At 1:26PM Kyiv time, President-elect Petro Poroshenko held the lead at 53.75% with 75% of the votes counted. He also gave a press conference on Monday where he vowed to keep Ukraine’s anti-terrorist operation in the east and open dialogue
(Reuters) – China described Vietnam’s claim to disputed South China Sea islands as “ridiculous” on Monday, as tension rises over competing claims of sovereignty in waters believed to be rich in oil and natural gas. China claims almost the entire
Four people in eastern Sierra Leone have died after contracting the Ebola virus, a health ministry official announced on Monday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House inadvertently included the name of the top CIA official in Afghanistan on a list of participants in a military briefing with President Barack Obama that was distributed to reporters on Sunday, the Washington Post
The federal government, at the behest of radical environmentalists, has decided over the past few years that flushing fresh water out to the Pacific Ocean in a test to save a fish was a higher priority than providing that same
Italian journalist Andrea Rocchelli and his Russian translator Andrey Mironov were killed in Sloviansk. They documented the fighting between pro-Ukrainians and pro-Russians in turbulent east Ukraine. French freelance journalist William Roguelon was with them and told reporters they “came under
College students overwhelmingly believe America is losing respect in the world under the leadership of President Barack Obama. A Panetta Institute survey found that “73 percent of college students believe that the United States is less respected by other countries than
While voting ended in Britain on Thursday at 10pm, it is only tonight after the polls close in the democratically significant city of Athens that results can start being announced across Europe. Ballot boxes have been locked away for days,
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Britain’s Prince Charles on Saturday of unacceptable and unroyal behaviour by comparing him with Adolf Hitler over Russia’s stance in Ukraine. Putin said he had not heard the comment, made by the prince
On the last day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, large energy companies signed contracts with Igor Sechin, President and Executive Chairman of Rosneft and a man on a US sanctions list. ExxonMobil and British Petroleum (BP) were a
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom have been threatening Ukraine and Europe’s gas supply since March, but now Putin said “Ukrainian radicals” could endanger the gas supplies. “We are seriously concerned about statements by Ukrainian radicals,
Two major U.S. banks are being looked into by U.S. regulators for suspected ties to Mexican cartels. The investigations signify a crackdown on money laundering in the U.S. According to an exclusive Reuters report, Charles Schwab Corp and Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch brokerage firm
On Friday, Egyptian security forces took out the leader of Muslim Brotherhood affiliated terrorist group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis in the Sinai Peninsula. An Egyptian army spokesman said the operation was a success, as forces neutralized six “extremely dangerous criminal elements.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will work with Ukraine’s new president and wants better ties with the West. However, the US has expressed skepticism as to whether Putin will recognize the presidential election. Russia has refused to recognize the
NBC News has spoken with anonymous US intelligence officials who claim there is “fragmentary evidence” to indicate that Boko Haram is in the planning stages of carrying out an attack on US interests in Nigeria. NBC News spoke with several
China agreed to fund a $2 billion multi-lateral investment fund in cooperation with the African Development Bank. The move is a departure from China’s former “cheque book” policy of investing directly in individual countries. Beijing appears to be forming the “Africa
California is home to 53 members of Congress, far more than any other state in the union. Thanks to a decennial redistricting that favored Democrats–and to the state’s relatively new election rules that junk traditional party primaries for a “top
Prior to this week, estimates suggested there were over 13 billion barrels of recoverable oil in California’s Monterey formation. Now a new report, being seized on by environmentalists hoping to see a fracking moratorium in the state, suggests the true
Former Chinese mining magnate Liu Han and his brother have been sentenced to death in China for allegedly running a corrupt “mafia-style” organization that “carried out a vast number of criminal activities,” including murder. Liu has denied all such charges.
Russia said all troops on Ukraine’s border will be gone in days, four days after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to withdraw forces to ease tensions before Ukraine’s presidential election. The election is scheduled for Sunday. This was Putin’s third
Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” has been widely praised by the left for its conclusion that capitalism is driving wealth inequality to levels not seen in over 100 years. Financial Times did some checking on the underlying data
Former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison in New York for attempting to launder millions in bribes from Taiwan through American banks, one year after being extradited to the United States for
The Russian government is planning to sign a contract to build up to eight new nuclear reactors in Iran, according to sources close to the negotiations speaking to Reuters. The news follows reports that Russia had planned to build two
The Somali jihadist group Al Shabaab is threatening the nation of Kenya with an increased terror presence in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, vowing to kill one Kenyan girl “for every Somali girl” killed in anti-terror initiatives in Somalia. In a
In the wake of Chipotle’s request that law-abiding citizens not carry guns in their stores, Chili’s is reviewing its policy on carrying guns as well. On May 20 Breitbart News reported that Chipotle “respectfully” asked that no one other than
