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Castro demands Guantanamo Bay in return for US-Cuba diplomatic deal

Castro demands Guantanamo Bay in return for US-Cuba diplomatic deal

Cuba has demanded the US hand back the Guantanamo Bay military base before relations with Washington are normalised. January 29 2015, 10:00 2 043 просмотрs

EU Reportedly to Extend Anti-Russian Sanctions by 6 Months

EU Reportedly to Extend Anti-Russian Sanctions by 6 Months

According to a draft document cited by Reuters, the EU foreign ministers have allegedly asked the European Commission to prepare a proposal to add additional names to the sanctions list within a week. January 28 2015, 17:41 2 182 просмотрs

ISIS & Japan agree on hostage swap, Japanese journalist to be freed 'within hours'

ISIS & Japan agree on hostage swap, Japanese journalist to be freed 'within hours'

Japan and ISIS have agreed on an exchange of journalist Kenji Goto, held hostage by the Islamist militants, for Sajida al-Rishawi, the Iraqi woman who killed 60 people in a 2005 Jordan bombing, a senior Japanese diplomat said. January 28 2015, 16:35 2 431 просмотрs

Bank manager kills 3 workers & himself 'after staff reshuffle'

Bank manager kills 3 workers & himself 'after staff reshuffle'

The deputy head of the Russian Central Bank in a Far-Eastern city has killed three of his colleagues and committed suicide after he was reportedly fired. Sources claim the murders could be connected with a reshuffle of bank staff. January 28 2015, 16:31 2 546 просмотрs

Mexican Authorities Officially Declare 43 Missing Students Dead

Mexican Authorities Officially Declare 43 Missing Students Dead

More than 40 students missing since September were killed by members of a drug cartel, said Mexico’s attorney general, citing testimonial and forensic evidence. January 28 2015, 16:02 1 820 просмотрs

Kenji Goto: Abe condemns 'despicable' IS hostage video

Kenji Goto: Abe condemns 'despicable' IS hostage video

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said a new Islamic State (IS) video threatening to kill hostage Kenji Goto within 24 hours is "despicable". January 28 2015, 11:32 2 151 просмотрs

Argentine president plans to dissolve spy agency after prosecutor's death

Argentine president plans to dissolve spy agency after prosecutor's death

President Cristina Fernandez plans to disband Argentina's intelligence agency amid suspicions that rogue agents were behind the mysterious death of a state prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center. January 28 2015, 01:44 1 439 просмотрs

Snow shuts down New York and Boston

Snow shuts down New York and Boston

New York City, Boston and other areas in the north-eastern US have shut down, with forecasters warning residents to expect "crippling" amounts of snow. January 27 2015, 18:03 2 216 просмотрs

Leaders Mark Auschwitz Liberation 70 Years on Without Putin

Leaders Mark Auschwitz Liberation 70 Years on Without Putin

When the Soviet army entered Auschwitz exactly 70 years ago, finding piles of corpses and prisoners close to death, a Russian soldier took a small and hungry 11-year-old girl into his arms and rocked her tenderly, tears coming to his eyes. January 27 2015, 15:24 2 878 просмотрs

CNN Looks Forward to Resume Broadcasting in Russia as Soon as Possible

CNN Looks Forward to Resume Broadcasting in Russia as Soon as Possible

Turner International company stated that the company was working on the dates of the meeting with Russia’s regulator towards the end of the month to discuss the process of getting CNN International back in the country. January 27 2015, 14:49 2 043 просмотрs

Oil steadies after OPEC says prices may have bottomed

Oil steadies after OPEC says prices may have bottomed

Brent crude oil prices held above $48 on Tuesday following comments from OPEC that prices may have found a floor. January 27 2015, 11:47 2 467 просмотрs

Facebook and Instagram Were Down

Facebook and Instagram Were Down

Facebook and Instagram services were restored on Tuesday after a brief outage that lasted around 45 minutes. January 27 2015, 13:12 2 514 просмотрs

