Section: Independent Online (South Africa)
Nemtsov killing: witness ‘threatened’
Authorities in Ukraine say the sole witness in the killing of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov has received death threats. ||| Kiev, Ukraine – Authorities in Ukraine say the sole witness in the killing in Moscow of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has received death threats since returning to her family home in Ukraine.The...
Concern as Ukrainian banks shut doors
A day after Ukraine’s central bank declared Ukraine’s fourth largest bank insolvent, Delta Bank customers could only knock on locked doors. ||| Kiev – A month ago, Natalia Sorokun, 40, went to a downtown Kiev branch of Delta Bank to ask if the bank was solid enough to continue keeping her safe deposit box of valuables there....
Seventeen miners killed in Donetsk
Seventeen miners died in an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukrainian, where a blast trapped dozens of people. ||| Moscow – Seventeen miners died in an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukrainian, where a blast trapped dozens of people, the news agency RIA Novosti...
30 feared dead in Ukraine mine blast
Thirty-two miners in eastern Ukraine were missing and feared dead following an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. ||| Donetsk – Thirty-two miners in eastern Ukraine were missing and feared dead on Wednesday following an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk.The blast took place at Zasyadko mine...
Five geopolitical risks for 2015
Economic pessimists shouldn’t feel confined to the developing world this year, writes Eric Roston. ||| New York – Critical events of early 2015 – cheap oil and Middle East violence – will probably continue to take their toll as the year goes on, according to a new projection of geopolitical hotspots. Lower overall prices...
MH17 relatives view plane wreckage
The first of about 500 relatives of those killed in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 visited the wreckage, investigators said. ||| Gilze-Rijen Airbase, Netherlands – The first of around 500 relatives of those killed in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine visited the wreckage at a Dutch airbase...
Tough talk from Greece stuns EU leaders
Greece’s new government ruffled feathers in Brussels by not respecting the diplomatic niceties of the negotiating table. ||| Brussels – Strapped for cash and under pressure to deliver on reforms, Greece’s new government has ruffled feathers in Brussels by not respecting the diplomatic niceties of the negotiating table.From...
Russians mourn murdered Nemtsov
Thousands of Russians, many carrying red carnations, queued to pay their respects to Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov. ||| Moscow – Thousands of Russians, many carrying red carnations, queued on Tuesday to pay their respects to Boris Nemtsov, the Kremlin critic whose murder last week showed the hazards of speaking out against Russian President...
Nemtsov killing triggers Russia warnings
The killing of leading Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov sent an exchange of warnings and charges across Europe. ||| Geneva/ Moscow – The killing of leading Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov sent an exchange of warnings and charges across Europe on Monday as a top Polish legislator was denied an entry visa to attend the...
‘Western values are ticket to hell’
Western values are a “ticket to hell,” China’s state media said in the latest example of a rising level of invective targeting critics of the authoritarian government. ||| Beijing – Western values are a “ticket to hell,” a newspaper published by China’s Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some...