Section: Independent Online (South Africa)
Go fish for 800% return on Faroe
The politics of the Faroe Islands is unlikely to pique your interest, but how about an 800 percent return on your investment? ||| The politics of the Faroe Islands is unlikely to pique your interest, but how about an 800 percent return on your investment? While the rest of Europe has seen its trade relations suffer through Russian sanctions, the...
Italy shaken by tale of two migrants
Italy is reeling after a migrant was accused of killing an elderly Sicilian couple, while another died trying to prevent an armed robbery. ||| Rome – One migrant is reviled, suspected of killing an elderly couple in Sicily; another has been hailed as a hero, killed after trying to prevent an armed robbery at a supermarket in Naples. The...
Lithuania charges 66 over 1991 deaths
Lithuania has charged 66 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with war crimes and crimes against humanity over the deaths of 13 civilians in a Soviet crackdown. ||| Vilnius – Lithuania has charged 66 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with war crimes and crimes against humanity over the deaths of 13 civilians in a Soviet crackdown...
Guardsman killed in Ukraine protests
A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine’s parliament were wounded by grenades hurled by protesters. ||| Kiev – A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine’s parliament were wounded by grenades hurled by protesters on Monday, the Interior Ministry said, as deputies...
Ukrainian hostage freed, says Russia
Dmytro Bilyi, a Ukrainian who was being held prisoner by Afghan militants, has been freed with Russian help. ||| Moscow – Dmytro Bilyi, a Ukrainian who was being held prisoner by Afghan militants, has been freed with Russian help, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The ministry said that Bilyi had been freed “as a...
Russia’s latest land grab bid a farce
The Kremlin is increasingly resorting to theatrics in an attempt to divert public attention from growing social and economic problems. ||| In the wake of Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine, many of Russia’s neighbors in the Arctic are feeling antsy. Yet some observers’ attempts to blast Moscow’s recent claim to 463,000 square...
Date set for final MH17 crash report
The final report into the crash last July of flight MH17 over Ukraine will be published on October 13, the Dutch Safety Board said. ||| Amsterdam – The final report into the crash last July of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine will be published on October 13, the Dutch Safety Board said on Thursday. The crash, attributed in a...
US wants to mend ties: Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States has been sending “signals” that it wants to start mending ties with Moscow. ||| Moscow – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the United States has been sending “signals” that it wants to start mending ties with Moscow, badly strained over the past year and a...
Tax bill bankrupts Santa
Finland’s Santa Claus Office has been declared bankrupt over unpaid taxes after a sharp drop in visits from recession-hit Russians. ||| Helsinki – Finland’s Santa Claus Office has been declared bankrupt over unpaid taxes after a sharp drop in visits from recession-hit Russians, once the centre’s best customers. But...
Russia jails Estonian ‘spy’
An Estonian police officer who says Russia abducted him in a cross-border raid was sentenced to 15 years hard labour for espionage. ||| Moscow/Tallinn – An Estonian police officer who says Russia abducted him in a cross-border raid was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday, stoking tensions between Moscow and the former Soviet...
