January 17, 2017 0 U.S. Ambassador To UN Says Russia ‘Tearing Down’ World Order The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has accused Russia of engaging in aggressive and destabilizing actions that ...
January 17, 2017 0 Ex-Yugoslav Army General Trifunovic Dies At Age 78 Vlado Trifunovic, a former Yugoslav Army general who was convicted of treason by Serbia’s wartime nationalist leadership during ...
January 17, 2017 0 Moldova President In Moscow To Meet Putin, Discuss Transdniester Russian media are reporting that Moldova President Igor Dodon has arrived in Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin for talks ...
January 17, 2017 0 EU Diplomat Says Bloc Will Stand By Iran Nuclear Deal The European Union head of foreign affairs says the EU will stand by the nuclear agreement with Iran, setting up a potential ...
January 17, 2017 0 Lawyers For Yukos, Russian Government Prepare For $50 Billion Appeal Case Lawyers for the Russian government and former shareholders of defunct Russian oil giant Yukos were back in court on January 16 in ...
January 17, 2017 0 Poroshenko Warns Delays Causing Disillusionment With EU In Ukraine Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has warned that Ukrainians may become disillusioned with their pro-European path if the ...
January 17, 2017 0 Saudi Minister Welcomes Trump’s Vow To Contain Iran, Fight IS Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says he is “optimistic” that President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
January 16, 2017 0 Biden Urges Continued U.S. Backing of Ukraine, Russia Sanctions Outgoing U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden urged the incoming Trump administration to continue to be a strong supporter of Ukraine. ...
January 16, 2017 0 Europe Bracing Against Risk Of Russian ‘Influence Operations’ As the presidential election-hacking scandal plays out in the United States, EU countries are bracing for attempts by Russia to ...
January 16, 2017 0 Protest Artist Pavlensky Flees Russia Over Rape Allegation Russian protest performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky says he has fled Russia after authorities there questioned him regarding ...
January 16, 2017 0 Syrian Rebels Say They Will Attend Peace Talks In Kazakhstan Syrian rebels have decided to attend peace talks in Kazakhstan that are backed by Russia and Turkey, rebel officials said. ...
January 16, 2017 0 Wall Street Journal: Gulnara Karimova Questioned By Swiss Prosecutors The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that Gulnara Karimova, the elder daughter of the late Uzbek President Islam Karimov, was ...
January 15, 2017 0 CIA Chief Warns Trump Against ‘Talking, Tweeting’ Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan has called on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to watch what he says and posts on social ...
January 15, 2017 0 Bahrain Executes Three Shi’a Over Police Killings, Sparking Criticism Bahraini authorities have executed three Shi’ite Muslim men convicted of killing three policemen, including an Emirati officer, ...
January 15, 2017 0 Abducted Red Cross Staffer Freed In Afghanistan The International Committee of the Red Cross says a Spanish staff member who was abducted in northern Afghanistan last month has ...
January 15, 2017 0 Serbian President Accuses Kosovo Of Provoking ‘War’ Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has accused Kosovo of provoking “war” after a Serbian train, adorned with signs ...
January 15, 2017 0 Iran Says Nuclear Deal Will Not Be Renegotiated The landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers “will not be renegotiated,” Iran’s deputy foreign minister ...
January 14, 2017 0 Polish Leaders Welcome U.S. Troops As Part Of NATO Buildup About 3,500 American soldiers have been deployed as part of NATO troop rotations in Eastern Europe aimed at reassuring regional ...
January 14, 2017 0 Ukraine Urged To Reverse Ban On Broadcasts Of Independent Russian TV Station Ukrainian authorities should “immediately” cancel an order banning a prominent independent Russian television station from ...
January 14, 2017 0 CPJ Urges Belarus To Release Russian Blogger Wanted In Azerbaijan The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling on Belarusian authorities to “unconditionally” release a ...
January 14, 2017 0 Serbia Stops ‘Promo Train’ To Kosovo’s North Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic says he has decided to stop a train from traveling from Belgrade to Serb-dominated ...
January 14, 2017 0 IS Militants Launch New Assault On Eastern City In Syria Islamic State militants have launched their biggest attack in months on government-held areas of the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor ...
January 14, 2017 0 Russia Reportedly Invited Trump Officials To Join Syrian Peace Talks Russia has invited Donald Trump’s incoming administration to attend upcoming Syrian peace talks in Kazakhstan, The ...
January 14, 2017 0 Palestinian Leader Asks Putin To Help Stop Trump Move On Jerusalem Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to help stop the United States from moving its ...