Section: Pulse Nigeria (Nigeria)
In Syria: Merkel, Hollande urge Putin to push for ceasefire
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call Wednesday to push for a ceasefire in Syria, sources in the French presidency said.Hollande took advantage of a three-way conversation on the conflict in Ukraine to “reiterate his position on the urgency of a...
US Election: Moscow says US hacking claims ‘flattering’, but false
Russia's foreign minister dismissed allegations that Russia has directed cyber attacks aimed at influencing the US election Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said that US claims Moscow is meddling in the American election process are “flattering” but baseless.Lavrov shrugged off US allegations that Russia has...
Tyson Fury: British champ confesses to taking ‘lots of cocaine’
Tyson Fury has confessed to using cocaine and drinking heavily to help him deal with depression in the last few months Britain’s world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has been drinking and using cocaine to help him deal with depression, he told Rolling Stone magazine in an interview released on Tuesday.”I’ve been out...
Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi: Nigeria internationals nominated for Golden Boy award
The Golden Boy award is for a young player in Europe considered to be the best among his peers in a calendar year. Nigeria internationals Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi has been shortlisted for the 2016 edition of the 2016 Golden Boy award.The Golden Boy award is for a young player in Europe considered to be the best among his peers in a...
In US: After bomb blasts, Clinton says Trump helps Islamic State to recruit
The incidents, just days after the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, put the United States' most populous city on edge. Democrat Hillary Clinton on Monday accused Republican rival Donald Trump of helping Islamic State militants recruit more fighters as bomb blasts in New York and New Jersey made national security a top concern...
In Russia: Pro-Putin party wins 44.5 pct in parliament vote: exit poll
The ruling United Russia party, which Putin founded, won 44.5 percent in Sunday's vote, an exit poll showed, slightly down on the last election. Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin comfortably won a parliamentary election on Sunday, but early indications were that turnout was low, suggesting a softening of enthusiasm for the ruling...
In Syria, Yemen, Ukraine: Cluster bombs kill more than 400 people, over a third of them children
Casualties were also recorded in Laos, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Western Sahara, Chad, Cambodia and Nagorno-Karabakh. More than 400 people were killed by cluster bombs in 2015, most of them dying in Syria, Yemen and Ukraine, which have not signed up to a treaty banning the weapon, an international anti-cluster bomb coalition said on Thursday.Cluster...
Ukraine: Country ends visa-free deal with North Korea to keep out “ineligible persons”
South Korea has been making diplomatic efforts to engage North Korea's old allies to press for change in North Korea. Ukraine has revoked a Soviet-era deal that allowed visa-free travel for North Koreans, the latest setback for isolated North Korea which has been under growing pressure since the UN Security Council imposed toughened new...
Hollande: France President says real risk of escalation in Ukraine
"This summer, the situation has become much worse. The risks of escalation are high," Hollande told an annual gathering of French ambassadors. French President Francois Hollande warned on Tuesday that tensions in Ukraine had worsened in recent months and were at risk of further deteriorating.Hollande said he and German Chancellor Angela...
Champions League: Guardiola returning to Barcelona
Elsewhere, holders and 11-times champions Real Madrid renew their recent rivalry with Borussia Dortmund. Pep Guardiola will return to the Nou Camp in the Champions League group stage after his new club Manchester City were drawn against his former Barcelona team on Thursday in one of the toughest of the eight groups.Bayern Munich were given a...
