What's Behind Russia Ramping Up its Military Presence in the Mediterranean
Taking advantage of the lack of unanimity within the European Union and the uncertainty of US foreign policy, Russia is building close ties with Mediterranean countries.
Taking advantage of the lack of unanimity within the European Union and the uncertainty of US foreign policy, Russia is building close ties with Mediterranean countries.
ENSCHEDE - Het tekort aan leerkrachten voor basisscholen in de regio wordt steeds groter. Diverse scholen geven aan voor de keus te komen staan leerlingen, van vaak de jongste klassen, weer naar huis te moeten sturen.
INAZAWA, Japan - Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy m...
LONDON — A coroner has ruled that English Derby-winning jockey Walter Swinburn died as a result of an accident after falling about 12 feet from his bathroom window into a courtyard at his home in central London. The 55-year-old Swinburn died in December after suffering a head injury. An inquest at Westminster Coroner’s Court on
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"Which do you choose, a hard or soft option?" It's doubtful that when The Pet Shop Boys wrote that lyric over 30 years ago, they could have envisaged the having great political significance in 2017 - ironically enough, the centenary of the year in which Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov aka Lenin, made the journey "from Lake Geneva to the Finland Station."
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa made this announcement on Wednesday, while speaking to pressmen after a negotiation by the government and labour unions.
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Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Rohingya refugees who recently fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar have harrowing stories to tell.
The Battle for Raqqa; New Iranian Missile Test; Rebel Leaders in Ukraine Ending Up Dead
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The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline has promised to quickly resume construction of the long-delayed project that would route oil under a North Dakota reservoir, even as American Indian activists vowed to take legal action to protect their water supply.
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Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Steady payments from the Kurdish government in Iraq and improved market conditions means it's time to start drilling more, Norwegian company DNO said.
Some think Bills QB Tyrod Taylor would be the top passer available this offseason. The Dolphins have already been linked to a local draft prospect. The Patriots have been defying the odds for years. Former Jets RB Mike Adamle revealed he’s been diagnosed with dementia. The Ravens are hoping Breshad Perriman can grow into a No.…
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. — Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $851 million. The Winston Salem, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of 60 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 62 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts
In what is fast becoming a trend in Nigeria, another embattled ex-minister who is accused of N38 billion fraud is set to take a trip abroad for cancer treatment
ATLANTA — The Latest on moving the Atlanta Cyclorama “Battle of Atlanta” painting (all times local): 7:50 a.m. A 140-year-old diary written in German is providing new insights about how painters visited Atlanta to make sketches and then returned to Milwaukee to create the Atlanta Cyclorama. Crews Thursday plan to move the Cyclorama across town
India will be the world’s fastest growing economy during the next five years, a top US intelligence think-tank has said while underlining that Pakistan, unable to match India’s economic prowess, will seek “other methods” to maintain even a semblance of balance.
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Feb. 9 (UPI) -- French officials said there is no risk of contamination after an explosion and fire struck a French nuclear power plant.
European football's governing body will ask for its teams to be given 16 places at the expanded 48-team 2026 World Cup.
Bermuda-based billionaire Bruce Gordon has granted a rare interview in Wollongong.
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Feb. 9 (UPI) -- While only a fraction of the total capacity is realized, Norwegian energy company Statoil said the British grid is getting power from its latest wind farm.
‘Legal highs ruin your body and ruin your head, he previously said.
Families of nine people killed when a U.S. Navy submarine rammed into a Japanese fishing school ship off Hawaii 16 years ago are remembering their loved ones.
NAIROBI, Kenya — Monitors of South Sudan’s peace deal say the government’s use of helicopter gunships and bomb-dropping airplanes in the country’s civil war puts the lives of “civilians at considerable risk.” The monitors’ latest reports released Wednesday are a window into an August 2015 peace agreement that has failed to stop the fighting. Tens