Orthodox Christian clerics say they will stay at a historic monastery in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, despite a planned government-ordered eviction of hundreds of priests, monks and students.
Germany's transport network will be at a near standstill on Monday as two of the country's largest unions strike.
China's peace plan for Ukraine could be used as a basis to end the war, Vladimir Putin has said.
China's peace plan for Ukraine could be used as a basis to end the war, Vladimir Putin has said.
Troubled bank Credit Suisse has been rescued by its Swiss rival UBS in a government-backed deal.
President Vladimir Putin made a surprise weekend visit to the war-ravaged port of Mariupol, state media reported, the Kremlin leader's first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine's Donbas region since the conflict began.
One of Greece's worst-ever rail disasters, which claimed at least 43 lives, was due to "tragic human error", the country's prime minister has said.
Two trains have collided in northern Greece with the loss of at least 29 lives and dozens of people injured, emergency services say.
Beneath his green helmet, dark shadows ringed his eyes. He had been on his feet all night fighting. Like many on Ukraine's eastern front, he is both battle-hardened and war-weary.
Eva Kaili, the Greek MEP at the centre of the corruption scandal engulfing the European Parliament, was on Thursday ordered to remain in prison for at least two more months, despite her lawyer's impassioned pleas for a release under electronic surveillance.
Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say.
Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House.