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Yanukovich offers Ukraine protesters nothing as Russian aid starts

Yanukovich offers Ukraine protesters nothing as Russian aid starts

A $15 billion Russian aid package for Ukraine began to take shape on Thursday as Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich went public in defense of the deal, but offered no concessions to persuade thousands of protesters to leave the streets. December 20 2013, 09:47 3 346 просмотрs

Almost 90 hurt as ceiling collapses at London theatre

Almost 90 hurt as ceiling collapses at London theatre

Emergency services said nearly 90 people were injured on Thursday when part of the ceiling collapsed during a performance at a packed London theatre, bringing the city's West End entertainment district to a standstill, reuters reports. December 20 2013, 09:15 977 просмотрs

Putin Says He Will Pardon Khodorkovsky

Putin Says He Will Pardon Khodorkovsky

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he will in soon pardon jailed former Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky, ria.ru reports. December 19 2013, 17:55 1 159 просмотрs

Google Glass users can now take photos by winking

Google Glass users can now take photos by winking

Google Glass on Tuesday announced updates to the software in its Internet-linked eyewear to allow users to snap pictures by winking, nydailynews.com reports. December 19 2013, 09:56 1 049 просмотрs

Arrest, detention of Indian diplomat in New York triggers uproar

Arrest, detention of Indian diplomat in New York triggers uproar

The arrest and detention of an Indian consular official in New York on visa fraud charges has created a diplomatic uproar with punitive steps taken against State Department officials in New Delhi, cnn reports. December 18 2013, 18:16 1 671 просмотрs

Gorbachev Denies Death Reports From Hacked Twitter Accounts

Gorbachev Denies Death Reports From Hacked Twitter Accounts

Whether he likes it or not, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is now in the business of resurrection. For the third time this year the former president of the Soviet Union has had to personally assure the world that he is alive and well after hackers spread rumors of his demise online, the moscowtimes reports. December 18 2013, 17:36 4 986 просмотрs

Thousands Protest Ukraine’s deal with Russia

Thousands Protest Ukraine’s deal with Russia

Tens of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Kiev - after Ukraine strikes a deal with Moscow. Earlier on Tuesday - Russia agreed to give Ukraine a 15 billion dollar bailout - and significant cuts to the price of gas, reuters.com reports. December 18 2013, 15:09 872 просмотрs

BP makes significant discovery in Gulf of Mexico

BP makes significant discovery in Gulf of Mexico

BP announced today it has made a significant oil discovery at its Gila prospect, which it co-owns with ConocoPhillips, in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. This is BP’s third discovery in recent years in the emerging Paleogene trend in the Gulf of Mexico and reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to the US offshore region, reads the company press release. December 18 2013, 13:15 1 322 просмотрs

Outrage in Italy Over ‘Degrading’ Treatment of Migrants Caught on Video

Outrage in Italy Over ‘Degrading’ Treatment of Migrants Caught on Video

Footage showing migrants at the Island of Lampedusa reception centre being sprayed for scabies has caused outrage in Italy, euronews.com reports. December 18 2013, 12:12 1 285 просмотрs

Rome probing alleged Eni role in Kazakh deportation scandal

Rome probing alleged Eni role in Kazakh deportation scandal

Italian energy giant suspected of misusing influence Rome, December 18 - Rome prosecutors on Monday said they were investigating an alleged role played by Italian energy company Eni in the expulsion of the wife and daughter of Kazakh oligarch and political dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov earlier this year. December 18 2013, 09:55 2 875 просмотрs

German chancellor Merkel starts her third term

German chancellor Merkel starts her third term

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was sworn in Tuesday for a third term at the helm of Europe's top economy, ending nearly three months of post-election limbo while she bartered with rivals to forge a "grand coalition" google.com reports. December 18 2013, 09:13 1 583 просмотрs

Childless President of Uruguay wants to adopt needy children 30-40

Childless President of Uruguay wants to adopt needy children 30-40

President of Uruguay Jose Mujica 30-40 going to adopt children and teenagers from his district after he, in his own words, "remove the suit, which he presses", ie leave the presidency. He said this in an interview with local newspaper El observador, allvoices.com reports. December 17 2013, 20:31 2 402 просмотрs

