Intelligence sharing between Russia and the United States regarding the Islamic State (IS) group is "quite possible," the head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Aleksandr Bortnikov, has said. "Current events are of such a serious nature that we need to unite," Bortnikov said, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
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Intelligence sharing between Russia and the United States regarding the Islamic State (IS) group is "quite possible," the head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Aleksandr Bortnikov, has said.
Psychiatrist: Man Charged with Killing 'American Sniper' was Schizophrenic by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
A psychiatrist told a Texas court on Thursday that the man accused of murdering U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle had paranoid schizophrenia and showed signs of psychosis that could not be faked, media reports said. Eddie Ray Routh, 27, has been charged with killing Kyle, whose autobiography was turned into the hit movie "American Sniper," and Kyle's friend Chad Littlefield at a gun range about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Fort Worth in February 2013. Dr. Mitchell Dunn,...
A plan for central European countries to produce their own nuclear fuel using Russian technology has become another flash point in the debate over the continent’s reliance on Moscow for its energy.
Ukrainian government troops say they came under heavy fire in recent days as they retreated from the town of Debaltseve, now under the control of pro-Russian separatists. On February 19, some soldiers said that they did not receive the strategic support they were promised. The troops are now digging trenches outside the town of Artemivsk and preparing for further fighting. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has launched an investigation against Google.
KIEV (Reuters) - The loss of the key town of Debaltseve to Russian-backed separatists, the latest in a string of big battlefield defeats for Ukraine, narrows the options for President Poroshenko in his dealings both with Moscow and with the West.
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Most Russian opposition parties and groups have agreed to hold a large-scale demonstration in a remote area of Moscow after being denied permission to rally in the city center.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Representatives of Iran, Britain, the United States, Russia, China, France and Germany will hold talks in Geneva on Feb. 22 to seek a solution to Iran's nuclear program, the European Union's External Action Service (EEAS) said in a statement.
Venezuela braced for anti-government protests Friday after intelligence agents arrested Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma on allegations of taking part in a coup plot backed by the United States.The commando-style raid late Thursday touched off demonstrations by Ledezma’s backers, and the country’s opposition leader called for more protests Friday as Venezuela struggles with deepening political rifts and a slumping economy.Read full article >>
Armed Venezuelan federal intelligence agents on Thursday detained Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma, a vocal critic of President Nicolás Maduro, who accused his opponent of unspecified “crimes against the country.”
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian authorities should not use the justice system to settle political scores with the former government of Mikheil Saakashvili, a European rights body said on Friday.
Chile govt denies involvement in Peru espionage case
Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - 2 hours ago
Lima, Feb. 20. The Government of Chile, through its Foreign Ministry, today commented on the alleged espionage case by Peruvian Navy officers in favor of its country, and assured they do not either promote nor accept this type of actions in other States nor in ...
Possible case of Chilean espionage in Peruvian navy unfolds
Peru this Week - 4 hours ago
Initially, two individuals were reported until a third case appeared bringing the total to three. Today Peruvian head of state, Ollanta Humala said the situation between Peru and Chile could become “very serious” after finally mending political relations Jan. 28.
Chilean President denies support in alleged espionage in Peru
Peru this Week - 4 hours ago
We will continue to promote the strengthening of bilateral relations between Chile and Peru with a future agenda that promotes integration,” Elizalde told the Chilean press. President Ollanta Humala said if these investigations prove espionage, the future ...
Peru's Economy Grew at Slowest Pace Since 2009 in Fourth Quarter
Bloomberg - 4 hours ago
(Bloomberg) -- Peru posted the slowest economic growth in five years in the fourth quarter as interest-rate cuts and fiscal stimulus failed to revive South America's fastest growing economy of the last decade. Gross domestic product increased 1 percent from ...
President Humala convenes with political officials about Chilean espionage
Peru this Week - 6 hours ago
At the Government Palace former president Alan Garcia, Alejandro Toledo, Keiko Fujimori, among others met to discuss the touchy matter, as Chile and Peru had only recently mended political matters late last month. President Humala called the meeting ...
Peru says ties with Chile threatened by spying suspicions
Stabroek News - 12 hours ago
LIMA, (Reuters) – Two Peruvian naval officers are on trial on charges that they spied for Chile,Peru's defense minister said yesterday, chilling relations between the two Andean countries that had been improving diplomatic ties. Military courts are trying two ...
Peruvian sailors caught in Chile spying scandal
<a href="http://www.worldbulletin.net" rel="nofollow">www.worldbulletin.net</a> - 13 hours ago
Three non-commissioned officers were detained on charges of treachery and disobedience last year after allegedly selling intelligence, Peru's military police chief Juan Ramos confirmed Thursday, following an exposé by the America Noticias news channel.
