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Russia Conducts Military Exercises With More Than 100 Aircraft Near Ukraine
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Russia is conducting new military exercises with more than 100 aircraft in the country’s central and western districts, an air force spokesman was quoted as saying on Monday, a show of strength near the border with Ukraine. Igor Klimov was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying it was the first session in a...
Polish Foreign Minister: We Need More NATO Troops — Sanctions Against Russia Are Not Enough
Europe’s ability last week to overcome divisions and unite around sanctions against Russia proves a “moral community” does exist, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Sunday. But to effectively deter Russia, that community must be bolstered by a military buildup of NATO, he also warned. “These...
McDonald’s CEO ‘Under Siege’ At Home And Abroad
By Lisa Baertlein Aug 3 (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp CEO Don Thompson sure could use a break. The head of the world’s biggest restaurant chain, who for much of his two years at the helm has been battling to spark sales growth in the United States and Europe, got battered by headline-grabbing bad news in late July. …read...
More Human Remains Recovered At MH17 Crash Site In Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Investigators using sniffer dogs recovered more human remains and personal belongings at the Malaysia Airlines wreckage site in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, the head of an international recovery mission said. Speaking from the Ukrainian capital Kiev, Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg said 70 Dutch and Australian investigators were...
11 Countries Near Bankruptcy: 24/7 Wall St.
After years of bitter court battles with creditors, Argentina has defaulted on its debt, according to rating agency Standard & Poor’s. After failing to come to an agreement with creditors from its previous default in 2001, the country missed necessary bond payments on July 31, triggering the default announcement. As of publication,...
Reporter Nearly Killed By Gunfire At MH17 Crash Site
An SBS News reporter and Al Jazeera English contributor was caught in the middle of direct gunfire Thursday near the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash site. The Australian news service said that journalist Nick Lazaredes is “lucky to be alive” Friday. Lazaredes told SBS Radio he was leaving the MH17 crash site when shooting broke...
Ukrainian Troops Suffer Heavy Losses In Ambush By Pro-Russian Rebels
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. A few hours earlier, at least 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed by pro-Russian separatist...
Senate Follies Almost Derail Confirmation Of New U.S. Ambassador To Russia
In the midst of major political turmoil, fiery rhetoric, sanctions, violence in eastern Ukraine and the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, America’s new diplomatic envoy to Russia almost didn’t get confirmed by the Senate. On Thursday night, a Republican senator refused to confirm John F. Tefft as the new ambassador to Russia as...
On Centennial, Seven Harvard Scholars List Lessons of WWI — And How They Might Apply Today
This week marks the centennial of the outbreak of World War I. WorldPost contributors such as Walter Russell Mead and Artyom Lukin have asked whether events in 2014 parallel those of 1914. Here, seven scholars from the Belfer Center at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government offer the historical lessons they see. –...
Ukraine MH17 Wreckage Site Finally Accessed By Investigators
ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — As mortar fire landed nearby, an international team of investigators finally reached the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 wreckage site Thursday and got their first look at a scene experts fear has been badly compromised in the two weeks since the plane was blown out of the sky. For the families of the 298 victims, it...