Alleged Russian spy arrested in New York City

Alleged Russian spy arrested in New York City

Russian Spy ring operating in New York City to collect economic intelligence and recruit other potential spies was broken up by the FBI, who arrested one of the men today. January 27 2015, 11:31 2 378 просмотрs

Kurds push Islamic State out of Kobani after four-month battle

Kurds push Islamic State out of Kobani after four-month battle

Kurdish forces took control of the Syrian town of Kobani on Monday after driving out Islamic State fighters, a monitoring group and Syrian state media said, although Washington said the four-month battle was not yet over. January 27 2015, 10:05 2 027 просмотрs

Remembering Demis Roussos

Remembering Demis Roussos

Demis Roussos died in Athens on January 25, 2015 at the age of 68. As a number of online tributes attest, he was one of the most acclaimed singers of his generation. January 26 2015, 18:28 1 272 просмотрs

Japan's ISIS hostage crisis: Where things stand

Japan's ISIS hostage crisis: Where things stand

The Japanese government is grappling with an unpredictable hostage crisis whose terms are being dictated by the Islamic extremist group ISIS. January 26 2015, 17:32 2 862 просмотрs

New York winter storm Juno: US east coast braces for 'potentially historic' blizzard

New York winter storm Juno: US east coast braces for 'potentially historic' blizzard

A large part of the US east coast is preparing for a potentially historic blizzard that could reach from New York City to Maine and produce as much as three feet of snow. January 26 2015, 17:14 4 490 просмотрs

Greece election: Anti-austerity Syriza wins election

Greece election: Anti-austerity Syriza wins election

Anti-austerity Syriza party has won Greece's general election, putting the country on a possible collision course with the EU over its massive bailout. January 26 2015, 10:04 1 238 просмотрs

Islamic State deadline on Japanese captives passes with no word on fate

Islamic State deadline on Japanese captives passes with no word on fate

Japan said on Friday it was still trying to secure the release of two Japanese hostages held by Islamic State militants after a deadline to pay ransom for their release passed and there was no immediate word on their fate. January 23 2015, 16:08 2 837 просмотрs

Euro hits lowest level against dollar in 11 years after ECB plan

Euro hits lowest level against dollar in 11 years after ECB plan

The value of the euro has dropped to its lowest level against the US dollar since 2003. The sudden slump followed the ECB's announcement of a massive bond-buying program which it hopes will boost inflation. January 23 2015, 11:10 1 649 просмотрs

Saudi Arabia's 'reformer' King Abdullah dies

Saudi Arabia's 'reformer' King Abdullah dies

Throngs of mourners gathered in Mecca early Friday just hours after Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud died. He was 90. January 23 2015, 09:57 2 115 просмотрs

Russia and Ukraine agree on demarcation line

Russia and Ukraine agree on demarcation line

High-level talks in Berlin have yielded progress toward a new ceasefire in Ukraine. Representatives from Kyiv and Moscow have to pull back heavy arms from the front lines in eastern Ukraine. January 22 2015, 07:30 2 873 просмотрs

Islamic State threatens to kill 2 Japanese captives , demands $200 mil. ransom

Islamic State threatens to kill 2 Japanese captives , demands $200 mil. ransom

The militant group Islamic State released an online video on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese captives and threatening to kill them unless it received $200 million in ransom. January 21 2015, 06:02 1 382 просмотрs

Russian embassy mourning over death of 6-month survivor of Gyumri massacre

Russian embassy mourning over death of 6-month survivor of Gyumri massacre

Russia’s embassy in Armenia is mourning with the Armenian people over the death of a six-moth baby who survived the massacre in the town of Gyumri, the Russian diplomatic mission said in a statement on Monday. January 20 2015, 05:00 1 654 просмотрs

Tanzania recognized Russia as superpower

Tanzania recognized Russia as superpower

"We will always remind of the historical role of Russia, which it should play," - said Membe. Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Kamillius Membe, paying a visit to Moscow, called Russia the superpower, kazpravda.kz reports. January 20 2015, 04:56 2 562 просмотрs