Protests in Germany, Austria Against NATO's Involvement in Ukraine War

Demonstrators took to the streets in Austria and Germany calling for an end to the protracted war in Ukraine that completed one year recently amid a growing anti-war chorus in Europe.

EU's Ashton to visit Ukraine. -Foreign ministers from 7 EU countries to discuss Ukraine's crisis

KIEV, Ukraine.-The European Union's (EU) foreign affairs chief will visit Ukraine on Monday to discuss the troubled country's economy, two days after the Ukrainian president was ousted.

According to a statement from the EU released Sunday, Catherine Ashton will meet key leaders in Ukraine's capital Kiev to discuss how the EU can stabilize the economy and solve problems created by the country's political crisis.

U.S. Concern About Violations of Cessation of Hostilities in South Sudan. -Press Statement/Jen Psaki....

State Department, Washington, DC,February 8, 2014

"We are deeply concerned by reports of violations by both the Government of South Sudan and anti-government forces of the Cessation of Hostilities agreement that was signed in Addis Ababa on January 23. We urge the redeployment or phased withdrawal of foreign forces invited by either side, and warn of the serious consequences which could result from any regionalization of this conflict.

Protesters Set Fire to Govt Buildings in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Zenica (video)

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Protesters in Sarajevo have started throwing stones, garbage bins and road signs at police officers.