Economics,Politics
Participants in UN Security Council debates back Egypt’s peace initiative in Gaza Strip
23.07.2014 07:50
ItarTass: Some 60 nations took part in the debates; the bulk of them condemned Israel’s excessive actions
/ITAR-TASS/. The United Nations Security Council met on Tuesday for emergency debate over the Gaza crisis. Participants welcomed the Egypt-led bid to end fighting between Israel and Hamas...
EU has no unity on sanctions against Russia — FT
23.07.2014 07:47
ItarTasss: “The sanctions fight demonstrated deep divisions over Russia remained within the EU even after the MH17 downing,” the newspaper summarized
/ITAR-TASS/. Political rifts inside the EU have not allowed the European Community to agree on the introduction of new sanctions against...
Boeing to provide needed technical assistance in MH17 crash probe
23.07.2014 07:44
ItarTass: The aircraft producer said this in a statement on Wednesday
/ITAR-TASS/. The Boeing company will provide required technical assistance in the investigation of causes of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crash. The aircraft producer said this in a statement on Wednesday.
“Our...
US intelligence: Militias shoot down Boeing over Ukraine by mistake
23.07.2014 07:42
ItarTass: Meanwhile, the representatives of the intelligence say they have no evidence of Russia's direct complicity to the occurred tragedy
Dmitry Kirsanov for ITAR-TASS/. American intelligence services believe that Malaysia Airlines’ passenger plane was shot down July 17 by militias as a...
Putin signs law on ‘presidential quota’ of upper house members
22.07.2014 14:40
ItarTass: The law introduces several amendments to the Russian Constitution empowering the president to appoint up to 10% of all members of the upper house
/ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on “presidential quota” of members of Russian parliament’s upper...
Putin says no military threat today to Russian sovereignty
22.07.2014 14:38
ItarTass: Russian president that any type of the so-called ‘color revolutions’ scenarios would be ineffective in Russia
/ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there is “no military threat, no threat to sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country as of today.”
“The...
Credit Suisse posts big loss after U.S. tax settlement
22.07.2014 12:07
(Reuters) - Credit Suisse Group AG reported its biggest quarterly loss since the peak of the financial crisis in 2008, the result of a 1.6 billion Swiss franc ($1.78 billion) settlement with U.S. authorities over helping its clients evade taxes.
The Swiss bank also said it would quit commodities...
Putin demands access for experts at Ukraine crash site
22.07.2014 12:03
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the downing of a Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine must not be used for political ends and urged separatists to allow international experts access to the crash site.
"Everything must be done to guarantee the security of...
Israel says soldier missing, presumed dead; Kerry presses for truce
22.07.2014 12:03
(Reuters) - Israel pounded targets across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, dashing hopes of a pause in the fighting, as the military said one of its soldiers was missing, presumed dead, following clashes with Hamas Islamists.
International efforts to end the 15-day conflict gathered pace, with...
Britain to hold public inquiry into death of ex-KGB agent Litvinenko
22.07.2014 12:02
(Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it will hold a public inquiry into the death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of ordering his murder from his deathbed after he was poisoned in London in 2006.
Last year, the British government rejected a...
Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash site
22.07.2014 11:59
(Reuters) - A train carrying the remains of many of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine arrived in Ukrainian government territory on Tuesday as a separatist leader handed over the plane's black boxes to Malaysian experts.
The train carrying around 200...
The virus detective who discovered Ebola in 1976
22.07.2014 11:56
BBC: Nearly 40 years ago, a young Belgian scientist travelled to a remote part of the Congolese rainforest - his task was to help find out why so many people were dying from an unknown and terrifying disease.
In September 1976, a package containing a shiny, blue thermos flask arrived at the...
Russia Backs UN Resolution for Access to Ukraine Plane Crash Site
22.07.2014 11:50
TheMoscowNews: UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an international investigation into the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Ukraine, with Moscow's envoy urging other countries to avoid jumping...
Ukraine to Conscript Military Reserves to Fight Separatists in Country's East
22.07.2014 11:49
TheMoscowNews: Ukraine's parliament approved a presidential decree on Tuesday to call up more military reserves and men under 50 to fight rebels in eastern Ukraine and defend the border against a concentration of troops in Russia.
Some 45...
Cyber Attacks on Russian Websites Increasingly Political
22.07.2014 11:48
TheMoscowTimes: Commercial hackers in Russia are giving way to politically motivated cyber criminals targeting ideological enemies, a new study said Wednesday.
The most powerful DDoS attacks on Russian websites in the first six months of 2014 were triggered...
