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Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Ukraine prepared on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of Eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system. In the early hours of April 26, 1986, a botched test at the nuclear plant in then-Soviet Ukraine triggered a meltdown that spewed deadly...
Obama says deeply concerned about surge in Syria violence
HANOVER (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama said during a visit to Germany on Sunday that he was deeply concerned about a surge in violence in Syria, where government forces have stepped up bombing of rebel-held areas around the strategic city of Aleppo.Speaking after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a 17th century palace...
Economy, security crises in focus as Obama arrives in Germany
HANOVER, Germany: US President Barack Obama arrived in Germany on Sunday to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of his closest allies in dealing with a shaky global economy and security crises in the Middle East and Ukraine. It… …read more Source: The News...
Panama raids Mossack Fonseca property, seizes shredded papers
Panamanian investigators on Friday raided a property used by Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of a massive leak of offshore financial data, removing bags full of shredded documents as evidence, a local prosecutor said.We have secured a large amount of evidence found in the location, said organized crime investigator Javier Caraballo.He...
Obama’s royal holiday: Lunch with queen, dinner with princes
Obama’s lunch with the queen is the latest in a series of engagements between the two families since he took office in 2009. Most people send a card, call, or post on Facebook for someone’s birthday, but President Barack Obama has gone the extra mile – thousands of miles, actually – to deliver 90th birthday greetings to Queen...
NATO, Russia meeting fails to bridge differences
BRUSSELS (AP) – The first meeting of the NATO-Russia Council in nearly two years ran over schedule Wednesday but failed to do much to improve relations between Moscow and the US-led alliance, at their lowest ebb since the Cold War.NATO and Russia have profound and persistent differences, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who chaired...
2 Russian servicemen in Ukraine sentenced to 14 years
MOSCOW (AP) – A Ukrainian court on Monday sentenced two Russian servicemen captured last year to 14 years in prison after finding them guilty of terrorism and waging war in eastern Ukraine. The ruling opened the door to a possible prisoner swap between the two countries.In a sign that such a swap may be in the works, the Kremlin said...
Syria talks close to collapse after opposition’s pause
Syrian peace talks came close to collapse on Monday, with the mainstream opposition announcing a pause in talks at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, although it agreed to keep its negotiating team in the city.The Western-backed opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said in a letter to rebel fighters that government military...
Bets are off for stranded HK casino ship, forlorn crew
HONG KONG: Captain Valerie Lyzhyn and his 45 crew are stranded in Hong Kong, big losers in a gambling slump triggered by a Chinese crackdown on corruption that has scared off the high-rollers. Lyzhyn, 62, a Russian-born Ukrainian and veteran… …read more Source: The News...
Latest battle to wipe out polio begins with vast vaccine switch
In a huge immunisation effort in 150 countries, health teams will on Sunday launch what they hope will be the final push against polio. Stopping transmission of the contagious viral disease that has infected millions is possible within a year, experts say. And full, official, global eradication could be declared by the end of this decade. First,...
