A passenger bus came under heavy fire in eastern Ukraine, killing 12 people, Ukrainian authorities said, and fighting intensified around the international airport in the city of Donetsk as separatists tried to oust government forces. The latest violence flared on Tuesday after Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany scrapped plans for …

US Vice President Joe Biden spoke via phone with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Tuesday to review the foreign aid intended to rebuild the Ukrainian economy, and talk about efforts to have Moscow end its hostilities and withdraw from its neighbor’s eastern region, the White House said in a …

The United Nations is gearing up to kick-start a new round of political talks this week aimed at easing the deepening political and security crisis afflicting Libya, the UN Mission in the strife-torn country has announced. In a press release issued today, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said …