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    Fox News Contributor Calls Vladimir Putin ‘Al Sharpton With Nukes’
    Dec30

    Fox News Contributor Calls Vladimir Putin ‘Al Sharpton With Nukes’

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 21:26 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Vladimir Putin has been called a lot of names over the years, but chances are this is a first. Responding to comments President Barack Obama made concerning the annexation of Crimea and Russia’s recent economic woes in an interview with NPR, Fox News contributor Ralph Peters offered viewers his thoughts on the Russian president, drawing a...

    Ten World Figures Who Died in 2014
    Dec30

    Ten World Figures Who Died in 2014

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 21:10 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Here are 10 world figures who died in 2014. Each made a mark on history. Some were heroes; some were villains. And for some, whether they were hero or villain lies in the eye of the beholder. Jean-Claude Duvalier (b. 1951) was the ruthless Haitian president ousted in a 1986 coup. Duvalier became “president for life” in 1971 at the age of 19 when...

    Astronaut Chris Hadfield Explains Why You Should Be Optimistic About 2015
    Dec30

    Astronaut Chris Hadfield Explains Why You Should Be Optimistic About 2015

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 20:25 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    In 2014 we saw the worst Ebola outbreak in history, the rise of the Islamic State, aggressive military actions by Russia in the Ukraine, and more. Bad news felt like it was piling on nonstop. Sometimes it seemed there were so many awful things happening that it was hard to feel hopeful. All that can distort your perspective. Because here’s...

    The INF Treaty and the Crisis In US-Russia Relations
    Dec30

    The INF Treaty and the Crisis In US-Russia Relations

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 19:56 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    The public acknowledgment by the Obama administration that Moscow has indeed violated the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty comes amidst a serious deterioration of U.S.-Russia relations primarily related to the Russian annexation of Crimea and continuing intervention in Ukraine. While a premeditated violation of the INF Treaty would...

    Alexei Navalny Breaks House Arrest To Join Moscow Rally
    Dec30

    Alexei Navalny Breaks House Arrest To Join Moscow Rally

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 19:56 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) – A Russian court gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence on Tuesday for embezzling money but jailed his brother for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent. As hundreds of his supporters gathered in front of the Kremlin, Navalny broke house...

    Anti-Putin Activist Sentenced to House Arrest as Muscovites Take to the Streets in Protest
    Dec30

    Anti-Putin Activist Sentenced to House Arrest as Muscovites Take to the Streets in Protest

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 18:56 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Authorities in Moscow anticipate major unrest after a city court abruptly sentenced former Russian opposition party leader and outspoken Putin critic Alexei Navalny to three and a half years house arrest after he was found guilty of embezzlement on Tuesday. More surprisingly, Navalny’s brother Oleg who is a postal worker by trade, was...

    Here’s to a Better and Peaceful New Year
    Dec30

    Here’s to a Better and Peaceful New Year

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 18:40 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Our poor old world lurches from crisis to crisis: Ebola. Ferguson. Syria. ISIS. So New Year’s most welcome. Let’s start again With peace on earth and goodwill toward men. Putin and Ukraine; a nuclear Iran. We can’t even get out of Afghanistan. Yet no matter the weapons our enemies deploy We may sow in tears but we will yet reap...

    Wreckage, bodies reveal jet’s fate days after it disappeared
    Dec30

    Wreckage, bodies reveal jet’s fate days after it disappeared

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 18:11 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Family members of those aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 collapsed in agony Tuesday as images of debris and a bloated body flashed across Indonesian television screens, proof that the plane crashed into the sea two days earlier with 162 people on board. The low-cost carrier vanished Sunday halfway through a two-hour...

    AirAsia Crash Relatives Break Down In Grief After Bodies Found
    Dec30

    AirAsia Crash Relatives Break Down In Grief After Bodies Found

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 17:56 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Family members of those aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 collapsed in agony Tuesday as images of debris and a bloated body flashed across Indonesian television screens, proof that the plane crashed into the sea two days earlier with 162 people on board. The low-cost carrier vanished Sunday halfway through a two-hour...

    Ukraine’s Revolution Was a Failure
    Dec30

    Ukraine’s Revolution Was a Failure

    Tuesday, December 30 , 2014 - 17:25 (EEST) Section: Bloomberg (USA)

    Ukrainian politicians are close to squandering the victory the country’s ordinary people won over a corrupt regime. …read more Source:...