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Middle East
Iraqi Troops Abandon Positions in Ramadi as ISIL Militants Advance
Violence Erupts as Islamic State Rises
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Russia Loses to Canada 6:1 at Ice Hockey World Championship
Nigerian Army Says Destoyed 10 Boko Haram Camps
Bystanders Stop Police From Arresting 14-Year-Old Girl (Video)
EU Confident Egypt to Revise Morsi's Death Sentence - Mogherini
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US Anger With RT Will Start World War Three – Emir Kusturica
Turkish Fighter Jet Shoots Down Syrian Aircraft
Foreign 'Reformers' Quit Ukraine Govt, Saakashvili Points Finger at Kiev
France Submits Proposals to Terminate Deal on Mistral Ships With Russia
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Sport
Russia Loses to Canada 6:1 at Ice Hockey World Championship
Russia lost to Canada at the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) World Championship.
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21:13 17.05.2015
21:13 17.05.2015
Europe
Scotland Hangs Threat of Second Referendum Over London
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon used the meeting with Cameron to say he would be personally responsible for a second referendum if Edinburgh’s demands are ignored.
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20:12 17.05.2015
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Europe
Latvian Official Complains That Riga Can't Ban Gay Pride Parade Despite Overwhelming Opposition
Stepping out against the 'EuroPride' gay pride parade set to be held in the Latvian capital next month, Riga Deputy Mayor Andris Ameriks stated that the parade would amount to "ostentatious showing off," adding that the event is opposed by three quarter of the city's residents, Baltic news hub Delfi reports.
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23:25 17.05.2015
23:25 17.05.2015
US
Bystanders Stop Police From Arresting 14-Year-Old Girl (Video)
A video shows an officer attempting to arrest a 14-year-old girl but the community had other ideas.
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23:20 17.05.2015
23:20 17.05.2015
Politics
EU Confident Egypt to Revise Morsi's Death Sentence - Mogherini
The European Union believes that the death sentence of Egypt's ex-president Mohamed Morsi was not in line with international law, and is confident that the sentence will be revised, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement.
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23:33 17.05.2015
23:33 17.05.2015
Africa
Nigerian Army Says Destoyed 10 Boko Haram Camps
Nigerian troops overran 10 Boko Haram camps in the Sambisa Forest, killing an "unconfirmed" number of militants, the country's Defense Headquarters said in a statement.
Columnists
Finian Cunningham
Obama and the Royals: Human Rights Aren’t a Concern, When Oil is at Stake
Andrew Korybko
The Gears of War Grind for Greater Albania
Alexander Mercouris
How Will British Foreign Policy Shape Up After the Election?
Pepe Escobar
The Pentagon's 'Long War' Pits NATO Against China, Russia and Iran
Videoclub
Freed Circus Lion Feels Grass for First Time in His Life
Extreme Danger: Crazy Locals Launch Barrel Rockets
Slow Mo Tour of AK-74: This Is My Rifle, This Is My Gun
Early Bird Gets Herring
Brave CEO Willing To Take a Bullet to Promote His Product
Highlights
Protests and Violence Erupt in Macedonia
The 2015 Victory Day Celebrations in Moscow
After Minsk: Will Peace Come to Ukraine?
China's World Bank: Opportunity or Threat?
Massive Earthquake in Nepal
Gulf States Launch Military Operation in Yemen
Russian Bikers' Victory Day Ride to Berlin
WikiLeaks Release of Hacked Sony Data
Freddie Gray's Death Triggers Mass Protests in Baltimore
Radio
Is Fukushima the Wormwood of Biblical Fame?
Radiation began pouring into the Pacific Ocean mutating and killing wildlife on March 11, 2011. Four years later the problem is still here. Not everyone believes in the Bible, however, a passage notes that toward the End times - "many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter".
15 May 2015
John Kerry in Sochi: Ready for a New Reset with Putin?
Secretary of State Kerry paid his first visit in two years to Russia, hinting that the Obama administration might be growingly weary of sanctions.
15 May 2015
NSA Spying and 'USA Freedom Act'; Dumb Jeb Still Between Iraq, Hard Place
Will the bulk spying provisions in the USA Patriot Act be replaced by the USA Freedom Act? Also: Jeb takes his fifth embarrassing stab at the simple Iraq question; Ohio GOP tries to make voting harder (for certain people) yet again; And Desi Doyen joins us for our 600th episode of the Green News Report!..
15 May 2015
NATO Summit in Turkey, King Salman’s Secrets, and Terrorism In Macedonia
This week’s episode starts off my commenting on Kerry’s trip to Russia and the whole lot of nothing that it accomplished, and then pivots over to the Pacific to examine the provocative joint Japanese-Filipino naval exercises.
15 May 2015
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Another Night at the Museum, Moscow Style
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Aeroflot's Stewardesses: The Female Face of Russia's Airline
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Russia's Black Sea Fleet
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Saudi Plan For Hope? Nope!
Kirby-ing The Psaki Effect
Analysis & Opinion
Iranian Aid Ship Mission Aimed at Relieving Yemenis' Suffering – Peace Activist
Speaking to independent broadcaster CPR News on Saturday from aboard the Shahed, the Iranian aid ship heading for Yemen, journalist and peace activist Caleb Maupin emphasized that the international mission is aimed alleviating Yemenis' suffering amid Saudi aggression.
The Big Lie Behind Ukraine's Communism-Free Future
On Friday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko officially signed a series of laws outlawing communism, while simultaneously recognizing the veterans of the Nazi collaborationist Ukrainian Insurgent Army as fighters for the independence of Ukraine.
Macro Data Limit Wall Street’s Bull Market; S&P Hits Second Record High
Surprisingly weak US manufacturing and consumer confidence data put severe limitations of stock gains of Wall Street, however, most firms have beaten performance expectations amidst a more modest economic expansion as the governmental investment is shrinking.
Decision to Dismantle Cover Over Damaged Fukushima Reactor 'Questionable'
A decision of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to begin Friday preparatory work to dismantle the protective cover over the Reactor 1 building at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant raises questions, an expert in the nuclear energy told Sputnik.
Global Shares Advance As Bond Markets Settle Down
With euro-area bonds back in the bull market, global stocks are advancing, supported by solid performances of the real economies of Japan, the Eurozone and the US, the more so as monetary policies are still accommodative.
Macedonian Conflict: The Pot of Arab Spring Boils Over the Balkans?
Experts in Macedonian affairs spoke with Sputnik about the latest events in the country and their impact on the Balkan region.
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