Section: South Africa
Lithuania removes remaining Soviet-era statues in capital
Workers in Lithuania have begun dismantling the last Soviet statues in the capital, following calls prompted by the Ukraine crisis that symbols of Sov …read more Source: The New...
Last major Soviet statues come down
Workers started dismantling the last major Soviet artworks in a city now on the eastern frontier of the European Union and NATO. ||| Vilnius – Workers started dismantling monumental statues of soldiers, students, labourers and farmers in Lithuania’s capital early on Monday, the last major Soviet artworks in a city now on the eastern...
Footage of Ukrainian rebels at jet crash site
FOOTAGE has emerged of the immediate aftermath of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as Russian-backed rebels at the crash site realised it was a passenger jet. The plane was shot down on July 17 a year ago. The armed Ukrainian separatists had reportedly been sent to the area to look for the wreckage of a fighter plane which had...
News24.com | 8 000 HIV patients at risk in Eastern Ukraine
Some 8 000 people with HIV in war-torn eastern Ukraine face a critical shortage of medicine and their supply will run out in mid-August unless a blockade is lifted, a UN Aids envoy has warned. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, rebels trade shelling blame
The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists accused each other of shelling residential districts of separatist-held Donetsk. ||| Donetsk, Ukraine – The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Sunday of shelling residential districts of separatist-held Donetsk overnight, the first attack on central parts...
MH17: Calls grow for justice one year on
Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine exactly a year ago joined emotional memorials on Friday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine to resume suspended LNG terminal project: PM
Ukraine will resume the project of building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Black Sea coast in southern Odessa region, Prime Minister Ar …read more Source: The New...
About 200 Ukrainians gather at MH17 crash site on anniversary
Around 200 Ukrainian villagers gather on field cleared of scattered charred remains and personal belongings of 298 people killed aboard Flight MH17 one year ago …read more Source: Business...
Germans heed Merkel’s warning
German lawmakers clear the way for talks on a third Greek bailout after Chancellor Angela Merkel warnings. ||| Berline – German lawmakers cleared the way for talks on a third Greek bailout after Chancellor Angela Merkel warned failing to try would be reckless and sow chaos. With Europe’s currency union under threat, Merkel faced down...
Shocking MH17 footage emerges
This video, reportedly of Russian-backed rebels rummaging through the luggage of passengers killed after Flight MH17 was shot down, was published on YouTube by News Corp Australia. WARNING: The following content may be disturbing/offensive to some viewers. Australia said Friday it was “sickened” after new footage emerged purportedly of...
