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What's the diplomatic message behind Kremlin's largesse?
CBSNews - 31 Dec 2016 06:41
CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer says Putin's grand gesture is a gift to president-elect Trump of clearing a messy U.S.-Russian diplomatic scrap
New details on how Russian hackers may have infiltrated American computer systems
CBSNews - 31 Dec 2016 06:01
Newly-declassified documents show U.S. investigators suspect Russian intelligence services have access to compromised computer infrastructure in as many as 60 countries
Russian Hacking Malware Found on Vermont Utility Computer
ABC News - 31 Dec 2016 05:37
The computer was not connected to the grid system.
Wife and Her Lover Are Arrested in Killing of Greek Envoy in Brazil
The New York Times - 31 Dec 2016 03:26
The police said that the wife of Kyriakos Amiridis, the Greek ambassador to Brazil, had her lover kill him and set his body on fire.
U.S. Ethics Chief Ordered Gushing Responses To Trump's Tweets
The Huffington Post - 31 Dec 2016 06:16
Newly obtained records reveal that the head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics personally ordered several oddly enthusiastic tweetsafter President-elect Donald Trump’s recent claim that he planned to sever ties to...
S. Koreans demand president's removal on New Year's Eve
Miami Herald - 31 Dec 2016 04:02
Even on New Year's Eve, large crowds of South Koreans were expected to join another rally demanding the ouster of impeached President Park Geun-hye, who's determined to restore her powers …
'The Game Will Go On' as U.S. Expels Russian Diplomats
The New York Times - 31 Dec 2016 03:56
President Obama's decision to expel 35 Russian diplomats was provocative, but gamesmanship on both sides involves familiar calculations, former intelligence officers say.
WATCH: Pilot Who Appears to Be Impaired Stumbles Onto Passenger Jet
ABC News - 31 Dec 2016 03:10
A passenger recorded a video out of concern, claiming the pilot was slurring his words during the announcements.
Trump's Praise of Putin Could Signal a New Day for US Policy
ABC News - 31 Dec 2016 13:31
Moscow is hoping Donald Trump will reconsider U.S. sanctions over its finding of election hacking by Russia
UK backlash to speech surprises State Dept.
CNN - 31 Dec 2016 05:07
The State Department was "surprised" Friday after UK Prime Minister Theresa May's office criticized Secretary of State John Kerry's speech on the two-state solution, a State Department spokesperson said.
Finland kicks off celebrations for 100 years of independence
Miami Herald - 31 Dec 2016 16:06
A children's event at the National Opera has kicked off a year of festivities in Finland to celebrate 100 years of independence from its huge eastern neighbor, Russia. Celebrations will …
Revelers Bid Adieu to a Year of Conflicts, Celebrity Deaths
ABC News - 31 Dec 2016 15:41
As 2016 draws to a close, people around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legendary celebrities
Senator McCain Says Russia Must Pay Price For Hacking
The Huffington Post - 31 Dec 2016 15:13
Republican U.S. Senator John McCain said on Friday that Russia must be made to pay the price for cyber attacks on the United States and that it was possible to impose many sanctions, including on financial institutions. ...
China's Xi offers populist message in New Year's Eve address
Miami Herald - 31 Dec 2016 14:37
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that his government would continue to focus on poverty alleviation at home and resolutely defending China's territorial rights on the foreign front. Xi made …
16 bodies recovered after mine collapse in India
Fox News - 31 Dec 2016 14:30
Police say rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 16 miners buried after some 23 miners were trapped by a mound of fallen earth in eastern India.
Egypt releases remains of Paris flight crew
Fox News - 31 Dec 2016 14:15
Egypt's Forensics Authority says it has released the remains of ten crew members of the fallen EgyptAir Paris flight to their families, seven months after the plane plummeted into the Mediterranean Sea on its way to Cair...
Search for Missing Plane, 6 Aboard, Yields No Clues
ABC News - 31 Dec 2016 14:10
The disappointing search for a small plane that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland's shores carrying six people has turned into a recovery effort
Romania: 48 Iraqis discovered in truck carrying chocolate
Miami Herald - 31 Dec 2016 14:06
Romanian border guards have discovered 48 Iraqi citizens hidden away in a truck that officially was transporting boxes of chocolate. Border police at the Danube port of Giurgiu on the …
Taiwan leader urges China for 'calm' talks as pressure grows
Miami Herald - 31 Dec 2016 08:26
Taiwan's president has urged China to engage in "calm and rational" dialogue to maintain peace, vowing not to give in to Beijing's recent moves to "threaten and intimidate" the self-ruled …
Donald Trump: "Russia's Lobbyist in the White House"
OpEdNews - 31 Dec 2016 07:29
If you look at all of the countries in which Russia has an influence you will notice that each nation has been compromised in a very similar fashion...from within to the top.
Obama to meet with Hill Democrats in Hail Mary play to save Obamacare
CBSNews - 31 Dec 2016 06:36
One of the president's biggest worries is that the incoming GOP government will repeal Obamacare
Greek ambassador killed; widow questioned
CNN - 31 Dec 2016 06:17
Brazilian police are questioning the widow of the Greek ambassador to that country, along with a military police officer described as her lover and another man in the death of the diplomat, authorities said Friday.