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    Karimov: Uzbekistan Will Never Join Soviet-Style Alliance
    Jan13

    Karimov: Uzbekistan Will Never Join Soviet-Style Alliance

    Tuesday, January 13 , 2015 - 15:38 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Uzbek President Islam Karimov says his country will never join any “alliance similar to the U.S.S.R.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The State Of Global Monetary Policy In A Chart And A Map
    Jan13

    The State Of Global Monetary Policy In A Chart And A Map

    Tuesday, January 13 , 2015 - 15:26 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Monetary policy is far from uniform around the world. In the developed western economies, the US and the UK are slowly shifting from very loose policy to gradually tighter policy. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan look to ease further. Even the People’s Bank of China has an easing bias. Meanwhile, central bankers in Russia,...

    FP’s Situation Report: ‘Charlie Hebdo’ investigation focuses on al Qaeda and the Islamic State; A new threat to France emerges from North Africa; U.S. military social media accounts breached by alleged Islamic State hackers; and much more.
    Jan13

    FP’s Situation Report: ‘Charlie Hebdo’ investigation focuses on al Qaeda and the Islamic State; A new threat to France emerges from North Africa; U.S. military social media accounts breached by alleged Islamic State hackers; and much more.

    Tuesday, January 13 , 2015 - 14:37 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    By David Francis with Sabine Muscat The Charlie Hebdo investigation focuses on the attackers’ possible connections to al Qaeda and the Islamic State. French authorities are looking into a video of Amedy Coulibaly, the 32-year-old man who killed four people at a kosher grocery store in Paris Friday, in which he pledges allegiance to the...

    Ukraine Summit Called Off Over Lack of Progress
    Jan13

    Ukraine Summit Called Off Over Lack of Progress

    Tuesday, January 13 , 2015 - 14:08 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France have scrapped plans for a summit this week on the conflict in Ukraine because of a lack of progress in implementing a four-month-old ceasefire agreement. With bloodshed continuing between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists, there was no sign of when a new attempt at a big-power meeting...

    Russia To Boost Combat Capabilities In Crimea, Kaliningrad, Arctic
    Jan13

    Russia To Boost Combat Capabilities In Crimea, Kaliningrad, Arctic

    Tuesday, January 13 , 2015 - 13:53 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Russia has announced plans to strengthen its military capabilities on the annexed Crimean Peninsula, in the Arctic, and in its westernmost territory — the exclave of Kaliningrad. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ruble tumbles further along with oil prices
    Jan13

    Ruble tumbles further along with oil prices

    Tuesday, January 13 , 2015 - 13:08 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Moscow (AFP) – The Russian ruble tumbled against the dollar and the euro for the second day in a row on Tuesday, punished as oil prices plunged further.The ruble was worth 64.68 against the dollar and 76.43 against the euro at around 0900 GMT, down from 63.17 and 74.68 on Monday evening.Stocks in the oil exporting nation were also hit, with...

    Kremlin: Poland failed to invite Putin to Auschwitz event
    Jan13

    Kremlin: Poland failed to invite Putin to Auschwitz event

    Tuesday, January 13 , 2015 - 11:52 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin hasn’t been invited to a ceremony in Poland marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by the Soviet troops. The Interfax news agency quoted Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying Tuesday that Putin hasn’t received an invitation and...

    Russian ruble keeps falling as oil prices tumble
    Jan13

    Russian ruble keeps falling as oil prices tumble

    Tuesday, January 13 , 2015 - 10:23 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian ruble is tumbling further down, under pressure from low oil prices. The currency was down nearly 3 percent in morning trading in Moscow on Tuesday, floating around 65 rubles per dollar. The ruble has been battered by slumping global prices for oil, Russia’s main revenue earner, and Western sanctions over Ukraine....

    Russian ruble keeps falling as oil prices tumble
    Jan13

    Russian ruble keeps falling as oil prices tumble

    Tuesday, January 13 , 2015 - 10:23 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    The ruble has been battered by slumping global prices for oil, Russia’s main revenue earner, and Western sanctions over Ukraine. Russia’s central bank has tried to shore up the ruble by sharply raising its key interest rate and selling its reserves. …read more Source: San Francisco...

    Interpol Calls for Arrest of Yanukovych and Other Former Ukrainian Officials
    Jan13

    Interpol Calls for Arrest of Yanukovych and Other Former Ukrainian Officials

    Tuesday, January 13 , 2015 - 3:52 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    The directive, called a red notice, does not compel any nation to arrest the officials, but declares them to be wanted in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...