Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has threatened to cut off natural gas supplies to Europe and Ukraine on Saturday if Ukraine fails to pay for its gas deliveries by then.
Putin threatens new Europe gas stoppage
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Germany: 2 still missing after building collapse
Two people remained missing in the rubble of an archive building that collapsed in Cologne’s city center, a spokesman for the city’s fire department said Wednesday. The two missing men were in a residential building next to the archive building when it collapsed Tuesday afternoon. The building they were in was heavily damaged by a second building that collapsed, spokesman Stefan Besslich said
Ukraine security service raids state gas HQ
Ukraine’s Security Service launched a raid on the country’s state-run gas company Wednesday, searching for documents related to a gas deal with Russia, a spokesman for the company said. A group of about 30 gunmen wearing masks and carrying machine guns entered the offices of Naftogaz and took control of every floor of the company’s building in the capital of Kiev, Naftogaz spokesman Valentyn Zemlyansky said. Operatives from the security service then began a search for various company documents, including those pertaining to the Russia-Ukraine gas deal signed in January to end a weeks-long gas dispute, Zemlyansky told journalists, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency
Coast Guard set to end search for boaters
The Coast Guard’s search for three missing boaters, including two NFL players, will be called off at sundown Tuesday, Coast Guard Capt. Timothy Close said. Close’s announcement came a day after the Coast Guard rescued a fourth man who had been with the other three on a Saturday fishing trip off Florida’s Gulf Coast
Germany considers Opel rescue plan
The German government is studying a proposal from Opel and its parent company, General Motors, to save the struggling carmaker with a huge cash injection and a cost-cutting plan. The proposal calls for GM to sell off a stake in its Opel unit, the core of its European operations, in order to win $4.18 billion (€3.3 billion) in government support from Germany and others in the region, said Andreas Kroemer, a spokesman for GM Europe.
Search for three, including NFL players, continues
Rescuers seeking three missing boaters, including two NFL players, continued their search through the night and into early Tuesday off Florida’s Gulf Coast. With 2,000 square miles of water to search, the hope was the three were still alive despite having been dumped into the sea during a storm
48 hours pass as search continues for 3 missing boaters
The search for three missing boaters, including two NFL players, continued throughout the night and into early Tuesday off Florida’s Gulf Coast. The search had passed its 48th hour.
New England braces for up to 15 inches of snow
A snowstorm that could last up to 18 hours was on its way to southern New England, and Boston could be snowed under with up to 15 inches, the National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon. Monday’s commuters in the region could face a nightmare with blowing and drifting snow, freezing temperatures, gusty winds, and periods of sleet. Flight delays and cancellations were likely, the weather service said.
Most Iraqis Welcome Obama’s Pullout Plan
It should come as no surprise that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been quick to endorse emerging plans to hasten the departure of U.S. forces from his country. Maliki, after all, had opposed the Bush Administration’s decision to increase U.S.
Iran tests its first nuclear power plant
Iran tested its first nuclear power plant Wednesday, a stride that prompted one Iranian technician to declare it was "independence day" for the Islamic republic. Tests were carried out at the Bushehr nuclear power plant using “dummy” fuel rods, loaded with lead in place of enriched uranium to simulate nuclear fuel. In a news release distributed to reporters at the scene, officials said the test measured the “pressure, temperature and flow rate” of the facility to make sure they were at appropriate levels