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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2014
Fight over oil puts Libya on path to partition
No one paid much attention to the 21,000-ton oil tanker Morning Glory as it churned back and forth along the north African coast earlier this month. Tankers are a common sight, carrying Libya's oil exports around the world. But on March 1 it switched off its satellite transponder and vanished from world...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2014
Erdogan dominates Turkey election conversation
Turkey may be in turmoil and the vast city of Istanbul in ferment, bridling at the antics of a government struggling to cope with scandal and sleaze, but in Kasimpasa quarter, the prime minister's troubles raise barely a shrug.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2014
Tatar leader urges autonomy referendum after Russia's seizure of Crimea
The leader of Crimean Tatars proposed Saturday that the 300,000-strong indigenous Muslim minority seek autonomy on the Black Sea peninsula annexed from Ukraine by Russia.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2014
Russia threatened countries ahead of U.N. vote on Ukraine: envoys
Russia threatened several Eastern European and Central Asian states with retaliation if they voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution this week declaring invalid Crimea's referendum on seceding from Ukraine, U.N. diplomats said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2014
Putin calls Obama to discuss U.S. diplomatic proposal on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin called U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss a U.S. diplomatic proposal for Ukraine, the White House said, adding that Obama told him that Russia must pull back its troops and not move deeper into Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 26, 2014
Ukraine crisis returns Georgia to spotlight
Six years after losing land in a war with Russia, Georgians believe the struggle for Ukraine will decide their own fate, and hope NATO and the European Union will now speed up their integration into the Western fold.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2014
Russia stages exercises in breakaway Transnistria
Russia's military staged training exercises Tuesday in Transnistria, a breakaway sliver of Moldova that is a focus of tension following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2014
Gold, luxury watches show ex-minister's taste for treasure
Eduard Stavytsky had a thing for bling, Ukrainians learned Monday, as the riches accumulated by their fugitive former energy minister were laid out on a table for the world to see.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2014
Ukraine crisis could have implications for Nonproliferation Treaty: Ban
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned international leaders Monday that the Ukraine crisis could have profound implications for the integrity of a global treaty designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2014
Obama urged to send Ukraine arms
Republicans in Congress on Sunday urged the Obama administration to dispatch small weapons and other military equipment to aid Ukraine as Russian troops amassed at the country's eastern border.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2014
Top NATO official warns of Russian threat to separatist Moldova region
NATO's top military commander said on Sunday that Russia had built up a "very sizable" force on its border with Ukraine and Moscow may have a region in another ex-Soviet republic — Moldova — in its sights after annexing Crimea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 22, 2014
With sanctions, Putin looks east
When President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty last week annexing Crimea, to great fanfare in the Kremlin and anger in the West, a trusted lieutenant was making his way to Asia to shore up ties with Russia's eastern allies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2014
Initially cautious, Abe takes hard line with Russia
In the government's sharpest terms yet, Prime Minister Shinu00adzo Abe and other officials “condemn” Moscow for its attempted annexation of Crimea and promise further economic sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2014
At border, guards play down threat of Russian invasion
Ukraine has strengthened frontier defenses with Russia following Moscow's seizure of Crimea but there is no sign of a major troop buildup in a region where some say they would welcome a Russian takeover.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2014
In Ukraine, Putin eyes a return to glory
As tensions between Russia and the West grew more heated with Vladimir Putin's rapid move Monday to recognize Crimea as an independent state, his actions and motives remain opaque to U.S. and European officials.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2014
Ukrainians dig massive trench along border in Russian-speaking east
Ukraine's easterly Donetsk region, dominated by Russian-speakers and buffeted by rallies by pro-Russian activists, has built a defensive trench complete with concrete barriers along its long border with Russia, its governor said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2014
West prepares sanctions as Russia presses on with Crimea takeover
Six hours of crisis talks between Washington and Moscow ended with both sides still far apart Friday, and dozens of Russians linked to Russia's gradual takeover of Crimea could face U.S. and EU travel bans and asset freezes on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2014
EU approves framework for asset freezes, travel bans on Russia
European Union member states have agreed on the wording of sanctions on Russia, including travel restrictions and asset freezes against those responsible for violating the sovereignty of Ukraine, according to a draft document.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2014
Fresh uprisings erupt across Turkey
Protesters clashed with police in cities across Turkey on Tuesday after the death of a 15-year-old boy who was hit in the head by a tear-gas canister during anti-government demonstrations last summer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 12, 2014
From loyal aides and 'inner voice,' Putin hears no dissent on Crimea
Surrounded by faithful aides, President Vladimir Putin hears no opposition to his plans in Crimea, allowing him to drive Russia's bid to reclaim Ukraine's southern region guided by little more than his "inner voice."

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