The Austrian bank accounts of 18 Ukrainian citizens will be frozen at the request of the new government in Kiev, Austria's Foreign Ministry said. The unilateral step is a “precautionary measure” as long as sanctions are still being debated at European Union ...

Sebastapol airport under Russian military blockade. Acting president calls emergency Security Council meeting. Keep out of Ukraine, US tells Russia Ukraine appeals to US, UK to guarantee sovereignty. Ousted leader Yanukovych to give press conference.

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AFP) - Deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, appearing in public for the first time since he was ousted, said he spoke by telephone to Russian leader Vladimir Putin after arriving in the country but had not yet met with ...

Consumer prices in the 18 countries sharing the euro was up by 0.8 percent from February last year. That is the same rate as in January and December, after readings of 0.9 percent in November and 0.7 percent in October. Under one percent keeps it in what ...

Bad news for some bitcoin holders. Mt. Gox, once the world's biggest exchange for the virtual currency, says it has “lost” around 350 million euros worth of them. Mt. Gox Chief Executive Mark Karpeles blamed the loss on hacking into its faulty computer system.

Discovered at the age of 15, the woman shot dead by boyfriend Oscar Pistorius is described as "more than a model". 1:45pm UK, Friday 28 February 2014. Reeva Steenkamp. Steenkamp trained as a lawyer while she continued modelling work.

The "Sex and the City" star believes the women of reality TV drive the culture of cruelty. VIDEO: Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher Engaged · Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher Engaged. Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher Engaged. Sara Haines explains what has people buzzing ...

At the start of the week, a percentage of the market was expecting European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi and company to be more proactive at the ECB's forthcoming policy meeting on March 6. Essentially, forex traders want to see the ECB get ...

Xbox 360's Kinect camera was identified by British spy agency GCHQ as a possible tool for snooping on the public. As part of new documents revealing that webcam images of Yahoo users have been captured by governments, The Guardian also reveals that ...

The lawyer representing Reeva Steenkamp's father, Barry, on Friday denied reports he suffered a second stroke just days before her killer Oscar Pistorius goes on trial. Reports today quoted the family's advocate as saying that Steenkamp was recovering from ...

Johannesburg - Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir will know later on Friday if he will be granted bail. After hearing lengthy arguments in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court, Magistrate Reginald Dama said he would deliver his judgment later in the afternoon and ...

WC police refuse to say when protestors arrested in an illegal march will appear in court. Defence: Krejcir is not a flight risk · ANC seeks to halt new CT logo · Krejcir's wife arrested at court · 'Police must ensure safety in Manenberg' · SA illegal abortions ...

For those who find that trying to read a nutrition label on a package of food is something akin to trying to decipher the jargon on last year's climate change report, good news: the FDA now hears you. This week the federal government proposed some changes ...

French president's visit is the second since he sent troops into former colony in attempt to quell violence. Share this. French President Francois Holllande. France's president will visit French troops deployed in the Central African Republic (CAR) and meet with ...

There will be plenty of bleary eyes in Northumberland this morning after a spectacular night of sky-gazing. Hundreds of people were out into the early hours to witness one of the most vibrant displays of the Aurora Borealis in at least 20 years. Pictures of the ...

Blurred Lines singer reveals he's not throwing the towel in on their marriage just yet... 09:35, Friday, 28 February 2014. Robin Thicke has broken his silence following the announcement that he's separated from wife Paula Patton - insisting he wants to ...

BEIJING, China - Chinese police have rescued 382 abducted babies and arrested 1,094 suspects in a national operation that busted four major Internet-based baby trafficking rings, the Public Security Ministry said Friday. The operation came after police in ...

In a bid to better inform the consumers, the federal agency Food and Drug Administration is mulling over bringing changes to the labels on packaged foods depicting the “Nutrition Facts”. The food labels were introduced in the United States in 1993. According ...

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Britain's GCHQ spy agency intercepted webcam images from millions of Yahoo users around the world, regardless of whether individuals were suspects or not, The Guardian newspaper reports. The report is based on leaked documents provided by American ...