Peru President meets with political leaders to inform about alleged espionage
Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - 21 hours ago
The meeting, currently held at Lima's Government Palace is attended by: Former President Alan Garcia (APRA); former President Alejandro Toledo (Peru Posible); current First Lady Nadine Heredia (Partido Nacionalista); and former First Lady Keiko Fujimori ...
Peru's president replaces key ministers as popularity wanes
CCTV-America - 22 hours ago
Amid scandals and dropping popularity, Ollanta Humala replaced key posts in the mining and interior ministries of Peru. It was farewell to the controversial, but popular, interior minister Daniel Urresti, after a demonstrator was shot dead last week in protests ...
UPDATE 1-Peru charges 2 with spying, ties with Chile fray
Reuters - Feb 19, 2015
Military courts in Peru are trying two officers and investigating a third for allegedly spying for historic rival Chile, Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano said. President Ollanta Humala said confirmation of the spying would be "very, very serious for bilateral relations ...
Peru charges 2 with spying, ties with Chile fray
Reuters - Feb 19, 2015
President Ollanta Humala said confirmation of the spying would be "very, very serious for bilateral relations between Peru and Chile, which we have been strengthening." "This cannot go away just like that," Humala told reporters on the sidelines of an event.
President Humala calls Council of State, politicians to address alleged ...
Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - Feb 19, 2015
USD-PEN Exchange Rate: Buy S/. 3.084. •. Sell S/. 3.087. •. 1:07:54 AM. Lima, Perú. February 20, 2015. Year of Productive Diversification and Strengthening of Education. Home · Politics · Business · Tourism & Gastronomy · Nation · Miscellaneous · Headlines ...
Peru Defense Minister condemns alleged espionage case
Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias - Feb 19, 2015
Lima, Feb. 19. The Peruvian Minister of Defense, Pedro Cateriano, condemned today an alleged espionage case, involving members of the Peruvian Navy, for Chile. Cateriano demanded a “final and severe” sanction for Navy personnel involved, if liabilities ...
Peru Navy Officials Held in Alleged Spying Probe
Wall Street Journal - Feb 19, 2015
LIMA, Peru—Peru said it has placed two naval officials in detention amid an investigation into allegations that they spied for Chile. Peru has had tense diplomatic relations with Chile for years and the two neighbors are still involved in a dispute over their land ...
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Moldova's Creaking Political System Could Be A Gift For Moscow by noreply@rferl.org (Valentina Ursu, Robert Coalson)
After two months of bruising political wrangling, Moldova has installed a pro-Western minority government that is dependent on the support of the unpredictable Communist Party. But this makeshift resolution could end up derailing Chisinau's course toward Europe.
Duncan Larcombe tells court that newspapers must be allowed to hold public bodies such as the police and NHS to account
It would be “extremely dangerous” if journalists were not allowed to pay public officials when a story was justifiable and of public interest, a court has heard.
Duncan Larcombe, the royal editor of the Sun, said the government and state bodies suppress stories that don’t show them in a good light and if paying a public official was the only to expose them that could be justified.
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Parliament: UK, EU 'Sleepwalked' Into Ukraine Crisis
ABC News A parliamentary report published Friday accused the British government and European diplomats of "sleepwalking" into the Ukraine crisis, saying there was a "catastrophic misreading" of mood by Europe ahead of the standoff between Russia and Western ... and more » |
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leaders on Friday demanded the release of a Caracas mayor arrested after what they called false accusations that he was involved in a U.S.-backed coup plot against President Nicolas Maduro.
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Merkel, Hollande Say Europe Aims to Keep Greece in Euro
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said Europe wants to keep Greece in the euro area as the bloc's finance ministers met in Brussels to seek an aid deal. Merkel, commenting at a news conference in ... France, Germany hold out sanctions if Ukraine accords breakChron.com Full compliance with Minsk key to peace in Ukraine, says Hollandeeuronews France, Germany want Ukraine ceasefire fully observed: HollandeReuters U-T San Diego all 149 news articles » |
Venezuelan opposition leaders on Friday demanded the release of the mayor of Caracas who was arrested after what they called false accusations that he was involved in coup plot against the president.
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One year ago, Ukraine's president fled to Russia. And neither Ukraine, nor Russia, will ever be the same again.
Supporters of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq have taken to Twitter to mock claims the terrorist organisation is luring women into its fold using kittens and Nutella.
