Section: US & Canada
Security on the Korean Peninsula
The following speech was delivered on December 3, 2014 at the Chatham House in London Ladies and gentlemen, In just a few days, we will say farewell to 2014 and greet the new year. From my standpoint, this year may be recorded as one of the most eventful years in the post-Cold War era, fraught with difficulties – Syria; Iraq and ISIL,...
Dutch probing what agencies knew about flight risks before MH17 was downed
Dutch authorities are launching an investigation into what Dutch intelligence agencies knew about the risks of flying through Ukrainian airspace before Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed in July. …read more Source: CTV...
Despite pressure, EU’s sanctions against Russia could last
PARIS (AP) — EU sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine are cutting both ways and pinching some big European companies. But economic relief isn’t likely any time soon, diplomats and analysts say: EU rules make the sanctions tough to overturn. France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine are trying to set up talks in Astana, Kazakhstan,...
For some Russians, mortgage costs soaring due to ruble slide
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — When they took out a mortgage on a small two-room apartment seven years ago, Oksana Li and her husband hoped to make a new home for themselves and their young son. Now, like thousands of other Russians, they are seeing that dream unravel as they are unable to make payments — even by working longer hours and a second...
Despite pressure, EU’s sanctions against Russia could last
France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine are trying to set up talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, toward easing the tensions behind sanctions that have hit Russia’s economy, sent the ruble sinking and affected European companies like banks, oil companies, machinery makers and food giants. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Dutch probing what intelligence agencies knew about flight risks before MH17 downed in Ukraine
Dutch authorities are launching an investigation into what Dutch intelligence agencies knew about the risks of flying through Ukrainian airspace before Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed in July. …read more Source: FOX...
Experts: Despite pressure, EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine crisis won’t end soon
EU sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine are cutting both ways and pinching some big European companies. …read more Source: FOX...
Davos forum of power brokers, business leaders to draw 2,500
GENEVA (AP) — Most European countries are sending their heads of state or government to this month’s gathering of world leaders and power brokers in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, while high-level delegations are expected from China, the United States, Japan and Russia. Organizers of the World Economic Forum said Tuesday that the...
Ukraine Suffers Highest Annual Inflation Rate In 14 Years
Ukraine’s annual inflation rate reached nearly 25 percent during 2014, the highest rate seen there in 14 years. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean soccer fans loyal to their teams despite tensions
KRASNOGVARDEISKOYE, Crimea (AP) — Crimea’s soccer fans, especially the tough and boisterous young men who frequent the games, are as devoted as ever, even as political tensions cloud the region’s teams. In the wake of Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine, the European soccer federation UEFA in...
