Section: Time (USA)
UNICEF Declares 2014 a ‘Devastating’ Year for Children
A new report by the United Nations grimly labels 2014 one of the worst years for children on record. The United Nation’s Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, reports that up to 15 million children have been exposed to violence in Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Ukraine. Across the world, the...
TIME Unveils Finalists for 2014 Person of the Year
TIME’s editors named eight final candidates for the 2014 Person of the Year on Monday. TIME managing editor Nancy Gibbs revealed the shortlist on NBC’s Today show. Here are the eight still in the final running, in no particular order: The Ferguson protesters, who took to the streets in August following the fatal shooting of an unarmed...
TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2014
There are more people than ever on Earth, but never have we been this connected with each other. Photography plays a large role, with the still image continuing to hold extraordinary power, bypassing borders and languages and cultures, to inform and educate us. Its success is its impact, altering our actions or thoughts merely because it exists....
Putin’s Rambling State of the Nation Speech Unnerves Russia’s Elites
Vladimir Putin’s state of the nation address on Thursday looked at first like a flashback to the not-so-distant past. It was held in St. George’s Hall, the same ornate room in the Kremlin where the Russian President announced his decision in March to annex the region of Crimea. The same honor guard opened the gilded doors when it came...
Russia’s Fifth Column
Once a year, beneath the neo-Gothic spires of the Foreign Ministry building in Moscow, Russian diplomats from around the world gather to receive their President’s orders. The summit this year took place in July, a few months after Russia had invaded and annexed the Ukrainian region of Crimea. The address from President Vladimir Putin laid...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Announces Accident at Nuclear Power Plant
The Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk announced Wednesday that an accident had taken place at the Zaporizhye nuclear power plant (NPP) in South-East Ukraine. “I know that an accident has occurred at the Zaporizhye NPP,” Yatseniuk said, asking new energy minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn to make clear when the problem would be resolved and...
Russia Abandons Black Sea Gas Pipeline to South-Eastern Europe
Russia’s attempts to wield influence in Europe through its energy exports have suffered a major setback, with the cancellation of a huge new pipeline that was intended to take Russia gas under the Black Sea to the Balkans. President Vladimir Putin confirmed late Monday that Russia would stop work on the proposed South Stream pipeline, and...
Ukraine Government, Rebels Agree on New Cease-Fire
(KIEV, Ukraine) — Ukrainian government troops and Russian-backed separatist forces in the Luhansk region have agreed on a new cease-fire, international monitors said. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said that under the agreement, hostilities are to cease Friday along the line of contact between the warring sides. It was...
U.S. Envoy Blasts Kremlin Ahead of NATO Meeting
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute accused the Russian military on Monday of engaging in irresponsible aerial maneuvers that put civilian aircraft in unnecessary danger. The envoy’s remarks follow the alliance’s public announcement in late October that accused the Russian military of conducting an unprecedented number of unannounced...
Russia’s Currency Has Worst Fall Since 1998 as Oil Rout Continues
The dollar surged nearly 4% against the ruble Monday as the ongoing rout in world oil prices sent the Russian currency spiraling. The move was the ruble’s biggest one-day fall since 1998, when another (much bigger) collapse in oil prices led the country to default on its domestic debt. The dollar, which bought 33 rubles at the start of the...
