Anti-government protests in Ukraine's capital has turned into violent street battles with police as thousands of anti-government protestors hurled rocks and firebombs to set police vehicles ablaze.
A new survey conducted by Gallop has revealed that a majority of citizens in the independent post-Soviet states believe that the split after the Soviet Union collapsed brought nothing but harm.
German scientists have warned that polio outbreak in war-ravaged Syria, confirmed in at least 10 children, may threaten Europe.