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    Key countries call for tribunal for Malaysia Airlines crash
    Jun26

    Key countries call for tribunal for Malaysia Airlines crash

    Friday, June 26 , 2015 - 1:00 (EEST) Section: Townhall (USA)

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The five countries investigating last year’s shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine are calling for an… …read more Source:...

    US Marine unit to be sent to Bulgaria to reassure allies
    Jun26

    US Marine unit to be sent to Bulgaria to reassure allies

    Friday, June 26 , 2015 - 0:30 (EEST) Section: CNS News (USA)

    BERLIN (AP) — A U.S. Marine Corps commander says a unit equipped with tanks, light armored vehicles and artillery will be sent to Bulgaria this fall as part of American plans to help reassure NATO allies worried by Russia’s involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: CNS...

    Key countries call for tribunal to prosecute those responsible for Malaysia Airlines crash
    Jun26

    Key countries call for tribunal to prosecute those responsible for Malaysia Airlines crash

    Friday, June 26 , 2015 - 0:15 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    The five countries investigating last year’s shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine are calling for an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible. …read more Source: FOX...

    Putin Approval Rating Soars
    Jun25

    Putin Approval Rating Soars

    Thursday, June 25 , 2015 - 23:45 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Russian president Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has reached its highest point since he first set foot in the Kremlin over 15 years ago, according to independent Russian pollster the Levada Center. Internationally, Putin’s reputation has plummeted over the last year, as his annexation of Crimea from the territory of Ukraine and his...

    State Department: Russia Restricted Freedoms, Prosecuted Critics Last Year
    Jun25

    State Department: Russia Restricted Freedoms, Prosecuted Critics Last Year

    Thursday, June 25 , 2015 - 23:45 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Restrictions on freedom of expression, politically-motivated prosecutions, and government discrimination against minorities were among the most significant human rights problems in Russia last year, the U.S. State Department says in its newly-released human rights report for 2014. The report, released Thursday, says Russia’s government last...

    Armenians are protesting over price hikes — and Russia’s not pleased
    Jun25

    Armenians are protesting over price hikes — and Russia’s not pleased

    Thursday, June 25 , 2015 - 22:30 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Thousands in Armenia’s capital Yerevan have been protesting over a 17-22% electricity price hike coming on August 1. Things got particularly ugly over the weekend when police unleashed water cannons, and 237 protestors were arrested. (They have since been released.) Crowds have subsequently grown up to 15,000 people, and protests have...

    Russia’s former Olympic city of Sochi under water after flash floods
    Jun25

    Russia’s former Olympic city of Sochi under water after flash floods

    Thursday, June 25 , 2015 - 22:15 (EEST) Section: Mashable (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine — Russia’s Black Sea city of Sochi, the host of last year’s Winter Olympic Games, is being pounded by torrential rains that have caused flash floods. Local authorities are struggling to manage, as rain continues to pour down on the resort city for the second straight day, causing river levels to rise as much as 4 feet,...

    Amid Threats, Latvia, Russia Should Develop ‘Good Neighborly Relations,’ Latvian President Says
    Jun25

    Amid Threats, Latvia, Russia Should Develop ‘Good Neighborly Relations,’ Latvian President Says

    Thursday, June 25 , 2015 - 22:15 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Latvia and Russia should maintain a strong diplomatic relationship despite tensions over the Ukraine conflict and Latvia’s association with the NATO alliance, Latvian President Andris Berzins said Thursday. Berzins reiterated that Latvia and Russia “remain good neighbors” just days after a Russian military official said Latvia could one day...

    Countries, Human Rights Abuses in US Report
    Jun25

    Countries, Human Rights Abuses in US Report

    Thursday, June 25 , 2015 - 22:00 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    In addition to serial abusers Iran and Cuba, the State Department Human Rights report listed numerous other countries where similar behavior occurs. Here’s a look at those countries and what the State Department says they did: Middle East Syria: Massacres by government and allied militias, civilian neighborhoods bombarded, prisoner abuse,...

    Putin Cracks Down on U.S. Press Reporting Russian Involvement in Ukraine
    Jun25

    Putin Cracks Down on U.S. Press Reporting Russian Involvement in Ukraine

    Thursday, June 25 , 2015 - 21:45 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Russia’s Foreign Ministry has banned U.S. investigative journalist Simon Ostrovsky from working in Russia. On June 4, it denied a press visa for Ostrovsky, an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist best known for his coverage of the Ukraine crisis for Vice News. The denial came only days after Ostrovsky contacted Russian...