Section: South Africa
Poroshenko says ‘real truce’ has begun in Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday a “real truce” had begun in Ukraine but that a long-lasting peace with pro-Russian insurgents would still …read more Source: The New...
Animals abound at Chernobyl
Nearly 30 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, elk, deer, boar and wolves abound in the exclusion zone deserted by humans, researchers say in an international study. …read more Source:...
EU welcomes Ukraine rebel poll delay as ‘fundamental step’
The EU welcomed Tuesday a decision by pro-Russian Ukraine rebels to delay planned elections until 2016 as a “fundamental step” towards full implementa …read more Source: The New...
Burundi ruling party slams EU sanctions as discriminatory
Burundi’s ruling party on Monday accused the European Union of ethnic bias after it slapped sanctions on four senior officials, blasting the move a …read more Source: The New...
News24.com | Ukraine army, rebels begin weapon pullout
Ukrainian army and pro-Russian rebels have begun pulling back weapons from a buffer zone in eastern Ukraine following a fresh agreement in Paris. …read more Source:...
Belgium slashes aid to Burundi government, EU sanctions hit
Former colonial power Belgium said on Friday it would halt some aid to the government of Burundi in protest at President Pierre Nkurunziza’s di …read more Source: The New...
Merkel and Hollande to meet Putin for Ukraine peace talks
French, German, Russian and Ukrainian leaders meet in Paris on Friday to try to inject new life into Ukraine’s peace process at a time when global …read more Source: The New...
Putin to deploy military in Syria
The Federation Council voted unanimously to give President Vladimir Putin approval to deploy Russia’s military in Syria. ||| Moscow – The Russian parliament on Wednesday unanimously granted President Vladimir Putin the right to deploy the country’s military in Syria, a move a top Kremlin aide said related only to the air force....
News24.com | Ukraine, rebels agree to tank withdrawal
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have agreed to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine to include tanks and smaller weapons systems. …read more Source:...
Broader probe could affect east of Ukraine
Court to probe suspected war crimes committed in bitter fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Moscow rebels that claimed thousands of lives …read more Source: Business...
