Ukraine crisis: MPs vote in Oleksandr Turchynov as interim president
The Observer
The Observer
Parliament speaker and newly-appointed interim president of Ukraine, Olexandr Turchynov Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images Following a day of extraordinary drama, Ukraine woke up to a new and uncertain power configuration on Sunday, with the whereabouts of the impeached president, Viktor...
Afghan Taliban kill 19 soldiers, suspend prisoner swap attempt
Swissinfo
Swissinfo
Reuters February 23, 2014 - 09:57 By Mohammed Anwar ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban killed 19 soldiers in an assault on Sunday in a remote mountainous region, the Afghan government said, and six soldiers were missing after the militants' most deadly assault on the...
Ukraine parliament ousts Yanukovich, Tymoshenko freed
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
By Pavel Polityuk and Matt Robinson KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament voted to remove President Viktor Yanukovich after three months of street protests, while his arch-rival Yulia Tymoshenko hailed opposition demonstrators as "heroes" in an emotional speech in Kiev after she was...
U.N. council orders both sides in Syria to stop blocking aid
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune
The resolution, which is legally binding, addresses a conflict that has gone on for nearly three years, killing more than 100,000 people and creating more than 6 million refugees. It calls on the Syrian government to allow relief agencies to enter the country, including from across national borders;...
Mexico's most wanted drug lord captured, U.S. official says
The Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times
MEXICO CITY -- Joaquin Guzman, "El Chapo," the most wanted drug lord in Mexico and a multibillionaire fugitive, has been captured, a senior U.S. official said Saturday. Few details were available. But Guzman has long been considered the top prize and most elusive figure in an extensive, ongoing drug...
Ukraine Parliament votes to remove President Yanukovich
Canberra Times
Canberra Times
Protesters seized the Kiev office of President Viktor Yanukovich on Saturday, which appeared to have been abandoned. Photo: Reuters Kiev: Ukraine's parliament voted on Saturday to remove President Viktor Yanukovich from office, hours after he abandoned his Kiev office to protesters and denounced...
Benedict joins Francis in historic 1st ceremony
Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach Post
Retired Pope Benedict XVI joined Pope Francis at a ceremony Saturday creating the cardinals who will elect their successor in an unprecedented blending of papacies past, present and future. Benedict discreetly entered St. Peter's Basilica from a side entrance surrounded by a small entourage and was...
Italy to swear in new Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
BBC News
BBC News
Italian centre-left politician Matteo Renzi is due to be sworn in as prime minister later. At 39, the Democratic Party leader will be Italy's youngest-ever PM. On Friday he formally accepted the mandate to lead a new government and named his cabinet. He ousted Prime Minister and party colleague...
Venezuela Battles Media, Social and Otherwise, to Restrict Protest Coverage
The New York Times
The New York Times
Correction Appended Tensions escalated further in Venezuela on Friday as street protests that began nine days ago continued and the government persisted in clamping down on coverage of the unrest in the broadcast media and online. At least seven journalists for CNN International and CNN Español...
U.S. Official: Beijing Preparing For 'Short, Sharp' War With Japan
National Public Radio
National Public Radio
China is stepping up war games in preparation for a possible conflict with Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, a tiny island chain in the East China Sea claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo, a senior U.S. Navy official says. Captain James Fanell, deputy chief of staff intelligence and information...
Ukraine foes sign crisis pact
Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph
Ukraine's opposition leaders have signed a deal with the president and European mediators for early elections and a new government in hopes of ending a deadly political crisis. It could be a major breakthrough in a months-long crisis over Ukraine's future and identity that worsened sharply this week...
Somali Islamist militants claim deadly palace attack
Swissinfo
Swissinfo
Reuters February 21, 2014 - 12:15 MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab said they carried out Friday's car bomb and gun attack against the presidential palace in central Mogadishu that left several people dead. "We targetted the so-called presidential palace. Our...
EU ministers agree to impose sanctions against Ukraine
The Hindu
The Hindu
The European Union (EU) foreign ministers on Thursday agreed to adopt sanctions against Ukraine, including asset freezes, visa bans and ban on exporting anti-riot equipments, EU...
Obama to host Dalai Lama at White House
BBC News
BBC News
US President Barack Obama will meet exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House on Friday, a move likely to anger China. The two last met in 2011, in talks that China said damaged Sino-US ties. China describes the Dalai Lama as a separatist, while the spiritual leader says he...
