Section: Kenya
In rebel-held Ukraine, activists struggle to stem HIV spread
A patient waits in a hospital treating drug users in the rebel capital of Donetsk, Ukraine © AFP / Aleksey FILIPPOVDONETSK, Ukraine, Jul 22 – As clashes drag on in east Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed rebels, health activist Natalia Gurova is fighting another battle of her own. Gurova manages a project in her...
Ukraine wants Russia held to account over MH17 downing
The West and Kiev are adamant that all the evidence points to insurgents and Moscow. …read more Source: Daily...
Kicking up a stink: Ukraine’s Lviv blighted by trash crisis
Trash piles in Lviv have built up due to an apparent political impasse between the Ukrainian government and the city’s authorities © AFP / Yuri DYACHYSHYNLVIV, Ukraine, Jul 17 – Ukraine’s western city of Lviv is famous for its picture-postcard graceful domes and cobblestone streets but it’s not such a pretty sight in the back...
Kicking up a stink: Ukraine’s Lviv blighted by trash crisis
Trash piles in Lviv have built up due to an apparent political impasse between the Ukrainian government and the city’s authorities © AFP / Yuri DYACHYSHYNLVIV, Ukraine, Jul 17 – Ukraine’s western city of Lviv is famous for its picture-postcard graceful domes and cobblestone streets but it’s not such a pretty sight in the back...
On third MH17 anniversary, families to unveil ‘living memorial’
About 100 people are wanted in connection with the disaster but no arrests have been made so far © AFP/File / BULENT KILICTHE HAGUE, Jul 17 – Three years after Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over war-torn Ukraine, more than 2,000 relatives gather Monday to unveil a “living memorial” to their loved ones. A total of 298 trees have been...
World: Two tourists killed in Egypt resort knife attack were German
Two tourists killed in a knife attack on an Egyptian Red Sea resort on Friday were Germans, not Ukrainians as originally identified, Major Gen. …read more Source: Standard...
Trump son ‘met Kremlin-linked lawyer’ during election campaign
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump meeting Friday in Hamburg, Germany © AFP/File / SAUL LOEBWashington, United States, Jul 10 – US President Donald Trump said Sunday he wanted to work “constructively” with Russia despite confronting Vladimir Putin over alleged election meddling, as reports broke that his eldest son met...
Tillerson in Istanbul amid Turkey-US tensions
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu shake hands prior to their meeting on July 9, 2017 in Istanbul © AFP / OZAN KOSEISTANBUL, Jul 10 – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on Sunday holding talks with Turkish leaders in Istanbul on issues ranging from Syria to last year’s failed coup....
Trump says time to work ‘constructively’ with Russia
US President Donald Trump (right) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin speak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017 © SPUTNIK/AFP/File / Mikhail KLIMENTIEVWashington, United States, Jul 9 – US President Donald Trump said Sunday it was time to work “constructively” with Russia but ruled out easing sanctions...
Trump-Putin in first showdown at fractious G20 summit
The first encounter between property tycoon Donald Trump and former KGB agent Vladimir Putin will be dissected frame by frame © AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEVHamburg, Germany, Jul 7 – US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were to meet Friday for the first time in a highly-awaited encounter at a G20 summit marred by divisive...