UKRAINE

Positive news from Ukraine could pave the way for some opportunistic buying on a day devoid of major data and earnings.

The Russian envoy to U.N., Vitaly Churkin, said Russia is allowed to have 25,000 troops in Crimea according to law.

A supposed "ultimatum" given to Ukrainian forces in Crimea has passed as the U.S. suspends some links with Russia.

The Academy Awards are by definition self-congratulatory, but some Oscar winners appear to love themselves more than even their most devoted fans.

The Ukraine crisis has failed to unite Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Harry Reid on sanctions against Russia. But that may change.

There's a reason the Ukrainian conflict's images are captivating Westerners, and it has to do with the French Revolution and Hollywood.

Russia has used its energy resources as a political tool to exert influence, but now those resources may get in its way.

Russian speakers are concentrated in the southern and eastern parts of Ukraine.

What's more, Russia's threat to end natural gas discounts to Ukraine has the rest of Europe worried, too.

In an op-editorial column for the Russian magazine snob.ru, Kravchuk said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had gone too far.

Pope Francis accidentally let the Italian equivalent of the F-bomb slip during his address from St. Peter's Square this Sunday.

In a country of some 45 million people, only about 135,000 are Baptists.

All eight companies have significant interests in Russia.

A list of the best quotes shared during the 86th Academy Awards on March 2.

The Bank of Russia's move came as the ruble plunged to record lows, following Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine.

Once again, the precious metal is being favored as a safe haven, in light of the Ukraine crisis.

Amid the Ukraine crisis, the Moscow stock market plunged 10 percent and the central bank spent $10 billion of its reserves to prop up the ruble.

US markets look set to share in the anxiety felt around the world about the outcome of the Ukraine crisis.

The Ukrainian army has been on "combat alert" and the Ukrainian ambassador to UN claims that there are 15,000 Russian troops in Crimea.

Jared Leto thanked his mom, who was pregnant with him as a teen, and dedicated his Oscar to AIDS victims.

During the last two months, the Ukrainian military command has seen almost weekly personnel changes.