Economics,Politics
U.S. job growth seen slowing, but remaining solid in July
01.08.2014 14:19
(Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely cooled a bit in July, but retained enough momentum to suggest the economy remained on solid ground.
Nonfarm payrolls probably increased by 233,000, according to a Reuters survey of economists. That would be a pull back from June's hefty 288,000 job gain...
Stopping Putin: The Time Has Come for Europe to Act
01.08.2014 14:18
DerSpiegel: Vladimir Putin has ignored Western demands that he cease arming and supporting pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. As such, he shares responsibility for the shooting down of MH17. It is now time for Europe to take tough action.
The Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site is a...
The Wake-Up Call: Europe Toughens Stance against Putin
01.08.2014 14:16
DerSpiegel: It took the shooting down of a Boeing jet carrying almost 300 people before the EU agreed on the first true economic sanctions against Russia. The Americans want further action, but it is impossible to know if punitive measures can sway Vladimir Putin.
It was the...
German Foreign Minister: 'European Peace Is At Stake'
01.08.2014 14:14
DerSpiegel: In an interview, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, 58, says the downing of an aircraft carrying 300 Europeans convinced EU leaders of the need for tougher new sanctions against Moscow. German industry, he says, is on board too.
SPIEGEL: The EU wants to increase...
The Children of War: A Humanitarian Catastrophe Unfolds in Gaza
01.08.2014 14:12
DerSpiegel: Israel's incursion into the Gaza Strip triggered a bloody war. Brutal images of dead and injured Palestinians have circulated widely, but a cease-fire still appears to be a long way off.
Ahmed is hungry. Eyes closed, he clutches his mother's breast and drinks, oblivious to...
Fairy Tales and Fabrications in Eastern Ukraine
01.08.2014 14:10
DerSpiegel: There's an eerie silence at the MH 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine, even as a civil war and propaganda battles rage around it. Few here seem concerned that the investigation into the tragedy could influence future ties with Europe.
Alexander Hug isn't really...
The secret report that helps Israel hide facts
01.08.2014 14:06
Independent: The slickness of Israel's spokesmen is rooted in directions set down by the pollster Frank Lunt
Israeli spokesmen have their work cut out explaining how they have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them civilians, compared with just three civilians killed in...
Pope Francis issues top 10 tips for happiness
01.08.2014 14:01
Independent: Turn off the TV, calm down and stop trying to convert people to your religion.
These are among the top 10 pieces of advice issued by Pope Francis this week as part of his recipe for a happy, more fulfilled life.
Speaking in a very frank interview published in the Argentine weekly...
Land for gas: Merkel and Putin discussed secret deal could end Ukraine crisis
01.08.2014 14:00
Independent: Germany and Russia have been working on a secret plan to broker a peaceful solution to end international tensions over the Ukraine.
The Independent can reveal that the peace plan, being worked on by both Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin, hinges on two main ambitions: stabilising...
At least 15 die in Israeli shelling of Gaza school as toll exceeds 750
24.07.2014 20:23
(Reuters) - Gazan authorities said Israeli forces shelled a shelter at a U.N.-run school on Thursday, killing at least 15 people as the Palestinian death toll in the conflict climbed over 750 and attempts at a truce remained elusive.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his...
EU targets state-owned Russia banks in sanctions plan
24.07.2014 20:22
(Reuters) - The European Union would target state-owned Russian banks vital to financing Moscow's faltering economy in the most serious sanctions so far over the Ukraine crisis under proposals considered by EU governments on Thursday.
Ambassadors of the 28-nation bloc discussed...
Ukraine’s Yatsenyuk Orders Sanctions Against Russians 'Supporting Terrorists'
24.07.2014 20:21
(RIA Novosti) – Ukraine plans to impose sanctions against Russians who in Kiev’s opinion directly or indirectly support separatists and terrorists, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday.
“A committee has been created to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation. The...
Deputy Prime Minister Groysman Picked as Acting Ukrainian PM - Minister Avakov
24.07.2014 20:20
(RIA Novosti) - Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman was appointed Thursday as acting prime minister following the resignation of Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukraine's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in his Facebook blog.
“Volodymyr Groysman was appointed acting prime minister at a...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk Announces Resignation
24.07.2014 20:19
(RIA Novosti) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Thursday following the collapse of the ruling European Choice parliamentary coalition.
“If no new coalition is formed and the existing coalition in a parliamentary-presidential republic had collapsed, the...
European court says CIA ran secret jail in a Polish forest
24.07.2014 20:18
(Reuters) - The CIA ran a secret jail on Polish soil, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday, piling pressure on Poland, one of Washington's closest allies, to break its long silence about the global programme for detaining al Qaeda suspects.
The court said it had been established...
