Police withdraw from protest camp in Ukraine

A Pro-European Union activist brings tea to riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine.

Hundreds of heavily armored police had swarmed the encampment of protesters in Kiev.

Ukraine president backs call for talks with opposition

Ukraine president backs call for talks with opposition

Riot police in the Ukrainian capital began dismantling some barricades, raising fears of an escalation.

Ukrainian protesters want more rules, less corruption

Ukrainian protesters want more rules, less corruption

They would have been satisfied with a European trade deal; now they want a new country.

Heinrich Boere, Nazi war criminal, dies at 92

Heinrich Boere, Nazi war criminal, dies at 92

Part of a Nazi Waffen SS hit squad, he eluded justice for six decades in the murder of three Dutch civilians.

Flow of Europeans to Syrian civil war is rising, officials say

The rapid increase of E.U. citizens joining up with al-Qaeda affiliates raises fears of homegrown terrorism.

Is the International Criminal Court biased?

Is the International Criminal Court biased?

The world court has only tried Africans. Now some leaders from Africa are asking why.

Paul Aussaresses dies at 95; French general in Algeria

Paul Aussaresses dies at 95; French general in Algeria

The general dispassionately revealed the torture techniques he employed during the Battle of Algiers.

Guardian editor defends publication of Snowden files

Guardian editor defends publication of Snowden files

The paper has published only 1 percent of the 58,000 files it received, Alan Rusbridger tells lawmakers.

A readers’ guide to the protests in Ukraine

A readers’ guide to the protests in Ukraine

The demonstrators want their country to be part of Europe rather than remain under Russia’s sway.