Section: Independent Online (South Africa)
Kerry, Netanyahu to meet in Rome
US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Rome for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on developments in Israel and the West Bank. ||| Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Rome on Sunday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on developments in Israel and the West Bank, the...
UK calls on NATO help in sub hunt
NATO patrol planes helped Britain scour the waters off its western Scottish coast in a search reminiscent of the Cold War, report said. ||| London – NATO patrol planes helped Britain scour the waters off its western Scottish coast after a submarine’s periscope was spotted, in a search reminiscent of the Cold War, media reported....
Kiev suspends combat on ‘day of silence’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says a ceasefire along the front line in the east of his country appeared to be holding. ||| Singapore – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday a ceasefire along the front line in the east of his country appeared to be holding after Kiev declared a “day of silence” in its war with...
Suspected uranium smugglers held in Moldova
Moldovan police say they have detained seven people on suspicion they smuggled uranium and mercury to be used in a dirty bomb. ||| Chisinau, Moldova – Moldovan police say they have detained seven people on suspicion they smuggled uranium and mercury from Russia to be used in a dirty bomb.Police chief Ion Bodrug said house searches were...
Experts will examine MH17 wreckage
Trucks carrying debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 are en route to a Dutch air force base. ||| Amsterdam – Trucks carrying wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crossed into the Netherlands overnight where investigators waited to try to rebuild the airliner almost five months after it crashed. The Boeing 777 came down in...
UN: 2014 a devastating year for children
UNICEF declared 2014 a devastating year for children, saying “never in recent memory have so many children been subjected to such unspeakable brutality”. ||| United Nations – The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF declared 2014 a devastating year for children on Monday with as many as 15 million caught in conflicts in Central...
Merkel blasts Moscow as Ukraine clashes rage
Ten Ukrainians were killed in clashes with pro-Russian insurgents as Germany accused the Kremlin of meddling. ||| Kiev – Ukraine said on Sunday that eight more civilians and two soldiers had been killed in fighting with pro-Russian insurgents as Germany accused the Kremlin of meddling in eastern European states’ drive toward the...
IMF to visit Kiev for bailout talks
An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Kiev from December 9 to 18 regarding a $17 billion (R193 billion) bailout. ||| Kiev – An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Kiev from December 9 to 18 for talks with the new government regarding a $17 billion (R193 billion) bailout programme, the IMF’s Ukraine...
Hollande meets Putin on Ukraine crisis
French President Francois Hollande met Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine crisis. ||| Moscow – French President Francois Hollande met Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine crisis during a brief stopover at a Moscow airport on Saturday. Putin looked nervous as he greeted Hollande, who was on his way...
Putin: Russia’s enemies seek its downfall
President Vladimir Putin accused Russia’s enemies of seeking to carve it up and destroy its economy to punish it for growing strong. ||| Moscow – President Vladimir Putin accused Russia’s enemies on Thursday of seeking to carve it up and destroy its economy to punish it for growing strong, in an annual state of the union speech...
