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Key events in 2014
PARIS – Here is a panorama of world events in 2014:JanuaryCENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Bangui mayor Catherine Samba-Panza, is elected interim president.February UKRAINE: Security forces crack down on pro-European protestors in Kiev’s central Independence Square, or Maidan. More than 100 people die. President Viktor Yanukovych flees to...
Russia invites N.Korea leader for May visit – paper
TOKYO – Russia has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to attend a May ceremony marking the end of World War Two, in what would be Kim’s first foreign visit since taking the helm of the reclusive state in 2011, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun daily said on Wednesday.Kim would probably meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, as North...
In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire’s death knell
The year ahead could see the outbreak of the third Chechen war, which, in turn, could be the death knell of the Russian Federation in its current borders.If, as is imaginable, Russia dismembers itself later this century – the way the Soviet Union did in 1991 – it will largely be a consequence of President Vladimir Putin’s...
Kerry says Russia sanctions could end if Putin takes right steps
LONDON – Russia has made constructive moves in recent days towards reducing tensions in Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday, and he raised the possibility that Washington could lift sanctions if Moscow keeps taking positive steps.Speaking in London, Kerry said the United States and Europe could lift sanctions within...
President Obama will sign Russia sanctions bill: White House
December 17, 2014 7:55 AMWASHINGTON (AFP, REUTERS) – US President Barack Obama will sign into law a bill passed by Congress to tighten sanctions against Russia over its Ukraine incursion, the White House said Tuesday amid a dramatic run on the ruble. …read more Source: The Straits...
EU to 'ban investment in Crimea'
[BRUSSELS] The European Union is to ban all investment in Crimea, annexed by Russia in March, to keep up the pressure on Moscow and show that the issue is not being forgotten, EU diplomatic sources said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Business...
Obama will sign Russia sanctions bill: White House
The US Congress on Saturday unanimously approved the Ukraine Freedom Support Act in both houses, which includes fresh sanctions against Moscow over its support of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Obama to sign new Russian sanctions Bill by end of week: Spokesman
December 17, 2014 2:11 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Barack Obama was expected to sign legislation implementing new sanctions on Russia over its activities in Ukraine by the end of the week, the White House said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Sanctions depend on Putin’s choices in Ukraine: Kerry
December 17, 2014 1:18 AMLONDON (AFP) – US and European sanctions against Russia could be lifted within days if President Vladimir Putin made the right choices in Ukraine, top US diplomat John Kerry said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Straits...
66 journalists killed in year of ‘barbaric’ attacks: report
PARIS – Attacks on journalists have grown more barbaric and kidnappings have soared, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, in a year when violence against the media took centre stage.A total of 66 reporters were killed in connection to their work in the past year – a slight drop from 71 in 2013 – but kidnappings soared to 119...
