Section: US & Canada
Russia and Tunisia on long Nobel Peace Prize candidate list
Oslo (AFP) – There was no clear frontrunner ahead of Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize announcement, with a Russian opposition newspaper, Tunisia’s democratic leadership, Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai and Pope Francis among a record number of candidates.As in previous years, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee,...
U.S.: No Sanctions Relief For Russia Until Forces Leave Ukraine
A senior U.S. diplomat says there should be no sanctions relief for Russia until all foreign forces and equipment have left Ukraine, Kyiv’s sovereignty over its border has been restored and all hostages have been released. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine energy exec urges EU pressure on Russia’s Gazprom
New York (AFP) – The head of the Ukraine’s national energy company has called on European officials to pressure Gazprom over the Russian energy giant’s dealings with Slovakia.Andriy Kobolev, chairman and chief executive of Naftogaz, said that the European Union should require Gazprom to step back from a key pipeline connection...
Trade, rights on agenda as China’s Li visits Germany
Berlin (AFP) – China’s Premier Li Keqiang will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, the third top-level talks this year between the export powers, amid growing disquiet over human rights and business rules.Berlin and Beijing say they are seeking to bolster their already massive trade and investment links by deepening their...
St. Petersburg Journal: Allowed a Space in Russia for Criticism, Artists Have Fun With It
At the Manifesta contemporary art biennial in St. Petersburg, artists are openly discussing issues like corruption and Russian involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine President Signs Key Anti-Graft Legislation
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday signed anti-graft legislation that Kyiv says could see hundreds of thousands of civil servants lose their jobs if found to have links with past Soviet or pro-Russian governments. The so-called “lustration” bill aims to remove any civil servant who held a federal or regional government...
Shelling continues around Donetsk airport
Five civilians are killed during intensified shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, according to local authorities. Near Donetsk airport, fighting continues. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...
Meet the man trying to get Ukraine through winter
Andriy Kobolev, CEO of state gas firm Naftogaz, has one of the toughest jobs in the energy industry. It isn’t getting easier. …read more Source:...
IMF warns of eurozone recession, presses Germany
Washington (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund stepped up its warnings over a possible eurozone recession Thursday, pressing governments like Germany to spend more for reverse a stall.Worries about the eurozone stagnating were at the forefront as the annual IMF-World Bank meetings on the global economy kicked off.Despite the general...
Hopes of Change Betrayed for Downcast Bosnian Voters
Bosnia’s 3.3 million voters will choose a new political elite across six layers of government on Sunday in an election that, had it happened a few months ago, might have been a catalyst for change. But hopes that civil unrest in February would usher in a brighter future for a country riven by corruption and ethnic and ideological divisions...
