Vyacheslav Ponomaryov (2nd R, standing), separatist de facto mayor of Slaviansk, and detained international observers take part in a meeting with journalists today. Ponomaryov said all the group were in good health, but they were anxious to be allowed to ...

A bride passes by a masked pro-Russia activist near a barricade outside a regional government building in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters. A pro-Russian supporter stands behind a barricade placed around the local ...

A bride passes by a masked pro-Russia activist near a barricade outside a regional government building in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters. A pro-Russian supporter stands behind a barricade placed around the local ...

Louis Van Gaal has reportedly agreed to take the Manchester United. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire. Topics: Sport · Soccer · English Soccer · Alex Ferguson · David Moyes · Louis Van Gaal · Nicky Butt · Paul Scholes · Ryan Giggs; More Topics. Sat, Apr ...

US president Barack Obama and South Korean president Park Geun-hye inspect an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul yesterday. Photograph: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji. Topics: News · World · Asia-Pacific ...

US president Barack Obama and South Korean president Park Geun-hye inspect an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul yesterday. Photograph: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji. Topics: News · World · Asia-Pacific ...

AstraZeneca shares surged by 8 per cent at one stage amid frenzied speculation that US rival Pfizer was preparing a mega-bid. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg. Fiona Walsh. Topics: Business · Pharma & MedTech · Andrew Witty · Bill Ackman ...

AstraZeneca shares surged by 8 per cent at one stage amid frenzied speculation that US rival Pfizer was preparing a mega-bid. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg. Fiona Walsh. Topics: Business · Pharma & MedTech · Andrew Witty · Bill Ackman ...

A masked pro-Russian protester pelts supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko with eggs outside a regional government building in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine yesterday. Photograph: Reuters/Marko Djurica. US vice-president Joe ...

A masked pro-Russian protester pelts supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko with eggs outside a regional government building in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine yesterday. Photograph: Reuters/Marko Djurica. US vice-president Joe ...

Divers enter the water as part of the rescue operation. Nearly 300 people are still missing and at least 25 confirmed dead after a passenger ferry carrying hundreds of teenagers sank off the southern coast of South Korea on Wednesday. Photograph: Kim ...

A labourer works at a construction site in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. China's economy grew at its slowest pace in 18 months in the first quarter of 2014, official data showed on Wednesday. Photograph: William Hong/Reuters. Topics: Business · Economy ...

A forest fire burns in Valparaiso city, northwest of Santiago, Chile. Photograph: Cesar Pincheira/Reuters. People watch as houses burn in the city of Valparaiso, Chile. Photograph: EPA. Previous Image Next Image. Topics: News · World · Americas · Valparaíso ...

An emotional Oscar Pistorius has taken the stand in own defense at his murder trial, and apologised to the Steenkamp family. Video: Reuters. South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is seen during his trial at the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, ...

Pro-Russian protesters seized state buildings in three east Ukrainian cities, triggering accusations from the pro-European government in Kiev that Russian president Vladimir Putin was orchestrating “separatist disorder”. The protesters stormed regional ...

A woman writes a message on a board for family members of passengers onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 at the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today. International search planes and ships are ...

The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has said Israel may take “unilateral action” against the Palestinians after the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, signed 15 international conventions that could pave the way for a renewed attempt to gain ...

The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has said Israel may take “unilateral action” against the Palestinians after the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, signed 15 international conventions that could pave the way for a renewed attempt to gain ...

Rwandese refugees cross the border to Tanzania from Rwanda on May 30th 1994. Photograph: Jeremiah Kamau/Reuters. Deirdre O'Shaughnessy. Topics: News · World · Juvenal Habyarimana · Lando Ndasingwa · Madame Agathe · Paul Kagame ...

Rwandese refugees cross the border to Tanzania from Rwanda on May 30th 1994. Photograph: Jeremiah Kamau/Reuters. Deirdre O'Shaughnessy. Topics: News · World · Juvenal Habyarimana · Lando Ndasingwa · Madame Agathe · Paul Kagame ...