Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu
LONDON - Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms - have failed to contain the disease.
Nations:China Ukraine Argentina Singapore Egypt Malaysia Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-11-19
Thousands rally against Obama
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Ten of thousands of protestors from across the United States descended on the nation's capital Saturday, decrying President Barack Obama, "big government" and big spending.
Nations:U.S. Ukraine Saudi Arabia People:Barack Obama Source:(AFP)
2009-09-12
Oudin's magical US Open ends with loss in quarters
NEW YORK - Melanie Oudin's magical U.S. Open is over. Even the comeback kid couldn't overturn this deficit. Showing signs of shakiness in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, the 17-year-old Oudin got off to a slow start against No. 9-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and never really recovered, losing 6-2, 6-2 Wednesday night.
Nations:U.S. Ukraine Denmark Spain People:Serena Williams Novak Djokovic Kim Clijsters Roger Federer Elena Dementieva Maria Sharapova Activities:2009 U.S. Tennis Open
2009-09-10
Demjanjuk faces 27,900 accessory to murder counts
MUNICH - Retired auto worker John Demjanjuk was formally charged Monday with 27,900 counts of acting as an accessory to murder -- one for every person who died at Sobibor during the time he is accused of serving as a guard at the Nazi death camp.
Nations:Germany Poland Israel Ukraine Source:(AP)
2009-07-13
Obama asks Russians to forge partnership with US
MOSCOW - Working to turn Russia from antagonist to ally, President Barack Obama asked the Russian people Tuesday to "forge a lasting partnership" with the U.S., but he acknowledged after talks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that on divisive issues there won't be "a meeting of the minds anytime soon."
Nations:Russia Ukraine People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Vladimir Putin Activities:Russia-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-07-07
Kidnapped US captain freed; snipers kill 3 pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya - Navy snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three Somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an American sea captain in a surprise nighttime assault in choppy seas Easter Sunday, ending a five-day standoff between a team of rogue gunmen and the world's most powerful military.
Nations:Kenya U.S. Uganda Ukraine Bulgaria Italy People:John Curran Barack Obama Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-04-12
Russia, Ukraine to sign gas deal, end standoff
MOSCOW - The Ukrainian prime minister arrived in Moscow on Monday as Russia and Ukraine prepared to sign a deal ending a contentious dispute that cut off Russian natural gas shipments to Europe for nearly two weeks.
Nations:Russia Ukraine People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(AP)
2009-01-19
New Russia, Ukraine gas accord leaves Europe dubious
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia and Ukraine on Sunday announced a new deal which they said would allow natural gas to start flowing again, but the European Union remained doubtful about an end to the crisis.
Nations:Russia Ukraine People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(AFP)
2009-01-18
Russia, Ukraine clinch deal to resume Europe gas supplies
MOSCOW (AFP) - Gas supplies to Europe will resume "shortly" after Russia and Ukraine clinched a deal Sunday to resolve their energy crisis in talks in Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
Nations:Russia Ukraine People:Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(AFP)
2009-01-17
Russia, EU, Ukraine set for gas talks
MOSCOW, (AFP) - Russia and Ukraine were set for a new round of talks Saturday in a bid to resolve their gas dispute that has Europe struggling through winter without crucial gas supplies from the ex-Soviet giants.
Nations:Russia Ukraine Slovakia France Italy People:Dmitry Medvedev Angela Merkel Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(AFP)
2009-01-16
Russian gas cutoff energizes nuclear comeback
Milan, Italy - Europe's natural gas crisis is causing a nuclear fallout of sorts.
Nations:Italy Russia Ukraine Germany U.K. Algeria People:Angela Merkel Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-01-16
Crisis deepens as Russia-Ukraine gas deal unravels
Moscow - After nearly a week of shutdowns that left 18 European countries facing severe energy shortages in a mid-winter cold snap, gas briefly began flowing again on Tuesday through the 4,000-kilometer pipeline (about 2,500 miles) that connects Russian gas fields with Europe via Ukraine.
Nations:Russia Ukraine People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-01-14
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