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US president says Crimea's decision to hold referendum is violation of international law and Ukraine's constitution

United States to send 12 F-16 fighter jets to Poland for training exercise along with 300 troops.

Video captures fast food restaurant pepper spray attack on Russian feminist punk collective

Political Editor Nick Assinder casts a beady eye over the political machinations of the Westminster week

Israeli checkpoint soldiers end two teenagers' football careers with bullets

After Liz Wahl and Abby Martin went off-script, does Russia Today purposely pursue controversy?

Universal Jobmatch abused by fake firms, claims Labour MP

Mohammad Zarif claims Israel's 'failed lies' on weapons ship published just in time for AIPAC conference

Immigration minister James Brokenshire has blamed a wealthy elite for employing foreign workers.

Crimeans will vote to join Russia or remain part of Ukraine in 16 March referendum

US State Department challenges Putin's claims of Ukraine 'extremism' and 'humanitarian crisis'.

North Korean oil tanker tries to dock at Libyan port which is seized by protesters.

Best photos of the day: 6 March 2014

The former head of Libya's football federation is accused of killing of protesters during 2011 Libyan revolution

Prime Minister David Cameron posted photo of him calling Barack Obama on Twitter

American anchor Liz Wahl resigned from Russia Today over network's pro-Putin agenda.

Five Afghan Army soldiers killed and dozen injured as jets pound Logar province

European Council freezes assets of 18 Ukrainian authorities including Viktor Yanukovich ahead of crisis summit in Brussels.

Before being arrested on child porn allegations, Cameron aide was widely tipped to become a peer.

EU leaders to thrash out unified response to Russian invasion of Crimea with 'nothing off the table'

First Yougov poll since Russian troops marched into Crimea urges tougher line by UK government

UN diplomat Robert Serry hijacked in car by 15 armed militiamen and held in Sevastopol coffee shop

EU Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton and Estonian Foreigh Minister Urmas Paet say recording is genuine

Australia senator likens Abbott to dinosaur in seven-minute viral diatribe.

Russia's military presence in Crimea has sparked political tensions worldwide: IBTimesUK looks at five of Russia's staunchest allies.

PM Arseny Yatseniuk says £42bn has gone missing from public's balance sheets since Viktor Yanukovich ousting

Assistance in part subject to Ukraine signing deal with IMF.

Hitler was nominated for the peace accolade in 1939 - slightly inappropriate given he started a war that year.

Russia Today presenter Abby Martin, who criticised Russia, is an aspiring artist