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    What Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich Means to the ‘Russian World’
    Oct13

    What Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich Means to the ‘Russian World’

    Tuesday, October 13 , 2015 - 8:15 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    MOSCOW — Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich had long been considered for the Nobel Prize for Literature. However, there is deep symbolism in the fact that she won the award this year for work that the Nobel Committee called “a monument to suffering and courage in our time.” Even if that committee had not intended any social...

    World briefs: Dutch to say missile took down plane
    Oct13

    World briefs: Dutch to say missile took down plane

    Tuesday, October 13 , 2015 - 7:00 (EEST) Section: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)

    AMSTERDAM — The Dutch Safety Board, issuing long-awaited findings today of its investigation into the crash of a Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, is expected to say it was downed by a Russian-made Buk missile but not say who was responsible. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    The Dutch Safety Board’s Report Will Likely Say That MH17 Was Downed By a Missile
    Oct13

    The Dutch Safety Board’s Report Will Likely Say That MH17 Was Downed By a Missile

    Tuesday, October 13 , 2015 - 6:45 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    The Dutch Safety Board is expected to release its report Tuesday on the cause of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, more than a year after the jet was brought down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Dutch Safety Board Director Tjibbe Joustra will first present the findings to the families of the victims, then to the...

    Sources: Dutch to release report, cite Russian missile for downing of MH17
    Oct13

    Sources: Dutch to release report, cite Russian missile for downing of MH17

    Tuesday, October 13 , 2015 - 5:15 (EEST) Section: United Press International (USA)

    Doug G. WareTHE HAGUE, Netherlands, Oct. 12 (UPI) — The Dutch Safety Board will issue its final report Tuesday on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which went down a year ago near the Russia-Ukraine border. …read more Source: United Press...

    Findings from shootdown of plane over Ukraine expected today
    Oct13

    Findings from shootdown of plane over Ukraine expected today

    Tuesday, October 13 , 2015 - 4:45 (EEST) Section: New York Daily News (USA)

    The report is expected to say the plane was downed by a Russian-made Buk missile, but not who was responsible. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    In Putin’s policing of Middle East, some see a boon for Israel
    Oct13

    In Putin’s policing of Middle East, some see a boon for Israel

    Tuesday, October 13 , 2015 - 0:30 (EEST) Section: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow, Sept. 21, 2015. (Israeli Embassy in Russia/Flash90) (JTA) — As a defiant Russia again flexes military muscles in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, Cold War analogies are, perhaps, unavoidable. The deployment last month of Russian warplanes in...

    Dutch investigators will reveal what happened to MH17 — but not who shot it down
    Oct13

    Dutch investigators will reveal what happened to MH17 — but not who shot it down

    Tuesday, October 13 , 2015 - 0:15 (EEST) Section: Public Radio International (USA)

    Malaysia Airlines flight 17, the Malaysian airliner that was flying between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur, was shot down out of the sky over eastern Ukraine last summer. Dutch investigators have been piecing together what happened and will issue their final report this week. …read more Source: Public Radio...

    Russia’s Move in Syria Threatens Energy Deals With Turkey
    Oct12

    Russia’s Move in Syria Threatens Energy Deals With Turkey

    Monday, October 12 , 2015 - 23:15 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Not that Russia was ever a slouch, but there’s no denying the recent uptick in activity. As we approach the juicy middle of President Vladimir Putin’s third term, Russia is extending, and fighting for, its interests in nearly every corner of the globe. Somewhat lost amid the bombing in Syria – though hardly unaffected – is...

    MH17 Update: Families File Lawsuits Over Malaysia Flight Downed During Ukraine War
    Oct12

    MH17 Update: Families File Lawsuits Over Malaysia Flight Downed During Ukraine War

    Monday, October 12 , 2015 - 22:45 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    More than 450 days have passed since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over fields of blooming sunflowers in eastern Ukraine. For the families of the 298 people on board the flight who died that day, the long wait has brought few answers, with no one being held accountable for the deaths. …read more Source: International Business...

    EU Appears Ready to Ease Belarus Sanctions
    Oct12

    EU Appears Ready to Ease Belarus Sanctions

    Monday, October 12 , 2015 - 22:45 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Belarus’ election fell short of democratic standards, monitors said Monday after President Alexander Lukashenko won a fifth term, but Europe still looked set to ease sanctions as France and Germany welcomed a lack of political repression. Moves by Lukashenko, including the pardoning of six opposition figures before the election, suggested...