Why Putin Can't Afford to Dump the Ukrainian Separatists
22.07.2014 11:47
TheMoscowTimes: While Russia's support of Ukrainian separatists has led to its worst standoff with the West in post-Soviet history, the Kremlin cannot afford to disown them because that would spell a major geopolitical defeat and alienate...
Malaysia Airlines Bodies and Black Boxes Removed From Ukraine Crash Site
22.07.2014 11:45
TheMoscowTimes: A train carrying the remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine was heading for Ukrainian government territory on Tuesday as a separatist leader handed over the plane's black boxes...
Kerry’s Latest Reckless Rush to Judgment
22.07.2014 11:38
consortiumnews: Exclusive: Though the investigation of the shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has barely begun, the Obama administration and the U.S. media have sold the world on the narrative blaming Russia’s President Putin, with Secretary of State Kerry sealing the deal, writes...
Malaysia Says Accord Reached to Hand Over Bodies of MH17
21.07.2014 21:24
Bloomberg: Pro-Russian rebels released bodies from the crash site of the Malaysian jet that was shot down over eastern Ukraine last week as U.S. and European leaders hammered home their message that President Vladimir Putin is isolating himself on the world stage.
The corpses stored...
Putin Pressured, U.S. Says Missile From Russia Downed Jet
21.07.2014 21:22
Bloomberg: Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing intensified international pressure to respond to U.S. and Ukrainian claims that flight MH17 was downed using a missile system supplied by his nation’s military.
Circumstantial evidence suggests thatRussia provided the missile...
Putin Says MH17 Crash Shouldn’t Be Used for Politics
21.07.2014 21:20
Bloomberg: President Vladimir Putin defied international anger over Russia’s alleged role in the shooting down of a Malaysian jetliner as the U.S. and Europe threaten further sanctions against his increasingly isolated country.
As leaders from London to Washington signaled Putin...
Malaysia Airlines crash: families fear dead being held as bargaining chips
21.07.2014 21:18
TheTelegraph: As David Cameron tells Vladimir Putin he is partially responsible for MH17 catastrophe, relatives of victims describe treatment of their loved-ones' bodies as 'horrific'
The families of the Britons who perished in flight MH17 fear that pro-Russian rebels may keep the bodies as...
Houses of Parliament 'under attack' in Israeli army tweet to justify Gaza invasion
21.07.2014 21:16
TheTelegraph: Tweet shows Britain's Palace of Westminster in flames and rockets flying overhead
The Israeli military has tweeted a doctored picture of the Houses of Parliament under assault from a barrage of rockets and asking: “What if they were attacking your home?”
The...
UK's Cameron questions France's sale of Mistral warships to Russia
21.07.2014 21:14
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday questioned France's plan to sell Mistral helicopter carriers toRussia, saying fulfilling such an order would be unthinkable in Britain after the downing of the Malaysian Airlines plane inUkraine.
When asked about France's plan to...
Gaza death toll tops 500 as U.S. steps up ceasefire efforts
21.07.2014 21:13
(Reuters) - The Palestinian death toll in an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip jumped to more than 500 on Monday, as the United States, alarmed by escalating civilian bloodshed, took a direct role in efforts to secure a ceasefire.
Despite growing calls for a halt to two weeks of fighting,...
West still struggles to cut feared bomb risk in Iran nuclear talks
21.07.2014 21:11
(Reuters) - Major powers appear to have made only limited headway in making sure Iran will not be able to build an atomic bomb any time soon, underlining the uphill task they face after talks that began in February were extended by four months.
Western officials say some progress was achieved...
Wall Street dips on caution over Ukraine and Gaza
21.07.2014 21:04
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks declined on Monday, though the major indexes were off their session lows, as investors remained wary of riskier assets because of instability in Ukraine and Gaza.
The day's losses were broad, with all 10 primary S&P 500 sector indexes down for the day...
Obama pressures on Russia, Putin in Ukraine crash probe
21.07.2014 21:03
(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama piled pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to force pro-Russian separatists to stop blocking an international investigation into the shootdown of a passenger jet last week.
In remarks at the White House, Obama said Russian-backed...
Refusing to share: How the West created BRICS New Development Bank
21.07.2014 21:01
RT: One of my high school history teacher’s favorite topics was the European revolutionary movement of 1848, or as he would put it, time and again, ‘the turning point where Europe failed to turn’.
“What do you think the test will be on?” the students would ask each other sarcastically,...
Ukraine prepares for complete halt to trade with Russia
21.07.2014 21:00
RT: Ukraine should be ready for a complete break in trade relations with Russia, as it’s impossible to just stand by when Western countries impose sanctions against Russia, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Friday
The Prime Minister stressed that in times when markets close...