Rich Got Way Richer: Mark Zuckerberg Raked in $11 Billion in 2014
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg added $11 billion to his net worth this year, TV anchor Pimm Fox said during a discussion on Bloomberg’s Taking Stock program, according to the Insider Monkey website. The More...
Putin Says Top Critic Khodorkovsky Is Free to Enter Political Arena
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, one of his biggest critics, had the right to engage in politics “as any Russian citizen”, Reuters said More...
US Jewish Lobbying Group Boosting Support for India
The close ties between New Delhi and Jerusalem have started paying dividends as Jewish lobbying groups in Washington have backed India by linking their advocacy of Israel-US issues with the South Asian country, More...
Oligarch German Khan Hit Hard by Russian Economic Malaise
Businessman German Khan is one of the Russian billionaires who have lost more than $50 billion in 2014, CNN Money reported on December 16. Khan has lost $2.5 billion, equivalent to about 22% of his wealth, More...
Syria says U.S.-led strikes have not weakened Islamic State
– Syria’s foreign minister said U.S.-led air strikes had failed to weaken Islamic State it in Syria and the jihadist group would not be tackled unless Turkey was forced to tighten border controls. A More...
Iran nuclear talks extended seven months after failing to meet deadline
– Iran and six powers failed on Monday for a second time this year to resolve their 12-year dispute over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, and gave themselves seven more months to overcome the deadlock More...
Putin says United States will never ‘subdue’ Russia
– The United States wants to subdue Moscow, but will never succeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. “They do not want to humiliate us, they want to subdue us, solve their More...
Russian Investigators: Snow Plough Driver in Total CEO Plane Crash Was Drunk
The driver of a snow plough involved in a deadly plane crash that killed the chief executive of French oil major Total, Christophe de Margerie, in a Moscow airport late on Monday, was drunk, Russia’s More...
Ukraine says it agrees on interim gas price with Russia
– KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s and Russia’s leaders have reached a preliminary agreement on a price for gas supplies this winter but Kiev may need international help to pay, Ukrainian More...
Serbia salutes Putin but sees future with Europe
– By Aleksandar Vasovic and Alexei Anishchuk BELGRADE (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is guest of honour at a military parade in Belgrade on Thursday to mark 70 years since the city’s More...