Thousands of protesters took to Moscow’s streets, accusing prime minister Vladimir Putin’s party of rigging Russia’s parliamentary election in which it won the largest share of the seats.

The leading European human rights watchdog has decided to invite Palestinian politicians from the Hamas group to Strasbourg in hopes of bringing them together with Israeli counterparts who were also asked to come.

A European organisation has urged the Ukraine to investigate the reported disappearance of at least four newborns from a hospital in the eastern part of the country, saying the evidence of baby trafficking was "shameful".

THE twice-yearly summit between Russia and the EU takes place in The Hague today.

THE Kremlin’s candidate Akhmad Kadyrov won a landslide victory in Chechnya’s presidential election but few voters believed he would bring a rapid end to the fighting that has devastated their republic.