Edward Snowden leaks: NSA 'debates' amnesty

Edward Snowden leaks: NSA 'debates' amnesty

The US National Security Agency is considering offering an amnesty to fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden if he agrees to stop leaking secret documents, an NSA official says, bbc.com reports. December 17 2013, 09:16 1 311 просмотрs

Russia Confirms Tactical Missile Deployment on NATO Borders

Russia Confirms Tactical Missile Deployment on NATO Borders

Russia confirmed Monday that it has deployed tactical ballistic missiles near its borders with NATO but said the move did not violate international agreements, ria.ru reports. December 16 2013, 21:38 1 836 просмотрs

Michelle Bachelet wins presidential election in Chile

Michelle Bachelet wins presidential election in Chile

Socialist Michelle Bachelet, who was Chile's president from 2006 to 2010, cruised to victory in Sunday's presidential runoff, cnn.com reports. December 16 2013, 21:10 1 016 просмотрs

European Parliament Says Ukraine Can Hold Early Elections

European Parliament Says Ukraine Can Hold Early Elections

The European Parliament said Thursday that Ukraine was able to hold early elections to find a way out of the country’s current political crisis, ria.ru reports. December 13 2013, 12:03 1 131 просмотрs

U.N. confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria

U.N. confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria

Chemical weapons were likely used in five out of seven attacks investigated by U.N. experts in Syria, where a 2 1/2-year civil war has killed more than 100,000 people, according to the final report of a U.N. inquiry published on Thursday, reuters reports. December 13 2013, 11:22 1 069 просмотрs

Putin Urges Renewed Crackdown on Offshore Companies

Putin Urges Renewed Crackdown on Offshore Companies

President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for a renewed crackdown on Russian companies that dodge taxes by registering in offshore jurisdictions, ria.ru reports. December 12 2013, 18:08 1 259 просмотрs

US considering sanctions against Ukraine

US considering sanctions against Ukraine

The State Department says it is evaluating all options, including possible sanctions against the Ukraine, where government security forces are cracking down against demonstrators, foxnews.com reports. December 12 2013, 13:00 1 774 просмотрs

Car maker Holden to close Australian plants in 2017

Car maker Holden to close Australian plants in 2017

Struggling automaker GM Holden on Wednesday said it will shut down its manufacturing operations in Australia by 2017, shedding 2,900 jobs, in a major blow to the nation's car industry. December 11 2013, 18:07 982 просмотрs

India's Supreme Court declares homosexual sex illegal

India's Supreme Court declares homosexual sex illegal

Sex between consenting homosexual partners is once again illegal in India after the country's Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling Wednesday, cnn.com reports. December 11 2013, 15:15 2 251 просмотрs

GM shakes up auto industry men's club, naming first woman CEO

GM shakes up auto industry men's club, naming first woman CEO

General Motors Co CEO Dan Akerson will step down next month and be replaced by GM "lifer" and global product chief Mary Barra, a sign that the development of new vehicles will be the paramount focus of the company that emerged from bankruptcy four years ago, reuters. com reports. December 11 2013, 10:20 1 299 просмотрs

Tajikistan reportedly joins war on Santa

Tajikistan reportedly joins war on Santa

“Tajikistan Joins War on Santa” item by David Trilling, which was posted on Eurasianet’s website on December 6, says that authorities in Tajikistan are taking a leaf out of Ebenezer Karimov’s book and forbidding Santa Claus – or Father Frost, as he’s known in the Russian-speaking tradition – from appearing on television this holiday season, news.tj reports. December 10 2013, 17:30 2 925 просмотрs

Canada makes territorial claim for North Pole (Video)

Canada makes territorial claim for North Pole (Video)

Federal government scientists have been told to do additional work in mapping the continental shelf as part of a UN submission, thestar.com reports. December 10 2013, 11:15 1 420 просмотрs

Obama vies with nine others for 'Person of the Year'

Obama vies with nine others for 'Person of the Year'

It's not every competition that pits President Obama against Pope Francis, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and singer/celebrity twerker Miley Cyrus. December 10 2013, 11:16 980 просмотрs