President Obama wants invest $500 million in the Syrian opposition forces, to equip and train them so that they can fight against President Bashar al-Assad, the man responsible for the civil war that has been tearing the country apart since 2011. This investment that US wants to make is part of a bigger, $5 billion ... read entire article »
Today Ukraine will officially side with the EU as President Petro Poroshenko is due to sign an association agreement with the EU. The same deal should have been signed last year but former President, Viktor Yanukovych, renounced the EU agreement at the last ... read entire article »
Russia’s latest decision to withdraw the right to launch any military operations in Ukraine has been received with overwhelming positive feedback from Europe’s leaders, from Ukraine and from the Russian people. The decision is seen as an act of goodwill in ... read entire article »
Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, refuses to form a new government where the opposition could have a decision-making role, saying that such a move would be ‘an attempt to end the democratic experience.’ US Secretary of State, John Kerry, had ... read entire article »
In an act of support for the Ukrainian government’s peace attempts, Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to withdraw a decree that authorizes the use of military force in Ukraine. Putin also reassured the Ukrainian people that he will continue to offer ... read entire article »
In a surprise visit to Iraq, US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has advised Nouri al-Maliki to form a new government where the opposition could hold more power. Currently, al-Maliki governs a Shia administration but he pledges to form a new government by July 1. ... read entire article »
Sunday was a World War II commemoration day in both Russia and Ukraine. While remembering the Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin expressed the need for a real dialogue between the fighting parties in Ukraine: ‘It’s necessary to ... read entire article »
US President Barack Obama has refused to commit to any military combat intervention in Iraq against the ISIL militants but he will be sending some 300 military advisers to offer support to the government. Although the Iraqi government has asked the US to offer ... read entire article »
Andriy Deshchytsia, the Ukrainian foreign minister, is set to be replaced after he deliberately made injurious comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin during a protest rally held in front of Russia’s embassy in Kiev. The minister was sent to calm down ... read entire article »
Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko has made a first step towards peace in his country after saying that he will let pro-Russians lay down their weapons. After a private phone conversation held with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro ... read entire article »
In a move that activists had been waiting for 10 years, Japan has finally made possession of child pornography illegal and punishable. A bill was passed today by the parliament, stating that any person found with explicit images or videos of children will be ... read entire article »
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the Ukrainian Prime Minister, accuses Russia of trying to destroy Ukraine, the gas delivery stoppage being just another move in its plan. Moreover, not only does Kiev refuse to pay its debt to Russian gas supplier, Gazprom, but it also claim ... read entire article »
Russia has called on Ukraine's foreign minister to resign after he joined a protest rally and made offensive comments about Vladimir Putin. Andriy Deshchytsia, Ukrainian foreign minister, was summoned on Saturday at the Russian embassy in Kiev to calm down an ... read entire article »
A new round of formal negotiations concerning Iran's nuclear program commenced today in Vienna, Austria, between Iran and six of the world's major powers which include Russia, China, Germany, France, the UK and the US. The race to meet the June 20 deadline for a ... read entire article »
Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine's president, has been long claiming that Russia is fuelling the fights in eastern Ukraine by supplying rebels with weaponry and troops. On the other side, Russian President Vladimir Putin denied multiple times being involved in such ... read entire article »
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki woved to cleanse the country of Islamic militants and regain control over the regions they had taken during last days' fights. The Prime Minister said that Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, had fallen into the hands of the ... read entire article »
Turkey issued a warning that they would use military force if any harm is brought to the 80 Turkish people kidnapped by insurgents in northern Iraq. The group consists of special forces soldiers, diplomats and their family members. They were taken hostage by the ... read entire article »
Armed people opening fire in public places and shooting at random by-passers seems to have become the norm in the United States after another school shooting happened on Tuesday, in Oregon, just a week after a Seattle school attack. Both shootings resulted in ... read entire article »
Leadership abilities of the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, are being put to question after Sunni militants have taken over the country's second biggest city, Mosul, on Tuesday. After the army forces in the city fled their outposts, leaving locals at the ... read entire article »
Anibal Cavaco Silva, Portugal's president, fainted while he was holding a speech to the military, on Tuesday. The president was participating at the national day ceremonies when he began to stumble and, eventually, blacked out. He was helped off stage by ... read entire article »
