• CARACAS, March 5, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators are dispersed with water during clashes with the Bolivarian National Police in a protest in Altamira, in the Chacao municipality, Venezuela, on March 4

    Venezuela rejects OAS interference

    CARACAS, March 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday dismissed as "interference" a request by the Organization of American States (OAS) to hold talks on the political turmoil roiling ...

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference in his country residence of Novo-Ogaryova outside Moscow on March 4, 2014

    Putin calls Ukraine events coup, defends Russian position

    MOSCOW, March 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- What happened in Ukraine could only be described as an anti-constitutional coup and armed seizure of power, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.

  • New York, March 4, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine, which is the third one since Friday, is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 3, 2014.

    UN Security Council to meet again on Ukraine

    UNITED NATIONS, March 3 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet in an open session on Monday afternoon to discuss the current situation in Ukraine as top ...

  • BRUSSELS, March 3, 2014 (xinhua) -- French Foreign minister Laurent Fabius (R) speaks with Finnish Foreign minister Tuomioja before an EU foreign ministers meeting on the Ukraine crisis

    Ukraine Crisis Round up

    Russia has been trying to justify possible military action in Ukraine, as NATO accuses Moscow of "threatening Europe's security".

  • Los Angeles, March 2, 2014 (xinhua) -- Journalists take positions in the red carpet arrival area outside the Dolby Theatre Dolby Theater before the 86th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 2, 2014

    "Gravity" wins big with seven Oscars

    LOS ANGELES, March 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Alfonso Cuaron's 3D space thriller "Gravity" has become the top prize winner at the 86th Academy Awards, taking seven of the total 24 prizes.

  • Rusian President- Putin

    Putin not yet decided on use of force in Ukraine: ...

    MOSCOW, March 1 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet decided on the use of military force in Ukraine despite winning the green light from the upper house ...

  • CARACAS, Feb. 28, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Opposition supporters take part in a demonstration at the Alfredo Sadel Square, in the municipality of Baruta, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Boris

    Venezuela seeks Brazil's support for Unasur meeting on political turmoil

    BRASILIA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said here Friday his country sought Brazil's support for its request that the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) ...

  • KIEV, Feb. 28, 2014 (Xinhua) -- People mourn victims of clashes in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, on Feb. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Jia Yuchen)(bxq)

    Obama warns against military intervention in Ukraine

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua/Sun) -- President Barack Obama said on Friday that the United States is "deeply concerned" about reported Russian military movement in Ukraine and warned that "there will ...

  • CARACAS, Feb. 20, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A student participates in a protest in Altamira, in the municipality of Chacao, Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 19, 2014. (Xinhua/Boris Vergara

    Panama calls for urgent meeting on Venezuelan turmoil

    PANAMA CITY, Feb. 25 (Xinhua/ Sun) -- Panama Tuesday proposed that foreign ministers of the Organization of American States (OAS) member countries meet to discuss the political turmoil in Venezuela.

  • BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) holds a welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar in Beijing, capital of China, 25/02/14

    China, Trinidad and Tobago pledge cooperation

    BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua/Sun) -- China and Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday pledged to enhance cooperation in areas including infrastructure construction, security, culture and people-to-people exchanges.

  • Protesters carry a coffin in the capital

    Ukraine enters uncharted water, facing political, economic uncertainty

    KIEV, Feb. 24 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Following fast-moving days of political upheaval, Ukraine has entered into an uncharted water, challenged by a power vacuum left by the flight of President Viktor ...

  • A march for peace and life in Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 23, 2014. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took part in the march. (Xinhua/Venezuela's Presidency)

    Venezuelan president calls for peace amid possible coup

    CARACAS, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Sunday evening called for peace and coexistence in his country amid a possible coup conducted by the opposition.