Russia says close to joint military action with U.S. in Aleppo: agencies

Germany urges Russia and Ukraine to ease tension over Crimea, keep talking


MOSCOW Germany's foreign minister urged Russia and Ukraine on Monday to reduce tensions over Crimea and stick to the troubled Minsk peace accords as a way of ending hostilities in eastern Ukraine.




Three killed in car bomb attack in Turkey's southeast: sources


DIYARBAKIR Two officers and one civilian were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a police station near Turkey's southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Monday, in an attack suspected to have been carried out by Kurdish militants, security sources said.




Firecrackers spark stampede in French seaside town


PARIS Firecrackers sparked panic in a Mediterranean seaside town late on Sunday, sending a stampede of people fleeing what they feared was a gun attack, injuring dozens, French media reported.