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    Russia Economic Crisis Forces Budget Cuts
    Jan14

    Russia Economic Crisis Forces Budget Cuts

    Wednesday, January 14 , 2015 - 17:07 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    MOSCOW—Russian government officials appealed for calm on Wednesday after predicting budget cuts and a further surge in inflation as the country faces its worst economic downturn in 15 years. With the currency and economy wilting under the twin blows of Western sanctions and a fall in the price of oil exports, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov...

    Merkel: Ukraine summit still possible, but unclear when
    Jan14

    Merkel: Ukraine summit still possible, but unclear when

    Wednesday, January 14 , 2015 - 15:37 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she isn’t giving up hope of organizing a summit with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, but she can’t say how long that might take after tentative plans for a meeting this week were scrapped. Foreign ministers from Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine failed on Monday to achieve enough...

    Germany’s Merkel: not giving up on possible Ukraine summit, but unclear when it might happen
    Jan14

    Germany’s Merkel: not giving up on possible Ukraine summit, but unclear when it might happen

    Wednesday, January 14 , 2015 - 15:37 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she isn’t giving up hope of organizing a summit with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, but she can’t say how long that might take after tentative plans for a meeting this week were scrapped. …read more Source: FOX...

    FPs Situation Report: In new video, al Qaeda claims credit for Paris attack despite lack of proof; New issue of ‘Charlie Hebdo’ raises concerns of more violence; McCain stymies Obama’s plans to close Guantanamo; and much more.
    Jan14

    FPs Situation Report: In new video, al Qaeda claims credit for Paris attack despite lack of proof; New issue of ‘Charlie Hebdo’ raises concerns of more violence; McCain stymies Obama’s plans to close Guantanamo; and much more.

    Wednesday, January 14 , 2015 - 14:38 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    By David Francis with Sabine Muscat No fingerprints? No matter: Al Qaeda boosts its profile through Charlie Hebdo attack — despite no proof that it was directly involved. Senior defense officials and experts tell Foreign Policy that it’s unlikely al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was behind last week’s horrifying attack against the...

    Latvian Court Rejects Russian Singer Kobzon’s Appeal Of Entry Ban
    Jan14

    Latvian Court Rejects Russian Singer Kobzon’s Appeal Of Entry Ban

    Wednesday, January 14 , 2015 - 13:52 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Latvia’s Constitutional Court has refused to consider an appeal by Iosif Kobzon, a prominent singer and ruling-party lawmaker in Russia’s parliament, against a ban that bars him from entering the Baltic nation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Lack of aid deepens suffering in conflict-hit east Ukraine
    Jan14

    Lack of aid deepens suffering in conflict-hit east Ukraine

    Wednesday, January 14 , 2015 - 12:52 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Valentina Dudareva’s voice cracks with despair as she stands in the snow, surveying the bombed-out windows of her apartment block in Donetsk, the separatist capital in eastern Ukraine. Cold, poor and hungry, Dudareva is among the masses of people trapped by fighting between the government and Russian-backed militias,...

    Lack of aid deepens suffering in conflict-hit east Ukraine
    Jan14

    Lack of aid deepens suffering in conflict-hit east Ukraine

    Wednesday, January 14 , 2015 - 12:52 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    Cold, poor and hungry, Dudareva is among the masses of people trapped by fighting between the government and Russian-backed militias, reliant on outside help that often fails to arrive. Anger she once reserved for the Ukrainian armed forces shelling the city is now directed at the separatist government. The U.N.’s Office for the...

    Aid shortfall deepens suffering in war-wracked eastern Ukraine as food, cash run low
    Jan14

    Aid shortfall deepens suffering in war-wracked eastern Ukraine as food, cash run low

    Wednesday, January 14 , 2015 - 12:52 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    Valentina Dudareva’s voice cracks with despair as she stands in the snow, surveying the bombed-out windows of her apartment block in Donetsk, the separatist capital in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Lack of aid deepens suffering in conflict-hit east Ukraine
    Jan14

    Lack of aid deepens suffering in conflict-hit east Ukraine

    Wednesday, January 14 , 2015 - 12:52 (EEST) Section: Associated Press (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Valentina Dudareva’s voice cracks with despair as she stands in the snow, surveying the bombed-out windows of her apartment block in Donetsk, the separatist capital in eastern Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Del Potro ousts top seed Fognini in Sydney comeback
    Jan14

    Del Potro ousts top seed Fognini in Sydney comeback

    Wednesday, January 14 , 2015 - 12:22 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Sydney (AFP) – Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro came from a set down to dump top seed Fabio Fognini out of the Sydney International and advanced to the quarter-finals on Wednesday.The Argentine Grand Slam champion has won his first two matches in 10 months at the tournament following wrist surgery as he fights his way back to the...