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 by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Dec 13, 2018
The Organization of American States on Wednesday expressed concerns about the deployment of Russian aircraft to Venezuela to carry out military exercises. A statement from the body's General Secretariat said it noted news from Caracas of "the possibility that aircraft capable of using nuclear weapons from Russia are in its territory" with the "greatest concern." Russia sent about 100 pilots and other personnel along with two Tupolev-160 bombers and two other aircraft to Caracas -- generating tensions with the US and Colombia, countries Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro regularly accuses of plotting to assassinate him. The secretariat branded the mission as "harmful to Venezuelan sovereignty," adding it violated the crisis-hit South American country's constitution because it had not been authorized by its National Assembly. "Likewise, this action may also be in violation of fundamental norms of international law," it said. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week condemned the exercises, drawing ire from the Kremlim which branded his response "undiplomatic."
U.S. fuel prices hit low for year, may continue dropping Washington (UPI) Dec 11, 2018 U.S. fuel prices fell to their lowest level this year with an average as of Monday of $2.42 per gallon, or four cents below a week earlier, with potential for more reductions still ahead. "Month-over-month, gas price averages have dropped double digits for every state. For some in the Great Lakes and Central states (Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri) state gas prices are as much as 40-cents less than they were in November," AAA spokesperson Jeanette Casselano said Monday. The AAA drive ... read more
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