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    Russia: Ukraine’s import of US nuclear fuel risky
    Dec30

    Russia: Ukraine’s import of US nuclear fuel risky

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 23:26 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says Ukraine’s deal to buy U.S.-made nuclear fuel for its Soviet-built reactors could trigger a nuclear accident. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine announced Tuesday that his nation has reached a deal on nuclear fuel deliveries with Westinghouse to reduce dependence on Russian supplies. Russia’s Foreign...

    Ukraine signs Westinghouse nuclear fuel deal
    Dec30

    Ukraine signs Westinghouse nuclear fuel deal

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 23:26 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday sealed an additional nuclear fuel supply deal with US giant Westinghouse in order to ease its energy dependence on Russia.Westinghouse Electric Company said it signed a deal in Brussels with Ukraine’s Energoatom state nuclear power provider “to significantly increase fuel deliveries to Ukrainian...

    Search Operation For AirAsia Wreckage Continues After Bodies, Debris Found
    Dec30

    Search Operation For AirAsia Wreckage Continues After Bodies, Debris Found

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 23:26 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    SURABAYA, Indonesia/JAKARTA, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Indonesian rescuers searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday, prompting relatives of those on board watching TV footage to break down in tears. Indonesia AirAsia’s Flight QZ8501, an Airbus A320-200, lost...

    US to Station 150 Tanks, Armored Vehicles in Europe
    Dec30

    US to Station 150 Tanks, Armored Vehicles in Europe

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 22:55 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armored vehicles in Europe for use by U.S. forces training there, according to a U.S. military commander. Some of the tanks and vehicles – enough to equip an armored brigade – could be placed in Poland, Romania or the Baltic states, Lieutenant-General Ben...

    Russia: US sanctions may hurt talks on Iran, Syria
    Dec30

    Russia: US sanctions may hurt talks on Iran, Syria

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 22:41 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has angrily criticized the latest U.S. sanctions, saying they could derail cooperation with Washington on dealing with the Iranian nuclear standoff and the Syrian crisis. Russia-U.S. ties have plunged to post-Cold War lows over Ukraine as Washington has introduced economic sanctions against Moscow for its annexation of...

    The Most Influential Acts Of Street Art Around The World This Year
    Dec30

    The Most Influential Acts Of Street Art Around The World This Year

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 22:41 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Banksy may have cornered the street art chatter in 2013, but this year was all about the many other artists claiming their spot in the limelight. From Los Angeles to Afghanistan, guerrilla artists across the world proved there’s no public canvas quite like a wall. Below, 21 of our favorite tags from 2014.1. Blu: This is the year the Italian...

    U.S. To Move 150 Tanks To Europe In Response To Ukraine Crisis
    Dec30

    U.S. To Move 150 Tanks To Europe In Response To Ukraine Crisis

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 22:11 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    The U.S. will move 150 tanks to Europe for training American troops there as a response to the continuing crisis in Ukraine, according to Reuters. An unspecified quantity could be placed in Poland, Romania or the Baltic states – Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania — seemingly to shore up NATO’s defensive capabilities against the Russian...

    My Greatest Hits (and Misses) of 2014
    Dec30

    My Greatest Hits (and Misses) of 2014

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 21:56 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    As 2014 comes to an end — and not a moment too soon as far as I’m concerned — I decided to glance in the rear-view mirror and re-read all the FP columns I posted over the past twelve months. By my count, I published 49 columns last year, on topics ranging from the Iran talks, the all-too predictable world-view of DC think tanks, the...

    Is It Unpresidential To Put Your Feet Up?
    Dec30

    Is It Unpresidential To Put Your Feet Up?

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 21:40 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Official White House photographer Pete Souza just published a bunch of photos from 2014. The gallery includes the picture below. As Time Magazine’s Zeke Miller noted, Mr. Souza devotes much of the caption of the photo to defusing the potential criticism that President Obama is a wee bit too casual here: March 1, 2014. “The President...

    Yes, Russia’s Military Is Getting More Aggressive
    Dec30

    Yes, Russia’s Military Is Getting More Aggressive

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 21:26 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    On Dec. 12, a Russian military jet came dangerously close to a Scandinavian Airlines passenger plane in international airspace near southern Sweden. Reportedly, the Russian aircraft was flying without its transponder active when the Swedish military detected it. The Swedes notified civilian air traffic control, which then diverted the civilian...