Watch the video Kudrin: Russia nose-diving to recession on Yahoo News . Economists are predicting a sharp recession in Russia as western sanctions take their toll. As Ivor Bennett reports some investors say they’ve given up trying to do business in the country. http://news.yahoo.com/video/kudrin-russia-nose-diving-recession-162356568.html
The Jewish State of Israel in the Levant – that’s how some pro-Palestine activists are now referring to Israel. With the allusion to the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), tweeters are enjoying sharing the joke. http://rt.com/news/192552-israel-jsil-twitter-isis/
British jets have again attacked Islamic State forces in support of a Kurdish advance in northwest Iraq as a former aide to Tony Blair has called for talks http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/defence/article4224385.ece
