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    A Plague of Locusts
    Aug08

    A Plague of Locusts

    Saturday, August 8 , 2015 - 1:29 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    In the Biblical Book of Exodus, the eighth plague that Yahweh inflicts on Egypt is one of locusts: “They covered the surface of the soil till the ground was black with them. They devoured all the greenstuff in the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. No green was left on any tree or plant in the fields throughout the...

    Nuclear Fuel Bank Aims to Avoid Politics, Deter Proliferation
    Aug08

    Nuclear Fuel Bank Aims to Avoid Politics, Deter Proliferation

    Saturday, August 8 , 2015 - 1:13 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    An International Atomic Energy Agency nuclear fuel bank set to open August 27 in eastern Kazakhstan will be aimed at guarding against energy supply disruptions and discouraging countries from developing their own nuclear weapons technology. The agency’s fuel bank, its second, will hold up to 90 tons of low-enriched uranium for energy...

    Several foreigners held hostage, eight killed in Mali hotel attack
    Aug07

    Several foreigners held hostage, eight killed in Mali hotel attack

    Friday, August 7 , 2015 - 23:58 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Bamako (AFP) – A Ukrainian hostage managed to escape from the “four or five terrorists” who were still barricaded inside the hotel in Sevare, telling soldiers that he had been with three South Africans and a Russian when the shooting began.Three bodies were still lying next to a burned-out minibus at the entrance to the hotel, a...

    Hostages Seized in Mali Hotel Attacks That Leave at Least 4 Dead
    Aug07

    Hostages Seized in Mali Hotel Attacks That Leave at Least 4 Dead

    Friday, August 7 , 2015 - 21:58 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    (BAMAKO, Mali)—Jihadists stormed two hotels in central Mali on Friday, seizing at least six hostages and killing three Malian soldiers and a U.N. peacekeeper in one of the most brazen attacks in months, defense officials said. The Islamic militants assaulted one hotel in the town of Sevare, and then after an exchange of gunfire moved on to the...

    Hostages held in Mali hotel after attacks kill at least 4
    Aug07

    Hostages held in Mali hotel after attacks kill at least 4

    Friday, August 7 , 2015 - 21:29 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Jihadists stormed two hotels in central Mali on Friday, seizing at least six hostages and killing three Malian soldiers and a U.N. peacekeeper in one of the most brazen attacks in months, defense officials said.The Islamic militants assaulted one hotel in the town of Sevare, and then after an exchange of gunfire moved on to...

    Obama: Russia And Iran ‘Don’t Seem Concerned About The Humanitarian Disaster’ In Syria
    Aug07

    Obama: Russia And Iran ‘Don’t Seem Concerned About The Humanitarian Disaster’ In Syria

    Friday, August 7 , 2015 - 21:29 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    WASHINGTON — The prospects for a political resolution in Syria are improving now that Russia and Iran have revised their view of President Bashar al Assad’s chances of survival, President Barack Obama told a group of reporters gathered at the White House on Wednesday afternoon.“The window has opened a crack for us to get a political...

    Ex-PM launches ‘Committee for the Salvation of Ukraine’ in Kiev
    Aug07

    Ex-PM launches ‘Committee for the Salvation of Ukraine’ in Kiev

    Friday, August 7 , 2015 - 19:59 (EEST) Section: United Press International (USA)

    Jared M. FeldschreiberKIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 7 (UPI) — Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov presented the newly-formed “Committee for the Salvation of Ukraine” this week at a press conference in Moscow. …read more Source: United Press...

    Militants Launch Deadly Attack On Mali Hotel Used By UN
    Aug07

    Militants Launch Deadly Attack On Mali Hotel Used By UN

    Friday, August 7 , 2015 - 17:43 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    BAMAKO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants attacked a hotel in central Mali used by United Nations staff on Friday, killing at least three people and exchanging fire with troops near the building, residents and military sources said.Smoke rose from the hotel and heavy weapons fire was heard as government forces moved in to...

    The President Defends His Iran Plan
    Aug07

    The President Defends His Iran Plan

    Friday, August 7 , 2015 - 17:13 (EEST) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    President Obama after his speech at American University in Washington on Wednesday (Jonathan Ernst / Reuters) On Wednesday at American University, Barack Obama made the case for the Iran nuclear agreement, and against its critics, in a long and detailed speech. The official transcript is here; the C-Span video is here. Later that afternoon, the...

    A new analysis highlights what Europe is doing wrong on Russia — and how they can hurt Putin
    Aug07

    A new analysis highlights what Europe is doing wrong on Russia — and how they can hurt Putin

    Friday, August 7 , 2015 - 15:14 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    In a new analysis, the European Council on Foreign Relations, senior policy fellow Kadri Liik explores European sanctions against Russia and how European leaders should use them. She observes that Europe doesn’t seem to know what they want the “structural sanctions” to achieve and thus don’t have any time-frame as to...