Section: South Africa
News24.com | Hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot ‘feeling much better’
Hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, on trial in Russia over the murder of two journalists, is feeling “a lot better” since she resumed drinking water, her lawyer says. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Ukrainian pilot on hunger strike agrees to take water
A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says she has agreed to take water, but will continue a hunger strike following an appeal by Ukraine’s president. …read more Source:...
EU to Russia: Free hunger-striking pilot
The EU’s foreign policy chief told Russia to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot accused over the killing of two Russian journalists. ||| Moscow – The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Thursday told Russia to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot accused over the killing of two Russian journalists, as...
News24.com | Ukrainian pilot denounces her trial in Russia
Defiant in her closing statement to a Russian court, Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko brandished her middle finger and burst into the Ukrainian national anthem. …read more Source:...
SA importing Argentine, Ukrainian yellow maize, orders Mexican white
South Africa, which needs to import millions of tonnes of maize this year because of drought, will source hundreds of thousands of tonnes of white maize in the coming months from Mexico, likely beginning in May, local and foreign traders said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Hunger-striking pilot’s life ‘in danger’
A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two journalists could die before a court sentences her, her lawyer said. ||| Moscow – A hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two Russian journalists could die before a Russian court sentences her as the state of her health is worsening, her lawyer...
News24.com | Ukrainians picket Russian embassy over pilot
Hundreds of angry Ukrainians have picketed Moscow’s embassy in Kiev as global calls grew for the release of a hunger-striking military helicopter pilot on trial in Russia. …read more Source:...
Questions cloud future of Malaysia Airlines
Two years after twin air crashes that left its brand in tatters, Malaysia Airlines is still a company in limbo. ||| Singapore/ Kuala Lumpur – Two years after twin air crashes that left its brand in tatters, Malaysia Airlines is still a company in limbo. The loss of two Boeing 777s just months apart in 2014 triggered a much needed state...
News24.com | Ukrainians rally to demand Russia free pilot
About 2 000 people have rallied on Independence Square in Kiev to demand that Russia release Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. …read more Source:...
Ukrainians attack Russia embassy, demand pilot’s release
Angry protestors threw stones and eggs at the Russian embassy in Kiev on Sunday, breaking several of its windows after smashing cars and burning a Russian flag, as Ukrainians’ anger boiled over at Moscow’s refusal to free a hunger-striking pilot. …read more Source: The Sunday...
