Section: Time (USA)
Putin Reappears After 10-day Absence, Looks Healthy
(ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — Russian President Vladimir Putin resurfaced Monday, smiling and looking his normal self after a 10-day absence from public view that fueled a wave of rumors about his health. Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev, who met with Putin in St. Petersburg’s ornate Konstantin Palace on Monday, referred to the swirling...
Vladimir Putin Admits to Weighing Nuclear Option During Crimea Conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he considered putting the country’s vast nuclear arsenal on alert to prevent outside agents from stopping the Kremlin’s forced annexation of the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine last year. Putin’s admission was aired during a prerecorded documentary called Homeward Bound, which was broadcast on...
Europe Turns To Turkey As Alternative To Russian Energy
The European Commission (EC) plans to tighten its relations with several nations, including Turkey, as a part of the Continent’s effort to lessen its dependence on Russian for its energy security. In a statement on March 11, the EC said it “intends to strengthen EU-Turkey energy relations by establishing a strategic energy partnership”...
Why Russia’s Probe Into the Nemtsov Murder Does Not Stack Up
Who knew Russia had such crack detectives — not just fast in their investigation of the murder of Boris Nemtsov but practically clairvoyant. Within a day of the dissident’s killing on Feb. 27, they offered a bundle of possible motives, predictably ranging from a business dispute to a love affair gone wrong, but with two big surprises. For...
French Sports Stars Among 10 Dead in Argentina Helicopter Crash
(BUENOS AIRES) — Two helicopters carrying French sports stars filming a popular European reality show crashed in a remote part of Argentina, killing 10 people, including two Olympic medal winners and a sailing champion, authorities said. The helicopters apparently collided in the air Monday near Villa Castelli in La Rioja province, about 730...
Air Travel Safety Improved in 2014 Despite High-Profile Disasters, Report Says
Airline safety improved in 2014, despite a number of high-profile air disasters, according to a new report. Last year marked the most accident-free year on record for commercial airliners with one accident for every 4.4 million flights, according to a new report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The number of accidental...
Russia Charges 2 in Kremlin Critic’s Murder
MOSCOW (AP) — Two men were formally charged Sunday in the killing of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov and a hearing for three other suspects was under way, a court spokeswoman said. Anna Fadeeva told reporters at the Basmanny courthouse in Moscow that Zaur Dadaev and Anzor Gubashev had been charged, Russian news reports said. She...
Russia: 2 Suspects Detained in Murder of Boris Nemtsov
(MOSCOW) — Two suspects have been detained in the killing a week ago of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the head of Russia’s federal security service said Saturday, an announcement received with both skepticism and reserved satisfaction by some of Nemtsov’s comrades. Alexander Bortnikov, in comments shown on state television,...
Putin Says He’ll Take a 10% Pay Cut
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday he would take a 10% pay cut, as the country’s economy continues to stagnate. The decision, effective March 1 through Dec. 31, will affect other officials, including Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika and Investigative Committee President Alexander Bastrykin, AFP...
MH 370: Malaysia Airlines Struggles to Salvage Its Image One Year On
The past year has been a terrible one for Malaysia Airlines. On March 8, 2014, Flight 370 from Kuala Lumpur bound for the Chinese capital Beijing lost contact with air traffic controllers less than an hour after takeoff, and vanished from radar screens shortly thereafter. What followed was an unprecedented multinational search across over a...
