Eurasia News

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Monday directed by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court to appear personally on March 7 in connection with a case over the detention of judges in 2007. The court exempted Gen (retd) Musharraf from Monday’s hearing following a request from his lawyer Ilyas Siddiqui.

The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to pass a resolution requiring full access of humanitarian aid into war torn Syria. The resolution demands that the Syrian government and opposition groups provide immediate access to allow aid to be delivered to millions of people in desperate need.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will visit Ukraine on Monday for talks with key players after the weekend’s dramatic events.

Ukraine issued an arrest warrant Feb. 24 for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych over the “mass murder” of protesters after a week of bloodshed in the capital Kiev that claimed nearly 100 lives. The interim rulers also appealed for $35 billion in Western aid to pull the ex-Soviet country back from the …

Russia has recalled its ambassador to Ukraine, as it fails to recognize the parliament’s decision to remove President Viktor Yanukovych. Ambassador Mikhail Zurabov will travel back to Moscow for “consultations”.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday expressed “strong” U.S. support for actions taken by the Ukrainian parliament, hailing them the most “promising” path forward to restore peace in the country.

Albania merits the EU candidate country status and Greece will continue its support and diplomatic efforts with European partners for Albania to achieve this goal in June. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Greece Evangelos Venizelos made the remarks in his meeting with President of Albania Bujar Nishani in …

Ukraine’s deputy army chief has resigned in protest over government attempts to involve the army to put down unrest rocking the country, after Kiev erupted in unprecedented deadly violence. “Today the army is being involved in the civil conflict, which could lead to the mass deaths of civilians and soldiers,” …

Ukraine’s opposition has agreed to a deal to end the protracted crisis rocking the country after marathon negotiations between President Viktor Yanukovych and EU envoys, leader Oleh Tyahnybok said. “It was decided to approve the decision to sign the agreement with the president on the condition that the (current) interior …

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday announced an early presidential election as one of a package of measures aimed at ending the country’s political crisis. “I am initiating an early presidential election. I am also initiating a return to the 2004 Constitution with the redistribution of powers toward a parliamentary …