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    Putin calls opposition politician’s slaying a ‘disgrace’
    Mar04

    Putin calls opposition politician’s slaying a ‘disgrace’

    MOSCOW (AP) — The killing of a key opposition figure is a “disgrace” to Russia, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. In televised remarks to Interior Ministry employees, Putin condemned the slaying of Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down while walking near the Kremlin late Friday. While the Kremlin said Saturday that Putin had sent his...

    Dozens of Miners Missing Feared Dead in Rebel East Ukraine
    Mar04

    Dozens of Miners Missing Feared Dead in Rebel East Ukraine

    Dozens of miners were trapped underground and feared dead after a blast on Wednesday at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk, with rescuers saying the chance of finding many survivors was slim. Mine officials said the explosion was not linked to fighting at the nearby frontline in the war between Moscow-backed rebels...

    FP’s Situation Report: Did Bibi outline a path to a deal?; Petraeus completes his fall from grace; Pentagon owns up to Mosul missteps; and much more from around the world.
    Mar04

    FP’s Situation Report: Did Bibi outline a path to a deal?; Petraeus completes his fall from grace; Pentagon owns up to Mosul missteps; and much more from around the world.

    By David Francis with Sabine Muscat Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu open the door to an Iran deal? Democrats are still smarting while Republicans happily endorse Bibi’s divisive speech to Congress. But the Israeli PM might have plotted a path toward an acceptable deal by dropping his previous demands that Iran not enrich...

    Deadly blast at Ukraine coal mine kills 33
    Mar04

    Deadly blast at Ukraine coal mine kills 33

    Amy R. ConnollyDONETSK, Ukraine, March 4 (UPI) — Some 33 people are dead and at least a dozen are injured in a methane gas explosion in a notoriously dangerous coal mine in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...

    10 Things to Know for Today
    Mar04

    10 Things to Know for Today

    By The Associated Press read more …read more Source: CNS...

    Coal mine blast in eastern Ukraine kills 1, traps dozens
    Mar04

    Coal mine blast in eastern Ukraine kills 1, traps dozens

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The speaker of Ukraine’s parliament says he can confirm only one death in a coal-mining accident in the war-torn east, pedaling back on an earlier claim that 32 laborers had died. Volodymyr Groysman told lawmakers that he understood that 32 miners were still unaccounted-for, however, following … …read...

    Explosion kills 32 miners in eastern Ukraine
    Mar04

    Explosion kills 32 miners in eastern Ukraine

    KIEV (CNN) — At least 32 miners were killed Wednesday in an explosion in Zasyadko mine in the Donetsk region, Ukraine’s state-run Ukrinform news agency reported. Speaker Volodymyr Groysman announced the toll in a statement to Parliament and called for a moment’s silence, Ukrinform said. The explosion occurred just before 6 a.m. local...

    Ukraine officials: 1 dead, 32 trapped after mine blast
    Mar04

    Ukraine officials: 1 dead, 32 trapped after mine blast

    The explosion happened at the Zasyadko mine in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk …read more Source: USA...

    Ukraine: 1 dead, 32 unaccounted for after mine blast
    Mar04

    Ukraine: 1 dead, 32 unaccounted for after mine blast

    The explosion happened at the Zasyadko mine in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk …read more Source: USA...

    Ukraine Hikes Interest Rates To Stabilize Currency
    Mar04

    Ukraine Hikes Interest Rates To Stabilize Currency

    National Bank chief Valeriya Hontareva said in Kyiv the benchmark interest rate would be increased from 19.5 percent to 30 percent as of March 4. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...