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    Ukrainian woman, daughter among dead in Burkina Faso attack
    Jan17

    Ukrainian woman, daughter among dead in Burkina Faso attack

    Sunday, January 17 , 2016 - 14:40 (EET) Section: KXAN (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says a Ukrainian woman and her daughter were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgeny Ignatovsky told 112 Ukraina television on Sunday that the woman and her husband owned the cafe...

    Ukrainian woman, daughter among dead in Burkina Faso attack
    Jan17

    Ukrainian woman, daughter among dead in Burkina Faso attack

    Sunday, January 17 , 2016 - 14:40 (EET) Section: The Bellingham Herald (USA)

    The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says a Ukrainian woman and her daughter were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...

    Ukrainian woman, daughter among dead in Burkina Faso attack
    Jan17

    Ukrainian woman, daughter among dead in Burkina Faso attack

    Sunday, January 17 , 2016 - 14:40 (EET) Section: FOX News (USA)

    The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says a Ukrainian woman and her daughter were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou. …read more Source: FOX...

    Uneasy times: What to look out for at Davos this year
    Jan17

    Uneasy times: What to look out for at Davos this year

    Sunday, January 17 , 2016 - 12:10 (EET) Section: KXAN (USA)

    LONDON (AP) — Extremist attacks, plunging markets, and the break-neck pace of technological innovation. The world is beset by uncertainties as 2,500 business executives, political leaders and activists gather in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos this week. Although the glitzy event, which features speeches, panels and debates, has drawn criticism...

    Four Ukrainians Among Dead In Burkina Faso Attack
    Jan17

    Four Ukrainians Among Dead In Burkina Faso Attack

    Sunday, January 17 , 2016 - 11:40 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Four of the people killed during a January 15 terrorist attack on a hotel and a restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso were Ukrainian citizens, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced on January 16. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Poland’s defense chief: We want constant NATO, US presence
    Jan16

    Poland’s defense chief: We want constant NATO, US presence

    Saturday, January 16 , 2016 - 20:40 (EET) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s defense minister says his country wants to have permanent NATO and U.S. troops’ presence to ward off security threats. Poland’s security concerns have been raised by the armed conflict in neighboring Ukraine and by the role that another neighbor, Russia, has in it. Minister Antoni …...

    What Has the US Leading the World from Behind Achieved?
    Jan16

    What Has the US Leading the World from Behind Achieved?

    Saturday, January 16 , 2016 - 16:25 (EET) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    The last State of the Union address of the 44th US President Barack Hussein Obama was lackluster compared to the global hype that accompanied his election to the White House 7 years ago. Obama today seems crushed, admitting that the US has become more skeptical, divided and begrudged under his tenure, and expressing regret for failing to bring...

    There are 30 million slaves in the world — and half of them are children
    Jan16

    There are 30 million slaves in the world — and half of them are children

    Saturday, January 16 , 2016 - 4:40 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    REUTERS/Heinz-Peter BaderForced labor is common throughout the world especially in countries such as North Korea where entire families are held in forced labor camps for generations. India is estimated to hold half of the world’s slaves, many in debt bondage for generations of forced labor and prostitution. Seventy percent of those held in...

    We Still Need NATO
    Jan15

    We Still Need NATO

    Friday, January 15 , 2016 - 21:55 (EET) Section: The American Interest (USA)

    Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, critics have questioned U.S. membership in and support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). They have argued that NATO successfully accomplished its original Cold War mission and thus is no longer needed. The charge that NATO is obsolete, however, overlooks the fundamental importance to U.S....

    A ‘Jungle Bro Session’ and Statue-Toppling: The Week in Global-Affairs Writing
    Jan15

    A ‘Jungle Bro Session’ and Statue-Toppling: The Week in Global-Affairs Writing

    Friday, January 15 , 2016 - 20:55 (EET) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    Venezuelan demonstrators use ropes to topple a Christopher Columbus statue in Caracas. Jorge Silva / ReutersThe Tragic Farce of El Chapo Patrick Radden Keefe | The New Yorker “A number of journalists who have spent years covering the border and the drug wars pointed out that whereas the [Sean] Penn interview is a bit of a stunt—a mutually...