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On Christmas, Obama marks end of Afghan combat

On Christmas, Obama marks end of Afghan combat

President Barack Obama marked the end of more than a decade of combat in Afghanistan by paying tribute to America's military, telling troops on Christmas Day that their sacrifices have allowed for a more peaceful, prosperous world to emerge out of the ashes of 9/11. December 26 2014, 12:18 2 347 просмотрs

Russia battles to contain Black Sea oil spill

Russia battles to contain Black Sea oil spill

A Russian Black Sea city declared a state of emergency Thursday after a burst pipeline spewed oil into the landlocked water body, with stormy weather hampering cleanup efforts. December 26 2014, 11:52 4 927 просмотрs

Putin Cancels New Year's Holiday for Government Workers

Putin Cancels New Year's Holiday for Government Workers

Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled the extended New Year holiday for government ministers because of the ongoing financial crisis, informing the agencies they must work to help strengthen the economy and take protectionary measures in the face of a combination of governmental mismanagement, dropping oil prices, and economic sanctions that have caused considerable panic in Moscow in recent weeks, theatlantic.com reports. December 26 2014, 10:17 3 087 просмотрs

Gorbachev Says United States Needs Perestroika

Gorbachev Says United States Needs Perestroika

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, stated that the United States needs a complex of political reforms similar to Soviet Perestroika. December 25 2014, 17:37 2 119 просмотрs

No 'Credible Threats' Against DC Theaters Showing 'The Interview': FBI

No 'Credible Threats' Against DC Theaters Showing 'The Interview': FBI

FBI spokesman said that the FBI is maintaining contact with local theaters planning to show the controversial comedy The Interview, and so far there have been no security problems. December 25 2014, 12:27 1 363 просмотрs

Uzbek State Arts Museum director sentenced to 9 years in prison for selling original art works and replacing them with fake ones

Uzbek State Arts Museum director sentenced to 9 years in prison for selling original art works and replacing them with fake ones

Several employees from Uzbekistan’s top museum have been jailed for selling original art works and replacing them with copies for 15 years, the general prosecutor’s office said on Friday, reports AFP. December 24 2014, 18:01 1 643 просмотрs

George HW Bush taken to hospital

George HW Bush taken to hospital

Former US President George Bush Sr has been taken to hospital after suffering from a shortness of breath, his spokesman says. December 24 2014, 17:39 3 079 просмотрs

St Louis police kill 'armed' black teenager

St Louis police kill 'armed' black teenager

A black 18 y.o. teenager has been shot dead late on Tuesday by police in the US city of St Louis, near where Michael Brown was killed in August triggering national protests. December 24 2014, 17:14 1 093 просмотрs

Two held in Sydney terror operation

Two held in Sydney terror operation

Two men were arrested as part of a counterterrorism investigation into a group that officials have accused of plotting to kill a random member of the public in Sydney. December 24 2014, 12:48 2 216 просмотрs

Satellite images show 290 heritage sites in Syria damaged by war: U.N.

Satellite images show 290 heritage sites in Syria damaged by war: U.N.

Satellite imagery indicate that 290 cultural heritage sites in Syria, whose history stretches back to the dawn of civilization, have been damaged by its ongoing civil war, theUnited Nations' training and research arm (UNITAR) said on Tuesday. December 23 2014, 17:24 2 239 просмотрs

Arab OPEC sources see oil back above $70 by end-2015

Arab OPEC sources see oil back above $70 by end-2015

Arab OPEC producers expect global oil prices to rebound to between $70 and $80 a barrel by the end of next year as a global economic recovery revives demand, OPEC delegates said this week in the first indication of where the group expects oil markets to ‎stabilize in the medium term. December 23 2014, 16:57 1 701 просмотрs

Record numbers attend German anti-Islamization rally

Record numbers attend German anti-Islamization rally

More than 17,000 protesters rallied Monday in Dresden against the "Islamization of the West," the tenth such demonstration in as many weeks. The far-right movement is becoming a problem for politicians. December 23 2014, 15:22 2 070 просмотрs

