Russia threatens Ukraine before Paris meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed to want peace in Ukraine in an interview on Monday, hours before state-owned Gazprom threatened to cut off gas supplies to the country - hitting EU countries too - if it didn't pay outstanding bills immediately.
Yoko Ono wins German peace prize
Yoko Ono, the Japanese artist and widow of John Lennon, on Thursday won a prestigious German prize "for her lasting artistic and peace-promoting political work.
Egypt and Mideast top Munich conference
Revolt in Egypt and the implications for the stalled Middle East peace process are set to be key talking points for top defence officials at the Munich Security Conference in Germany starting Friday.
Tens of thousands join 50th year of Easter Marches
Tens of thousands of demonstrators joined the traditional Easter Marches over the long weekend to protest the war in Afghanistan, nuclear arms and weapons exports.
Illness delays joint Israeli-German cabinet talks
A joint meeting in Berlin of the German and Israeli cabinets planned for Monday has been postponed because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a viral infection, his office said on Sunday.
Israeli ministers due to arrive for historic meeting in Germany
The German and Israeli cabinets will hold their first joint-meeting on German soil in Berlin on Monday, signalling deeper reconciliation between the two countries 65 years after the Holocaust.