Allegations of GSK corruption spread to Syria
24.07.2014 20:16
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) faces new allegations of corruption, this time in Syria, where the drugmaker and its distributor have been accused of paying bribes to secure business, according to a whistleblower's email reviewed by Reuters.
Britain's biggest drugmaker said on...
Poland broke human rights convention on al-Qaida suspects held by the CIA
24.07.2014 13:47
TheGuardian: Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri argued they were flown to a jail in a Polish forest and tortured by US agents
Poland became the first EU country held to account for its involvement in the CIA's extraordinary rendition programme on Thursday when the...
Flight from Burkina Faso to Algeria disappears from radar
24.07.2014 13:45
TheGuardian: Air Algérie flight AH5017, thought to be carrying 110 passengers and six crew, disappears in early hours of Thursday morning
A flight operated by Air Algérie carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso toAlgeria's capital disappeared from radar early on Thursday, the plane's...
Russian territory shelled from Ukraine 9 times in past months
24.07.2014 13:44
/ITAR-TASS/. Russia reports nine gunfire attacks on its territory from Ukraine's side in June and July this year.
Dozens of Ukrainian shells have exploded in Russia, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov told Russia 24 television on Thursday
Dozens of Ukrainian shells have exploded...
Donetsk fighters battle with Ukrainian army for city approaches
24.07.2014 13:42
ItarTass: The battle is raging near the villages of Marynivka and Dubrovka in the Donetsk region
Donetsk self-defense fighters are battling with the Ukrainian army near the populated areas outside the city, the press office of the Donetsk People’s Republic said on Thursday citing the...
Statements about Su-25s downed by Russian missile nonsense — Russian Defense Ministry
24.07.2014 13:41
/ITAR-TASS/. Fantasies of Kiev's authorities, trying to divert public attention from the Malaysian Boeing 777 crash, were "worthy of being included in a Red Book of military aphorisms"
Fantasies of Kiev's authorities, trying to divert public attention from the Malaysian Boeing 777 crash,...
Communist Party of Ukraine in Verkhovna Rada disbanded
24.07.2014 13:40
/ITAR-TASS/. Parliament’s Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov expressed hope that there will be no more communist ideology in the Ukrainian society
The communist Party of Ukraine parliamentary faction in the Verkhovna Rada (the country’s parliament) has been disbanded, as stated by Speaker...
Algerie airline lost contact with one of its planes
24.07.2014 13:39
ItarTass: Flight AH 5017 has 116 people on board, the news agency Algerie Press Service reports
Algerie airline lost contact with one of their planes, flying from the capital city of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, to the capital of Algeria Algiers.
Flight AH 5017 has 116 people...
Global economy starts second half on solid footing: PMIs
24.07.2014 13:37
(Reuters) - China's factory activity expanded at its fastest in 18 months in July as new orders surged while the euro zone's private sector also perked up, suggesting the global economystarted the second half of 2014 on a solid footing.
While China is relying on increased government...
Bulgarian lawmakers pave way for election with bank crisis unresolved
24.07.2014 13:36
(Reuters) - Bulgarian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to accept Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski's resignation on Thursday, paving the way for an interim government to take over in August and a snap election in early October.
Oresharski's departure leaves his successor to sort out the Balkan state's...
ECB says website hacked, no sensitive data affected
24.07.2014 13:35
(Reuters) - The European Central Bank said on Thursday its website had been hacked and some email addresses and other contact information stolen but insisted no market-sensitive data were affected.
The theft came to light after the central bank received an anonymous email on Monday night demanding...
U.S. lifts ban on flights to Israel as Gaza toll tops 700
24.07.2014 13:34
(Reuters) - Israel won a partial reprieve from the economic pain of its Gaza war on Thursday with the lifting of a U.S. ban on commercial flights to Tel Aviv, as fighting pushed the Palestinian death toll over 700.
A truce between the Jewish state and Hamas Palestinian fighters remained...
Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down over rebel-held territory
24.07.2014 13:33
(Reuters) - Kiev said two of its fighter jets were shot down over the rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, and the missiles that brought them down might have been fired from Russia.
A spokesman for Ukraine's military operations said the planes were shot down near Savur Mogila, not...
Russia says will cooperate with MH17 probe led by Netherlands
24.07.2014 13:32
(Reuters) - Russia will cooperate with the investigation into the downing of a Malaysian airliner a week ago and is satisfied that the Netherlands, rather than Ukraine, is leading the effort, the country's ambassador to Malaysia said on Thursday.
Liudmila Vorobyeva also rejected...
Contact lost with Air Algerie plane carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso
24.07.2014 13:31
(Reuters) - Authorities have lost contact with an Air Algerie flight en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers on board, Algeria's APS state news agency and a Spanish airline company said on Thursday.
APS said authorities lost contact with flight AH 5017 an hour after...