Spain's Princess Cristina ordered to stand trial on tax-fraud charges

Spain's Princess Cristina ordered to stand trial on tax-fraud charges

A Spanish judge has ordered Princess Cristina to stand trial on tax fraud charges. This is the first time that a member of Spain's royal family has been ordered to sit in the dock. December 22 2014, 17:38 1 620 просмотрs

US to Fire Russians From its Embassies and Consulates, Swap for Americans

US to Fire Russians From its Embassies and Consulates, Swap for Americans

The US has opted to only hire American citizens for supervisory positions in its embassies in Russia, and subject them to a “thorough background check”, which will reduce its reliance on Russian staff. Experts believe the move reflects growing suspicion towards Russian citizens and is aimed at creating an agent network within the embassy. December 22 2014, 17:35 2 418 просмотрs

Sir Elton John and David Furnish marry

Sir Elton John and David Furnish marry

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have formally converted their civil partnership to a marriage - with the musician documenting the day on the Instagram website. December 22 2014, 16:11 4 062 просмотрs

Akhlaq’s Father Wants Son to Be Buried on Russian Soil

Akhlaq’s Father Wants Son to Be Buried on Russian Soil

The father of the Russian citizen who was executed in Pakistan on Sunday for attempting to assassinate the country’s former president says his son should be buried in his hometown in Russia. December 22 2014, 11:35 2 735 просмотрs

WikiLeaks Releases Classified CIA Agents Tips on Infiltrating EU, Schengen

WikiLeaks Releases Classified CIA Agents Tips on Infiltrating EU, Schengen

According to documents published by WikiLeaks the US Central Intelligence Agency has issued advice for its agents on how to infiltrate international passport control systems, including in the European Union and the Schengen area. December 22 2014, 10:40 1 510 просмотрs

Stratfor: Ukraine Coup Plotted by US Over Russian Stance on Syria

Stratfor: Ukraine Coup Plotted by US Over Russian Stance on Syria

The United States plotted the coup which took place in Ukraine in February 2014 in response to Russia’s policy in Syria, says George Friedman, the founder and CEO of Stratfor, known as "Shadow CIA". December 19 2014, 18:22 3 168 просмотрs

Eight children killed in Australia mass stabbing

Eight children killed in Australia mass stabbing

Eight children have been killed and a woman injured, police said on Friday, during what several media outlets reported was a mass stabbing in Australia's tropical northern city of Cairns. December 19 2014, 10:30 1 641 просмотрs

Breakthrough in Cuba-US relations welcomed

Breakthrough in Cuba-US relations welcomed

The announcement that diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States have been revived has been applauded around the world. But there is also skepticism in the US. December 18 2014, 10:18 2 162 просмотрs

Russian State Duma supports the idea of introduction common currency for Eurasian Union

Russian State Duma supports the idea of introduction common currency for Eurasian Union

The Russian State Duma supports the idea of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev about the introduction of common currency in the Eurasian Economic Union that is to be created in 2015. December 12 2014, 12:07 2 880 просмотрs

Londoners hold 'die-in' in support of U.S. protests

Londoners hold 'die-in' in support of U.S. protests

Hundreds of protesters rallied Wednesday at one of Europe's largest shopping malls to show solidarity with U.S. demonstrations over the killing of unarmed black men by white officers. December 12 2014, 11:07 2 365 просмотрs

Pope Francis snubs the Dalai Lama at Nobel Peace Prize event

Pope Francis snubs the Dalai Lama at Nobel Peace Prize event

Pontiff, who has sought to build relations with other faiths. will not meet the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people amid fears of displeasing Beijing. December 12 2014, 10:53 1 478 просмотрs

Singapore's Jewel Changi, the world's most awesome airport?

Singapore's Jewel Changi, the world's most awesome airport?

Airport and paradise are two words destined never to sit next to each other in the same sentence, but looking at the plans for Singapore's new airport that could soon change. December 11 2014, 12:32 3 057 просмотрs

Obama Accepts Decision Not to Prosecute CIA Officers: White House

Obama Accepts Decision Not to Prosecute CIA Officers: White House

White House spokesperson Josh Earnest announced that US President Barack Obama shares the US Department of Justice decision that no prosecutable crime had been committed by the CIA officers. December 11 2014, 11:53 2 403 просмотрs