UKRAINE

The IMF has cobbled together a $17 billion program for Ukraine but says $15 billion more is needed.

Three more Ukrainian soldiers died on the Eastern Orthodox Christmas Day, despite a ceasefire being in place.

Two German government websites were taken down for almost five hours on Wednesday in protest of a meeting with Ukrainian leadership.

The latest move will likely make it easier for Russian military forces to hire locals in regions beyond Russia's borders.

France's Hollande and Germany's Merkel want to meet with Ukrainian and Russian leaders, but they don't want to waste their time.

A Lithuanian military official says one detainee was embedded among his own officers.

The Obama administration tried to heal its relationship with Russia behind the scenes this year, according to a Bloomberg report.

Vladimir Putin celebrates 15 years in power on Wednesday. A lot has changed since he became president on New Year's Eve 1999.

The strategic Black Sea port city gets ready for war, but the damage to its economy has already been done.

With the Russian economy facing recession, Vladimir Putin must choose where to spend the country's slashed budget.

The Russian president snubbed the leaders of Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic states, all who were vocal critics in 2014.

Wreckage from the missing plane was first spotted in the Java Sea by Indonesian investigators on Tuesday.

Pakistan was the most dangerous country for the media, with 14 journalists killed, followed by Syria with 12.

Earlier this month, Ukrainian authorities reported an accident at the plant but said it represented no danger to health or the environment.

The tanks will either stay in Germany or be deployed to the Baltics where increased Russian military activity has unnerved NATO states.

Supporters of opposition leader Alexey Navalny organized protests around Russia Tuesday. Police were expected to respond with force.

Overnight rates have grown to 18 percent, indicating that financial institutions are anxious about even lending to each other.

Based on the precedent set by previous airline disasters, experts are likely set to begin a long process of identifying the remains.

An article in AirAsia's in-flight magazine has come under renewed scrutiny as authorities still search for any sign of missing flight QZ8501.

Allianz is believed to be also facing insurance liabilities of nearly $200 million for the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flights MH370 and MH17.

The November contraction is the biggest sign to date of the impact Western sanctions and a slump in oil prices are having on Russia's economy.