Section: South Africa
Putin blames US for Panama Papers ‘provocation’
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has dismissed media reports that billions of dollars in Panama offshore accounts might be linked to him as a US-backed “provocation”. ||| Moscow – Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed media reports that billions of dollars in Panama offshore accounts might be linked to him as a US-backed “provocation”, as he...
News24.com | Ukraine turns to young pro-EU premier
Ukraine’s parliament has appointed pro-Western speaker Volodymyr Groysman as prime minister in a bid to end months of political gridlock. …read more Source:...
Worried about Russia’s economy? Call Putin
President Vladimir Putin grants Russians the chance to question him in his annual call-in show today. ||| Moscow – President Vladimir Putin grants Russians the chance to question him in his annual call-in show on Thursday, providing an opportunity to shore up his support as the country’s longest economic downturn in two decades pushes...
UN says employee captured by Ukraine rebels
The United Nations said Wednesday that one of its staff members had been captured by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist east. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Panama raids Mossack Fonseca office
Panama’s attorney general has raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm to search for any evidence of illegal activities. ||| Panama City – Panama’s attorney general late on Tuesday raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm to search for any evidence of illegal activities, authorities said in a statement. The...
Hiroshima tour ‘gut-wrenching’
HAUNTING DISPLAY: John Kerry. Picture: AFP G7 commit to world without nuclear arms US SECRETARY of state John Kerry has called his visit to a memorial to victims of the 1945 US nuclear attack on Hiroshima “gut-wrenching”, and said everyone, including US President Barack Obama, should come. The first US secretary of state to visit Hiroshima, Kerry...
Concern as ‘Red Cross’ appears in #PanamaPapers
Aid groups voiced concern about the revelation that the name of the Red Cross had been usurped in shady financial dealings. ||| London – Some of the world’s biggest aid agencies voiced concern on Monday that they may be further exposed to risk from the murky world of offshore finance after the latest release of the Panama Papers...
News24.com | Threats to force-feed Ukraine pilot
Medical tests on a jailed Ukrainian pilot on hunger strike show her blood is thickening, putting her at risk of developing a blood clot which could kill her, her lawyers say. …read more Source:...
EU to propose visa-free travel for Ukraine despite Dutch vote-source
The European Commission will propose this month granting visa-free travel to Ukrainians despite a Dutch referendum vote against an EU-Ukraine agreement partly motivated by hostility to migration, a senior EU source said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Embattled Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk resigns
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Sunday in the wake of a months-long political crisis that has paralysed the government and frozen the release of vital Western aid. …read more Source: The Sunday...
