Category: Government
Putin rebuffs Obama as Ukraine crisis escalates
Uniformed men, believed to be Russian servicemen, walk in formation near a Ukrainian military base in the village of Perevalnoye outside Simferopol, March 7, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko
Ukraine mobilizes after Putin’s ‘declaration of war’
Members of Crimean self-defence units stand guard in front of the local government headquarters in Simferopol March 2, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Thomas Peter
Jordan PM warns Israel over Temple Mount authority
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour (photo credit: AP)
Entire peace treaty could be put to review, says Abdullah Ensour, after parliament votes to expel Israeli envoy
Arizona governor vetoes bill widely criticized as anti-gay
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer looks up as U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington February 24, 2014 file photo.
Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Russian military action in Ukraine would be ‘grave mistake’: U.S.
An ethnic Russian Ukrainian man holds the Crimea flag on top of an old Soviet tank during rallies near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol February 26, 2014.
Credit: Reuters/Baz Ratner
Venezuelan beauty queen Genesis Carmona, 22, fatally shot in head during protest
Venezuelan beauty queen and student demonstrator Genesis Carmona is seen being evacuated on a motorcycle after being shot in the head during a protest in Valencia Tuesday. Mauricio Centeno-Notitarde/Reuters
Genesis Carmona, who served as her state’s 2013 Miss Turismo, was shot in the head in the city of Valencia Tuesday. The 22-year-old died Wednesday afternoon, marking the fifth fatality during the country’s ongoing political turmoil.
U.S. issues warning about shoe bombs on airplanes bound for U.S.
Travelers are seen at John F. Kennedy International airport in the Queens borough of New York February 14, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Eric Thayer
Ukraine: Deadly clashes around parliament in Kiev
- Petrol bombs were thrown and police responded with stun and smoke grenades and rubber bullets. Interior Ministry members are on fire as they stand guard during clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev
Violent clashes have erupted between protesters and police in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, with at least seven people reported killed.
Thai police clash with protesters, leaving 4 dead
An armed Thai police officer, center, aims his rubber bullet rifle as medical team carry a injured person on a stretcher during a clash between police force and anti-government protesters Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Clashes between police and anti-government demonstrators in Bangkok left two people dead and 57 others injured Tuesday as riot police attempted to clear out protest camps around the Thai capital. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
Where’s the debt ceiling now?
