Crimea votes to join Russia, Obama orders sanctions
BY ALISSA DE CARBONNEL AND LUKE BAKER (Reuters) - Crimea's parliament voted to join Russia on Thursday and its Moscow-backed government…
12 years ago
International
Ukrainian prime minister says Crimea referendum ‘illegitimate’
Ukraine's prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, has called Crimea’s planned referendum to join the Russia Federation "illegitimate." The Black Sea peninsula…
12 years ago
US Presses Iran for Clarification of Nuclear Program
The United States demanded Iran to respond on the allegations that Iran's nuclear program has a possible military purpose.
12 years ago
One-Third Of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Removed Or Destroyed
(Reuters) -- The special coordinator overseeing the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria said on Wednesday that Syria will accelerate the removal of chemical…
12 years ago
Armed group threaten UN envoy in Crimea confrontation
As diplomats met in Paris to lower tensions between Ukraine and Russia, a number of incidents on the ground in…
12 years ago
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain withdraw ambassadors from Qatar
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have said they are withdrawing their ambassadors from Qatar over its…
12 years ago
Israel claims interception of Gaza-bound Iranian rockets
In a raid on a ship allegedly bound for the Gaza Strip, the Israeli navy has seized rockets it claims…
12 years ago
China’s Xi ramps up military spending in face of worried region
(Reuters) - China announced its biggest rise in military spending in three years on Wednesday, a strong signal from President…
12 years ago
Putin among Nobel Peace nominees but Ukraine might figure too
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize - but the conflict in…
12 years ago
Big power talks on Ukraine crisis make little progress
(Reuters) - High-level diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine made little apparent headway at talks in Paris on…
12 years ago
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