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Russia reportedly says it fired warning shots at a Turkish ship in the Aegean to avoid a collision
Thomson ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday one of its warships, the destroyer Smetlivy, had been forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision and that it had summoned the Turkish military attache over the incident. The Interfax news agency said that the Turkish...
Back in 2000, the CIA made 8 predictions on what life would be like in 2015 — here’s what it got right (and really wrong)
REUTERS/STR NewBack in 2000, just before George W. Bush became president, the CIA published a 70-page report on what the world would be like in 2015. 2015 is winding down fast, and it turns out that several of these predictions were on the money. Others were completely wrong. Here’s a rundown of some of the predictions, according to a...
Putin calls for broad international anti-terror front
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for “one powerful fist” to fight terrorism, hinted at more sanctions against Turkey and accused Western powers of creating “a zone of chaos.”Speaking in his state-of-the-nation address televised live, Putin called for an end to what he called double...
The 15 coolest images from Wikipedia’s first-ever science photography competition
This year marks the first year of the European Science Photo competition. Scientists and photographers from around Europe have submitted their stunning entries to the competition. Then winners will be chosen at the end of the year. The competition is run by Wikipedia and is the result of the Estonian Science Photo Competition, which ran...
Wladimir Klitschko set for rematch with Tyson Fury
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Wladimir Klitschko has invoked a contract clause calling for a rematch with Tyson Fury in an attempt to regain the heavyweight title he lost to the British fighter.Fury took away Klitschko’s four titles in a stunning unanimous decision in Duesseldorf on Saturday night, ending the Ukrainian’s 9 ½-year reign as...
DoD official: US pursuing response to Russia treaty breach
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. defense official says the Obama administration is pursing ways to counter Russia’s violation of a key arms control treaty, but says actions will be rolled into a broader response to Kremlin aggression in Ukraine and other parts of the world.The U.S. announced last year that Russia is violating the Intermediate-Range...
Russia just froze Ukraine’s gas supply and it could be really bad news for Europe
Russia’s relations with Ukraine have soured since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in March 2014, and now the two countries are fighting about gas supplies again. On Wednesday morning, the CEO of Gazprom, Russia’s biggest state-owned natural-gas producer, said the company had cut off gas supplies to Ukraine after the country failed...
Fury vows to be ‘most charming champ since Ali’
Düsseldorf (Germany) (AFP) – Britain’s Tyson Fury has vowed to be “the most charismatic champion since Muhammad Ali” after delivering on his promise to dethrone Wladimir Klitschko and become the new world heavyweight champion.”I always said what I would do and I delivered. I didn’t have this confidence for...
Tyson Fury ends Wladimir Klitschko’s heavyweight reign
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Tyson Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision to end the Ukrainian’s 9 1/2-year reign as heavyweight champion on Saturday and take his WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles.After a bruising encounter that ended with cuts near both of Klitschko’s eyes, referee Tony Weeks went to the...
Fury slightly heavier than Klitschko ahead of bout
ESSEN, Germany (AP) — Tyson Fury will hold a slight weight advantage over Wladimir Klitschko when he takes on the Ukrainian for his heavyweight titles in Duesseldorf on Saturday night.The undefeated British fighter (24 wins, 18 KOs) weighed in at 112 kilograms (247 pounds), while Klitschko came in at 111.5 kilos (246 pounds) on Friday.The...
