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Vladimir Putin to reappear in public after a 10-day absence
Putin was last seen in public on March 5 at a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Russian President Vladimir Putin was due to reappear in public on Monday, after an unusually long 10-day absence that unleashed frenzied speculation about his whereabouts and health. However, a Kremlin official confirmed that Putin’s...
Russia launches massive 5 day Arctic military drills
The five-day Arctic drills involving 38,000 servicemen, more than 50 surface ships and submarines and 110 aircraft are intended to check the readiness of Russia’s Northern Fleet and the military’s ability to deploy additional forces from central Russia. The Russian military on Monday launched sweeping military maneuvers in the Arctic...
France mourns for country’s Olympians who died in Argentina helicopter crash
French Olympic gold medalist, swim champion Callie Muffat . (Reuters) Two helicopters carrying French sports stars filming a popular European reality show crashed in a remote part of Argentina, killing 10 people, including two Olympic medal winners and a sailing champion, authorities said. The helicopters apparently collided in midair Monday near...
France grieves for sportsmen and other citizens lost in Argentina air crash
Two helicopters carrying French sports stars filming a popular European reality show crashed in a remote part of Argentina, killing 10 people, including two Olympic medal winners and a sailing champion, authorities said. The helicopters apparently collided in midair Monday near Villa Castelli in La Rioja province, about 730 miles (1,170...
Few accidents, More deaths: 2014 saw lesser but more deadly air accidents tell IATA reports
The number of deaths in jetliner disasters spiked last year despite there being fewer accidents in total, an international airline industry group said Monday. The International Air Transport Association said in its annual safety report that 641 people died in airline accidents in 2014. Its figures don’t include the 298 people killed when...
Deaths increase, but air travel in general becomes more ‘safe’: IATA report
The number of deaths in jetliner disasters spiked last year despite there being fewer accidents in total, an international airline industry group said Monday. The International Air Transport Association said in its annual safety report that 641 people died in airline accidents in 2014. Its figures don’t include the 298 people killed when...
Air accidents 2014: Fewer accidents, death toll increase credited to Malaysian disasters
The number of deaths in jetliner disasters spiked last year despite there being fewer accidents in total, an international airline industry group said Monday. The International Air Transport Association said in its annual safety report that 641 people died in airline accidents in 2014. Its figures don’t include the 298 people killed when...
Russian court charges 2, detains 3 others in Nemtsov killing
Police escort a man believed to be one of five suspects in the killing of Boris Nemtsov in a court room in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 8, 2015. (Source: AP) Five men were behind bars Sunday either charged or suspected in the killing of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, but details remained unclear in the case that has shaken Russia’s...
Russia: 2 suspects detained in murder of Boris Nemtsov
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Ukraine declares heavy weapons pullback from front line
A Ukrainian multiple rocket launcher is transported towards near Artemivsk, eastern Ukraine. (Source: AP Photo) Ukrainian military officials say government forces are withdrawing heavy rocket launchers from the front line with Russian-backed separatists in accordance with last month’s cease-fire accord. Military spokesman Col. Andriy...
