Section: US & Canada
Nazarbaev Urges Europe, Russia To Seek Compromise On Ukraine
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has told the French president that sanctions are having little effect on Russia and European countries should seek compromise with Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Says South Stream Could Be Saved If Russia Follows Rules
The European Commission’s new energy chief has told RFE/RL that Russia could revive the South Stream natural-gas pipeline project if it follows EU rules. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Foreign-Currency Reserves Fall
Ukraine’s foreign-currency and gold reserves dropped below $10 billion in November for the first time in nearly a decade due to large payments for debt and gas. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
The Kid With the Kalashnikov Isn’t Happy: Ukraine’s Revolution One Year On
He scowls at us from under a rain cape, water dripping off the peak of his army cap. He flourishes my passport. “Britain,” he says. “You are from Britain.” We are standing at a rebel roadblock on the main Zaporozhiye to Donetsk highway which does not appear to be under any kind of adult supervision. The skinny soldier with my documents stands...
French defense minister says Russia may never get the warships it ordered due to Ukraine
France’s defense minister has suggested that two warships ordered by Russia may never be delivered. …read more Source: FOX...
Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis
…read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ailing Malaysia Airlines to suspend shares December 15
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Malaysia Airlines said its shares will be suspended from the country’s stock exchange on December 15 under a government plan to rescue the beleaguered carrier after two devastating aviation tragedies this year.The national flag carrier, whose loss of both flight MH370 and MH17 compounded years of hefty financial...
French shipyard in $1.5 bn deal for new cruise liners
Saint-Nazaire (France) (AFP) – Royal Caribbean Cruises subsidiary Celebrity Cruises has signed a preliminary deal with the French arm of Korean shipbuilding giant STX for two new vessels valued at 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion).The 1,450-cabin ships are due for delivery in 2018 and 2020, the president of STX France, Laurent Castaing,...
An Uneasy Ménage à Trois
Reliance on Russian and Ukrainian Weapons Puts China in a Tight Spot December 4, 2014 …read more Source: Foreign...
Putin’s luck is running out fast
“Luck,” wrote gonzo-journalist Hunter S. Thompson, “is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.” Russian President Vladimir Putin, who today gave the most pitiful state-of-the-nation speech of his extraordinarily lucky career, is falling off the wire. The speech was a stark contrast to...
