Russia

UK prime minister David Cameron to press EU leaders on blocking Russia's access to Swift.

Russian authorities close twelve McDonald's stores and are investigating hundred others.

Parliament to vote to abandon non-aligned status, Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk says.

Putin has used the controversial term since onset of the Ukraine crisis, but what does it mean?

South Korean newspaper reports Kim's money manager seeking asylum in third country.

Foreign ministry ridicules Nato's satellite images showing Russian troops have crossed Ukraine border.

Nato says satellite images show 1,000 Russian troops with heavy weapons crossing Ukraine border.

Russian lender looking to cash in on popular superstition and boost mortgage business.

Obama said a strategy to combat Isis must involve a combination of military action, political reform and diplomatic support.

European Union Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said bloc prepared for possible winter crisis.

JP Morgan was one of the banks to suffer the cyber attacks.

Separatist chief says thousands of Russian citizens fighting in Ukraine's restive eastern regions.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen confirms military alliance to deploy forces at new bases in post-Soviet states.

Capture of paratroopers comes ahead of meeting between Putin and Poroshenko in Belarus.

Russian ground and air forces assemble near the border with Ukraine.

Carlsberg has lowered its profit forecast on the back of tensions in Russia.

The Central Bank of Russia widened the range of trading allowed for ruble against a basket of dollars.

Governments agree deal for Russian nuclear corporation to build Jordan's first nuclear power plant.

Donetsk residents suspect white phosphorous shelling, strictly prohibited by the UN.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko confirms artillery eliminated Russian vehicles.

Face-to-face high-level talks scheduled to resolve Ukraine crisis.

City shelled heavily as Russia dismisses claims of invasion pretext.

Almost three hundred aid trucks sent to Ukraine as 45,000 Russian troops mass on border.

Ukrainian army isolate Donetsk from rebel-held city of Luhansk.

Brent trades lower on rumours US air strikes will lower risk of oil supply disruptions from Iraq.

Russian ban on British beef post-BSE crisis was lifted a year ago and now meat is banned again.

The way forward for the Russian currency is toward uncharted territory.

US whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted a three year residence permit by Russia.

A Russian gang amassed 1.2 billion unique online records in "the largest data breach known to date."

Ukrainian army advances on Donetsk and Luhansk, as Russia says 100 aircraft will participate in exercises.