The Ukrainian government decided Thursday to suspend preparations for striking historic political and trade agreements with the European Union (EU) due for signature next week. Ukraine halted the process in the interests of “national security” and would fully analyze the impact of the deals on Ukraine’s

The Syrian troops on Friday killed 54 rebel fighters of al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front in southern and northern parts of the country, when another al-Qaida-affiliated group captured a border town, reports said. The army killed 20 fighters, including some leaders, of the Nusra Front by shelling rebel-held Hraitan town in the …

Ankara’s desire is to normalise relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted by the Turkish news agency Ikhlas as saying.