Tuesday, March 18, 2014

» Putin Signs Treaty to Annex Crimea 18/03/14 17:42 from WSJ.com: World News Russian President Vladimir Putin moved to annex the breakaway Ukrainian region of Crimea but sought to reassure Ukrainians by saying Moscow has no further designs on its southern neighbor's territories.

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» Putin Signs Treaty to Annex Crimea
18/03/14 17:42 from WSJ.com: World News
Russian President Vladimir Putin moved to annex the breakaway Ukrainian region of Crimea but sought to reassure Ukrainians by saying Moscow has no further designs on its southern neighbor's territories.
» In Poland, Biden Promises Allies Protection
18/03/14 17:28 from NYT > International
In meetings with the leaders of Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. aims to shore up the NATO alliance.
» What history can tell us about Russia, Crimea and Vladimir Putin
18/03/14 17:25 from WorldViews
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement that formally recognized the "reunification" of breakaway Ukrainian region of Crimea with Russia.  "To understand the reason behind such a choice," Putin said in a speech t...
» Insurer Allianz Pays Compensation to Malaysia Airlines
18/03/14 17:18 from WSJ.com: World News
Allianz is Malaysia Airlines' lead insurer for both the aircraft and liability claims from passengers' relatives, an Allianz spokeswoman said.
» Ukraine Wave Already Is Creating Global Ripples
18/03/14 17:18 from WSJ.com: World News
The Ukraine crisis already is changing the world and the American and Russian roles in it, Gerald F. Seib writes.
» Biden Slams Russia Over Annexation
18/03/14 17:13 from WSJ.com: World News
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's latest steps to annex Crimea, saying its allies are ready to enact more sanctions to punish Russia.
» Spain's Pig Farmers Raise Stink Over Subsidy Cuts
18/03/14 17:11 from WSJ.com: World News
Pig farmers are the latest to be hit by rollbacks of energy subsidies, as governments across Europe attempt to curb budget deficits and respond to voter outrage over rising electricity bills.
» Defying West, Putin Formally Claims Crimea for Russia
18/03/14 17:09 from NYT > International
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said he was reversing what he described as a historical mistake, declaring, “Crimea has always been an integral part of Russia in the hearts and minds of people.”
» Russia’s Most Wanted Man Reported Dead
18/03/14 17:01 from TIME: Top World Stories
Doku Umarov has been reported dead by a website seen as sympathetic to the Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus, but Russia hasn't yet confirmed its most wanted man has been taken out
» Anwar Link to Pilot Fuels Political Rivalries
18/03/14 17:01 from WSJ.com: World News
The captain of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and his support for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim have become the latest fodder for political rivals who are accusing each other of exploiting a crisis.
» Putin Signs Treaty Making Crimean Peninsula Part of Russia
18/03/14 16:58 from Voice of America
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a treaty to make Ukraine's Crimea part of Russia, angering the United States and European Union.Mr. Putin Tuesday signed the document with the prime minister of Crimea's regional government , t...
» Ex-Guatemala President Pleads Guilty to Money-Laundering Charge
18/03/14 16:56 from WSJ.com: World News
Alfonso Portillo, a former president of Guatemala, faces up to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal court to money-laundering charges.
» Russia's Most Wanted Militant Leader Reported Dead
18/03/14 16:54 from Voice of America
The leader of Islamist rebel forces in Russia's North Caucasus region has been killed, the militants' main mouthpiece reported Tuesday.In an item posted on the Kavkaz Center website (www.kavkazcenter.com), the Caucasus Emirate jihadist u...
» Rolling Stones Postpone Tour After Scott Death
18/03/14 16:49 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
Sir Mick Jagger is finding it hard to understand how his "lover and best friend" could have ended her life in an apparent suicide.
» Putin signs Crimea treaty, will not seize other Ukraine regions
18/03/14 16:43 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Defying Ukrainian protests and Western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty on Tuesday making Crimea part of Russia again but said he did not plan to seize any other regions of Ukraine.
» EU's Van Rompuy not meeting Putin on Wednesday: spokesman
18/03/14 16:41 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A spokesman for European Council President Herman Van Rompuy denied a report by a Russian news agency that Van Rompuy would meet President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, saying he was not travelling to Moscow.
» Libyan rebel leader calls U.S. Navy "pirates" after tanker seized
18/03/14 16:39 from Reuters: International
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A Libyan rebel leader accused the United States on Tuesday of behaving like pirates after U.S. naval forces seized an oil-laden tanker that had sailed from a rebel-held port in the east of the chaotic ...
» Thousands protest French govt's social reform proposal
18/03/14 16:38 from Uploads by AFP
Thousands protest French govt's social reform proposal Several thousand protesters took to the streets of Paris to voice their opposition to a government program called the Responsibility Pact, supposedly setting... From: AFP news ag...
» Putin to Crimea: Welcome back
18/03/14 16:31 from CNN.com - World
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs Crimea back into Russian territory. Ukraine calls it "robbery on an international scale." Shots are fired in Crimea and a Ukrainian serviceman dies, ramping up tensions even higher.
» Venezuela president pushes back, using bellicose words and brute force
18/03/14 16:26 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
CARACAS, Venezuela — With fresh swagger and volleys of tear gas, Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro has moved forcefully in recent days to extinguish the month-long protests against his government, sending security forces to clear barric...
» Search for Malaysian Plane Now Covers 7 Million Square Kilometers
18/03/14 16:22 from Voice of America
The search is now 11 days old, but military personnel from 26 countries appear to be no closer to finding the missing Malaysian passenger jet.Malaysian authorities say the search for the Boeing 777 airliner with 239 people aboard has bee...
» Malaysian authorities cede some control in search for missing plane
18/03/14 16:22 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities said Tuesday that they were ceding a bit of control to other countries in the massive and sometimes chaotic hunt for an airliner that vanished 10 days ago, and Thailand said its military rad...
» Bank of England Shakes Up Top Team
18/03/14 16:17 from WSJ.com: World News
The U.K. treasury made three appointments to the Bank of England's top team and shuffled seats on its two policy committees as part of an unprecedented overhaul of the 320-year-old central bank to be unveiled later by Gov. Mark Carney.
» Flight 370: Thai radar suggests plane turned around
18/03/14 16:17 from CNN.com - World
New information from the Thai government bolsters the belief that missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 took a sharp westward turn after communication was lost.
» Kyrgyzstan's ruling bloc collapses over corruption charges
18/03/14 16:06 from Reuters: International
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's ruling coalition fell apart on Tuesday, depriving Prime Minister Zhantoro Satybaldiyev of his parliamentary majority, in a row over alleged corruption in the Central Asian nation.

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