Why we reveal more than we realise by Oliver Burkeman
Emphasising your importance can be a sign of insecurity, while sanctimonious new parents may be sobbing their way through those sleepless nights
Should you ever find yourself needing to leave the country in a hurry – and haven’t we all been the target of a nationwide manhunt now and again? – here’s a tip: don’t assume that an airport with “international” in its name is the best place to catch a flight to Rio. An amusing recent study, reported by the psychology blog Science Of Us, found that “international” is often a sign of insecurity: smaller airports use the word twice as often as bigger ones. (Compare “Norwich International Airport” with“London Heathrow”.) The psychologist Paul Rozin and colleagues also discovered that students at the University of Pennsylvania were much likelier to describe their university as “Ivy League” – which, technically, it is, though many Americans don’t realise that – than students at Harvard, which everyone knows is an Ivy. (Oh, and the study appeared in Psychological Science, which is exactly the kind of name you’d expect psychologists to give to one of their journals: they’re paranoid about not being perceived as real scientists.)
All of which is further evidence for the wisdom in that line from Hamlet about the lady protesting too much: strenuously asserting something is often a sign that, really, you doubt it, or believe the opposite. The Freudians called this “reaction formation”: when you fear your own desires, one defence mechanism is to insist, in an over-the-top way, that the reverse is actually true. Thus do American megachurch pastors become vocally homophobic, because they can’t deal with the fact that they’re gay. It’s also why you’re entitled to be suspicious of anyone who goes on and on about how happy they are to be single, or married, or childless, or a parent: it can feel as if the person they’re most desperate to persuade is themselves.
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Obama to meet at White House with Prince Charles, Camilla
Washington Post WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will host Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, at the White House in March. The White House says Obama will meet with the royals in the Oval Office on March 19. The White House says the meeting ... Prince Charles Will Meet President Obama in the White House in MarchTIME Royal visitors expected in LouisvilleCharlotte Observer Prince Charles to visit White House next monthRock Hill Herald The Star Online all 33 news articles » |
Varoufakis insists Athens has made sufficient concessions to win bailout extension
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations war crimes investigators announced a radical change of strategy on Friday, saying they would publish names of suspects involved in Syria's four-year war and push for new routes towards international justice.
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Seventh grader Ari Waters had picked out a pretty yellow knee-length dress for a Valentine's Day dance at Mt. Orab Middle School, believing it to be 'elegant' - but she was ordered to cover up.
The Austrian government has published an appeal in Kosovo's largest daily newspaper warning Kosovars against trying to seek asylum in Austria.
Germany, France Want Greece to Stay in Eurozoneby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
European leaders said Friday that Greece should stay in the 19-nation eurozone, as finance ministers of the group were struggling to reach a compromise on the country’s bailout program. Speaking at a joint news conference in Paris after talks with French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that her country’s position "since the beginning of the Greek program" has been that Greece remains a member of the Eurozone, adding that Berlin "would do...
With Greece deal elusive, risk rises of financial lockdownby By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and PAN PYLAS
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- The longer it takes to secure a deal to keep Greece in the euro, the greater the risk the country will have to put its financial system in lockdown to prevent worried savers from pulling money out in droves....
Pakistan's military said five militants and a soldier were killed in an exchange of fire between the government troops and Islamic extremists in a restive tribal region near the Afghan border on February 20.
 NBC New York |
Special Election to Fill Former Rep. Michael Grimm's Seat Will Be Held May 5 ...
NBC New York Gov. Cuomo announced a special election to fill the congressional seat vacated by Staten Island Republican Michael Grimm, who stepped down and pleaded guilty to tax evasion, will be held May 5. The governor's announcement squeaked in just under the ... and more » |
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A leading figure of the British left since the 60s, Tariq Ali despairs of Westminster and the ‘extreme centre’ that dominates politics today. His solution? It’s not to trust Ed Miliband – it’s to follow the principles laid out by his father
Tariq Ali is recalling a party for the late Tony Benn on the House of Commons terrace shortly after Labour’s 1997 election victory. “Edward Miliband, as he was known then, came up to me, eyes shining, very excited, asking: ‘Tariq, what would you do if you had just won?’ I said: ‘The first thing I would do is to renationalise the railways. Between 70 and 80% of the people want that, it would be very popular.’ And he rolled his eyes in despair at me.”
That Milibandian eye roll was, for Ali, a symbolic moment: it typified how the current Labour leader had snapped into line with the Blairite betrayal of the social democratic principles of the party that, under Clement Attlee, had created the NHS and nationalised the commanding heights of the economy – the very principles that Ed’s father Ralph Miliband stood for.
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General Sir Adrian Bradshaw says the threat from Russia "represents an existential threat to our whole being".
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