President ordered immediate test of combat readiness of troops in central and western Russia.
Benedict, 86, also defended his decision to continue wearing the white cassock of the papacy, saying that there were no other clothes available.
Minutes before hanging himself, the boy spoke to his girlfriend on Facebook and said: "I'm going to kill myself."
Ukraine Parliament speaker says a new government should be in place by Thursday, a delay reflecting intense ongoing consultations.
Mandy fell ill from the rare condition and was on dialysis for more than a year while waiting for the operation.
Turkish PM has accused rivals for acting as a "state within a state" to topple his government by instigating corruption investigation.
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The asteroid had a mass of around 400 kilos, with a diameter of between 60 centimetres and 1.40 metres.
Russia questions legitimacy of new rulers; Yanukovych last seen in Crimea; EU turns to West over aid for Kiev.
An accomplished pianist and music teacher, Alice Herz-Sommer died at the age of 110.
Yanukovych fled the capital for eastern Ukraine and was purportedly seen in Crimea say Ukrainian authorities.
Yanukovych remained at an undisclosed location somewhere in eastern Ukraine.
The whereabouts and legitimacy of President Viktor Yanukovych are unclear after he left the capital for his support base in eastern Ukraine.
Twenty-three-year-old Laura Cunliffe killed her because she though it had eaten her goldfish.
The White House reiterates its firm belief that the people of Ukraine must be allowed to determine their own future.
Ukraine's border control service claim to President Viktor Yanukovych aides tried to bribe them to let him fly out of the country.
Tymoshenko was jailed in 2011 for abuse of office over a gas deal with Russia but her supporters and Western leaders regarded her as a political prisoner.
Kiev parliament sets early election for May 25, Opposition leader Tymoshenko freed from prison.
Oppn leader yulia Tymoshenko freed, will run for President, says dictatorship has ended.
"My car was shot at. But I have no fear," Yanukovych said.
The police appeared to retreat today by releasing a statement in support of "the people" and "rapid change".
After protesters took over the capital, the President left Kiev for his native eastern Ukraine and agreeing to early elections.
Ukraine's president reportedly fled the capital for his support base in Ukraine's Russia-leaning east.
US President Barack Obama spoke to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine peace deal.


