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Pro-European integration protesters gather in Independence Square in central Kiev, on December 13, 2013. (Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko)

Ukraine’s Yanukovich holds crisis talks as thousands mass for rally

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 13, 2013 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich made few concessions on Friday in crisis talks with the opposition, his first direct attempt to defuse weeks of unrest over a policy swerve to Russia away from Europe. The meeting came as protesters streamed into the...

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People attend a rally to support pro-European integration at the Independence Square in central Kiev, December 12, 2013. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)

Kiev protesters gather, EU and Putin joust

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 12, 2013 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in central Kiev, rebuilding barricades torn down by police, as a delegation headed for Brussels to seek crucial European Union and International Monetary Fund aid. Russian President Vladimir Putin,...

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US Senator Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, walks to the weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 15, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON)

Senator says US budget, debt deal in hand

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 16, 2013 | World

Washington, Associated Press—Senate leaders agreed to a bipartisan plan Wednesday to avert a threatened US default and reopen the federal government after a 16-day closure, according to a Republican senator. Stocks soared as the crisis that has gripped Washington for...