Section: South Africa
Families of MH370 passengers sue airline
Families of 12 passengers on Flight 370 sued the carrier and the government, ahead of the second anniversary of the plane’s disappearance. ||| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Families of 12 passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on Friday sued the carrier and the government, ahead of a filing deadline next week on the second anniversary...
‘Free me or watch me starve to death’
A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two journalists plans to tell a court to release her or she will starve herself to death. ||| Moscow – A Ukrainian woman pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two Russian journalists plans to tell a court to release her within 10 days of pronouncing its verdict or she will...
Poll: 70% support 4th term for Putin
Public support for Vladimir Putin to serve another term as president has hit its highest level in four years, according to a poll. ||| Moscow – Public support for Vladimir Putin to serve another term as president has hit its highest level in four years, a survey by a state-run pollster showed on Thursday. Seventy-four percent of Russians...
News24.com | Lennon not Lenin: Ukraine renames street after late Beatle
It was only a minor tweak in the spelling, but a historic change when a Ukrainian village renamed a street which honoured Soviet founder Lenin, after The Beatles’ John Lennon. …read more Source:...
ICG: Ukraine’s Eastern separatist leaders turn on each other
The one-year-old Minsk peace process is bogged down and artillery duels are picking up. But the leadership of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), the larger of eastern Ukraine’s two separatist statelets, is immersed in other struggles. Top leaders are fighting to break the political and economic power of one of their own: Alexander...
Welcome to Trump’s World
Even if the Republican donor class can snatch the nomination back from Donald Trump – Trumpism is here to stay. ||| Welcome to Trump’s World. You better get to know it. This is really happening. Trump Think-Tank, Trump Staffers – they’re all on their way. The billionaire looks set to clinch the Republican nomination. There...
Will the guns fall silent in Syria?
After five years of bloodshed, Syria is less than a day away from a ceasefire that could make or break efforts to end the war. ||| Washington – After five years of bloodshed and hundreds of thousands of deaths, Syria is less than a day away from an unlikely ceasefire that could make or break international efforts to end the war.In...
Man City close on Champions League quarter-finals after 3-1 win in Kiev – video
Manchester City moved within touching distance of a first appearance in the Champions League quarter-finals after a dynamic first-half display at Dynamo Kiev helped them secure a 3-1 last-16 first-leg win on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Sunday...
News24.com | Over 250 swine flu deaths in Ukraine since September
More than 250 people have died of swine flu in Ukraine since late September, with the toll rising by almost 70 people in the past two weeks. …read more Source:...
Ukraine vows to fight Russian $3 billion debt claim in London court
Kiev vowed to “decisively” fight Russia’s demand for the full repayment of a $3-billion (2.7-billion-euro) loan it issued to Ukraine under since-ousted Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych in 2013. …read more Source: The Sunday...
