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Russian President Vladimir Putin Grants Citizenship to US Boxer
Sep12

Russian President Vladimir Putin Grants Citizenship to US Boxer

President Vladimir Putin today granted citizenship to US boxer Roy Jones Jr after the American asked for a passport over tea in Moscow-annexed Crimea. …read more Source:...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Says Russia Threat to ‘Entire Democratic World’
Sep11

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Says Russia Threat to ‘Entire Democratic World’

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Friday of challenging the “entire democratic world” by annexing Crimea and allegedly arming separatist rebels in the east of his ex-Soviet state. …read more Source:...

Russia raises stakes on Syria ahead of UN meeting in New York
Sep10

Russia raises stakes on Syria ahead of UN meeting in New York

By refusing to clarify the scale of its military presence in Syria, Russia keeps the West fearing a considerable build-up to win a stronger bargaining position when world powers sit down to talks on the conflict, Western diplomats in Moscow said. Those discussions could take place as soon as this month, when Russian President Vladimir Putin comes...

Ukrainian Chocolate Cafe Melts Pro-Russian Rebel Hearts
Sep10

Ukrainian Chocolate Cafe Melts Pro-Russian Rebel Hearts

Nestled in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, a chocolate-themed cafe is serving up an authentically Ukrainian experience to rebels fighting pro-Kiev forces in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source:...

EPL 2015: Spain’s David De Gea hoping to win back Manchester United spot
Sep09

EPL 2015: Spain’s David De Gea hoping to win back Manchester United spot

David De Gea is hoping to win back his place in goal at Manchester United after he played his first competitive match this season in Spain’s 1-0 Euro 2016 qualifying victory away to Macedonia on Tuesday. Coach Vicente del Bosque gave De Gea a vote of confidence by selecting him ahead of captain Iker Casillas for the match in Skopje, when...

All you need to know about record breaking English striker Wayne Rooney
Sep09

All you need to know about record breaking English striker Wayne Rooney

Factbox on striker Wayne Rooney who set an all-time England scoring record of 50 goals in a Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. Born: Oct. 24, 1985 in Liverpool. CLUB CAREER: After coming through Everton’s youth academy, Rooney made his first-team debut as a 16-year-old against Tottenham Hotspur in August...

France Proposes Talks With Ukraine, Russia And Germany in September
Sep07

France Proposes Talks With Ukraine, Russia And Germany in September

French President Francois Hollande today offered to host talks on the situation in Ukraine with his German, Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, as a February truce finally appeared to be holding. …read more Source:...

Euro 2016 Qualifiers: Spain coach Del Bosque defends misfiring Diego Costa
Sep06

Euro 2016 Qualifiers: Spain coach Del Bosque defends misfiring Diego Costa

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has given strong backing to Diego Costa even after the Chelsea forward drew another blank in Saturday’s Euro 2016 qualifying victory at home to Slovakia. Holders Spain leapfrogged the Eastern Europeans to the top of Group C thanks to a 2-0 success in Oviedo but Costa again failed to score and has netted just...

Euro 2016 Qualifiers: Early England qualification gives Roy Hodgson time to experiment
Sep06

Euro 2016 Qualifiers: Early England qualification gives Roy Hodgson time to experiment

England’s early qualification for next year’s Euro 2016 finals in France has given manager Roy Hodgson the rare luxury of being able to experiment with his selections well ahead of the tournament kicking off. England’s 6-0 win over San Marino on Saturday maintained their perfect record in Group E with seven wins out of seven and...

US voices concern to Russia over major military build-up in Syria
Sep06

US voices concern to Russia over major military build-up in Syria

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Moscow’s exact intentions remained unclear but that Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to leave no doubt of the US position. (Source: AP) Secretary of State John Kerry told his Russian counterpart on Saturday the United States was deeply concerned about reports that...