the former Soviet bloc are confronting the world's fastest-growing epidemic of HIV/AIDS. One decade ago, the countries...
By Roger Wilkison Popular former French finance and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has taken over the leadership of his country's conservative ruling party in a move that could change the face of F...
By Lisa Bryant The November 2 killing of Dutch film producer Theo van Gogh by an alleged Islamic extremist has triggered fears in the Netherlands about religious extremism, along with a backlash again...
By Bill Gasperini The Russian government says it will auction off the main production unit of embattled Yukos Oil next month as part of its long legal battle against the company and its former directo...
By Bill Gasperini Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is developing a new type of nuclear missile. Mr. Putin spoke at an annual meeting of the armed forces' senior leadership. President...
By Sabina Castelfranco A group of Libyan-born Italians will return to Tripoli, Wednesday, for the first time since they were expelled when Colonel Moammar Gaddafi took power. Some 20,000 Italians were...
By Roger Wilkison European Union finance ministers are calling for the United States to shore up the sagging dollar by bringing its trade and budget deficits under control. The ministers are worried t...
By Lauren Comiteau A 15-hour stand-off between police and suspected terrorists ended in The Hague Wednesday evening with two arrests of people police say belonged to a "network of radical Muslims." Fi...
By Roger Wilkison The European Union has unveiled a four-point proposal to keep the Middle East "roadmap" on track, despite Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's illness and a deadly suicide bombing Mond...
By Sabina Castelfranco Italy's European commissioner-designate, Rocco Buttiglione, announced Saturday he has agreed to withdraw from the incoming new executive, to help the European Commission preside...
By Sabina Castelfranco Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has begun consultations with the European Union (EU) governments in an effort to resolve the crisis over his proposed...
By Michael Drudge Britain says a surge in opium production is one of the key challenges to the stability of Afghanistan. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has highlighted the issue in a speech in L...
