Section: Independent Online (South Africa)
US criticised over Syria
The US is coming under increasingly bitter criticism for its perceived lack of leadership over Syria. ||| Washington – The United States is coming under increasingly bitter criticism for its perceived lack of leadership over Syria as the country’s brutal civil conflict heads toward new levels of intensity.Washington appears unable or...
Missiles in Syria kill 50 people
Turkey accused Russia of an “obvious war crime” after missile attacks in northern Syria killed dozens of people. ||| Kiev/Beirut – Turkey on Monday accused Russia of an “obvious war crime” after missile attacks in northern Syria killed dozens of people, and warned Kurdish militia fighters there they would face the “harshest reaction” if...
Carlsberg plunges into the red
Carlsberg plunged into the red in 2015 because of large restructuring provisions and declining sales in Europe amid a shrinking Russian beer market. ||| London – Danish brewer Carlsberg said Wednesday it plunged into the red in 2015 because of large restructuring provisions and declining sales in Europe amid a shrinking Russian beer market....
Internet czar takes aim at Apple and Google
Russia’s first official Internet adviser is pushing to raise taxes on American companies including Apple and Google. ||| Moscow – When he’s not checking Gmail on his MacBook, Vladimir Putin’s new Internet czar can’t stop railing against American technology companies.Google, Apple and Microsoft, collectively worth...
Global food prices at 7yr low
World food prices fell to near a seven-year low in January, weighed down by declines for agricultural commodities, particularly sugar. ||| Rome – World food prices fell to near a seven-year low in January, weighed down by declines for agricultural commodities, particularly sugar, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. Food prices...
Putin denounces Soviet founder Lenin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin of placing a “time bomb” under the state. ||| Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday criticized Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, accusing him of placing a “time bomb” under the state, and sharply denouncing brutal repressions by the Bolshevik...
Moscow rages at ex-spy murder report
President Vladimir Putin appears set to escape sanctions despite being blamed over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. ||| Moscow – The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, appears set to escape sanctions despite being personally blamed over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, with the British Government being accused of a weak response to...
Putin ‘probably approved ex-spy murder’
President Vladimir Putin probably approved an intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Litvinenko, a UK inquiry concluded. ||| London – President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210, a British inquiry into the 2006 killing in London...
Europe presses Ukraine on reforms
The European Union is anxious for Ukraine authorities to overcome political feuding and implement promised reforms. ||| Brussels – The European Union pressed Ukraine authorities on Monday to overcome political feuding and implement promised reforms as it looks to shore up the country’s democratic and economic credentials. Having so...
Avalanche hits school group, 3 dead
An avalanche killed at least three people when it swept into skiers on a closed slope in the French Alps, the interior ministry said. ||| Lyon – An avalanche killed at least three people and seriously injured others when it swept into skiers, including a group of schoolchildren, on a closed slope in the French Alps on Wednesday, the...
