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World mourns and condemns attacks in Paris
Paris (AFP) – Mourners across the globe reacted to the attacks in Paris with tears, shows of solidarity and condemnations of those who carried out the assaults that left at least 128 dead.Among politicians, there were loud calls for the world to ratchet up the fight against terrorism.Bouquets, candles and messages of condolence were laid at...
Stuck between past and present, Lenin lingers on in parts of ex-USSR
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) – On a recent morning a small group of pensioners gathered round a monument to Communist leader Vladimir Lenin in a far-flung corner of the bygone empire he helped found.The system he established disappeared from Kyrgyzstan in central Asia when the Soviet Union collapsed some 25 years ago but the Russian leader...
Athletics scandal dents Putin’s sporting soft power push
Moscow (AFP) – Judo-loving President Vladimir Putin has used glitzy sporting events to showcase the successes of his rule, but the scandal now engulfing Russian athletics risks tarnishing that image.Moscow splashed out an estimated $51 billion (47 billion euros) on hosting the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and is currently busy...
Kremlin-controlled TV airs ‘secret’ plans for nuclear weapon
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said plans for a new submarine-launched nuclear torpedo shown on Kremlin-controlled television were secret and should never have been aired.NTV and Channel One showed a large document — filmed over a military officer’s shoulder during a meeting with Putin — with drawings and details...
Italian bank UniCredit to shed 18,000 jobs as profits slide
MILAN (AP) — Italian bank UniCredit announced Wednesday it will shed 18,200 jobs by 2018 as its third-quarter profits slid 30 percent mainly due to charges on businesses in Croatia and Ukraine.UniCredit, Italy’s largest bank by assets, said in a statement Wednesday that net profit for the three months ending Sept. 30 was 507 million euros...
Russian search and rescue team leaves Egypt after crash work
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Tourism bookings in Egypt’s main Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh have plunged in the wake of a Russian plane crash, officials said Wednesday, amid fears the airliner may have been downed by a bomb.Some 80 percent of reservations have been cancelled and at least 40 percent of tourists have left the Egyptian...
Ukraine says 1 solider killed, 5 wounded in separatist raids
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine says a soldier has been killed and five others wounded in separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine and that a rise in violence is threatening the region’s delicate truce.Col. Andriy Lysenko, presidential spokesman for the military operation against the separatists, said Wednesday that the casualties came amid 21...
Putin: Russia doesn’t want to enter arms race
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s military modernization program doesn’t mean that the nation intends to engage in an arms race, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.Speaking during a meeting with the top military officers and arms industries officials, Putin said that the ongoing military upgrade is a compensation for the years of...
The Latest: GOP presidential candidates meet for 4th debate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates are debating for the fourth time in the 2016 nomination contest, this time in Milwaukee, as they compete to narrow down the wide-open contest.Here are the latest developments (all times local):___9:48 p.m.Ohio Gov. John Kasich is trying to show his international chops by taking the debate...
Senate bill would ban Guantanamo Bay detainees from US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passed a $607 billion defense policy bill Tuesday that bans moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States — something Barack Obama has been trying to do since he was sworn in as president.The Senate’s 91-to-3 vote gave final legislative approval to the measure. The House overwhelmingly passed it last week,...
