Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk speaks to deputies as he presents a work plan of his government during a parliament session in Kiev, December 11, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko
Ukraine Truce Shudders as PM Warns of Possible ‘Default’ -- Bloomberg
Pro-Russian rebels killed three Ukrainian soldiers, jolting a two-day-old truce in the nation’s east as Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk called for an international donor conference to avoid a possible “default.”
The casualties follow Ukraine’s Dec. 9 decision to halt hostilities in an attempt to start new talks with insurgents its it’s fighting in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Ukraine needs to expand a $17 billion international bailout program that’s keeping its economy afloat after bonds fell to a record, Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius said yesterday, adding it’s too early to say how much more aid Ukraine requires.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria's southern rebels take step toward unity .
Iraq's Sadr readies militia to fight for Samarra .
Militant attacks in Iraq kill 5,042 in November .
Explosion rocks US-Yemeni military base .
Middle east on the brink: Palestinian minister dies after being tear gassed and hit in the chest with a rifle butt by an Israeli soldier at West Bank protest . Palestinian minister buried amid tensions over cause of death .
Mahmoud Abbas freezes security relations . Palestinians halt security cooperation with Israel after minister's death .
IAEA to get more money for Iran nuclear deal monitoring .
ASIA
Bomb hits French-run school in Kabul, six soldiers also killed on bu s. Six Afghan soldiers killed in Kabul suicide bombing .
Afghan forces plagued by ‘ineptitude’, falling troop numbers .
SIGAR: Major investments in Afghan security at risk .
Modi to Putin: Russia to stay India's top defense partner.
Hong Kong police arrest protesters in main camp .
Dam projects risk re-igniting Myanmar's civil war .
U.S. tells North Korea rights abusers 'you cannot hide any more' .
Life in prison for China's former energy chief .
AFRICA
Warring faction chiefs in Central African Republic must be arrested: rights group .
French forces kill senior jihadi in northern Mali .
Algerian troops kill militant involved in Frenchman's beheading.
Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone bodies found piled up in Kono . Despite UN claims, Ebola relief efforts ‘dangerously’ uncoordinated, medical emergency group says.
Debt and hunger at birthplace of Ebola in Guinea.
Mauritius voters hand opposition victory, reject constitution change .
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe fires vice president, seven ministers .
Tension as Nigeria gears up for presidential elections .
EUROPE
Ukraine urges Russia to remove troops . Ukraine president pleads for troop withdrawal .
Three more Ukrainian soldiers killed as truce frays: Kiev military .
Ukrainian PM warns of default risk, calls for more Western help .
Russia to send two more humanitarian convoys to east Ukraine by year end .
Russia raises interest rates to 10.5% .
German prosecutor: little progress on Merkel phone .
Monaco’s royal couple welcomes birth of twins .
AMERICAS
42.9 million Americans have unpaid medical bills .
Nicaraguans protest against canal plans .
Brazil truth commission: Abuse 'rife' under military rule .
Latin America only region set to meet hunger reduction goals: U.N. .
Heavy rain, strong winds slam San Francisco .
US co-opted Cuba's hip-hop scene to spark change .
Fidel Castro wins China’s alternative peace prize .
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Gitmo inmate: My treatment shames American flag .
'Stronger than ever' jihadists kill 5,042 in a month .
ISIS posts a new forward command group to Egyptian Sinai - at Israel’s back door .
Syrian al-Qaeda using UN cars to conduct terror operations .
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Google to shut Spanish news service .
Oil resumes decline, falling toward $64, oversupply weighs .
$60 oil will be norm for next 5 years: Economist .
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