Section: South Africa
News24.com | Putin says ‘no regrets’ on Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has no regrets over Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and that it was righting a historical injustice. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Ukraine marks 29 years since Chernobyl disaster
Ukrainians have marked 29 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, laying wreaths and candles near the plant. …read more Source:...
Ukraine soldier killed, 7 injured in east: Army
A Ukrainian soldier was killed and seven others injured as bombardments intensified in the east of the country where government forces are fighting pr …read more Source: The New...
Poland to deny entry to pro-Putin bikers
Poland will not allow members of a Russian motorcycle club linked to President Vladimir Putin to cross its border and enter European Union territory. ||| WARSAW/MOSCOW – Poland will not allow members of a Russian motorcycle club linked to President Vladimir Putin to cross its border and enter the European Union’s territory, the Polish...
Armenia marks 1915 massacre
Armenia marked the centenary of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony. ||| Yerevan – Armenia marked the centenary on Friday of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony attended by foreign leaders as Germany became the latest country to respond to its calls...
Dutch expert sacked for using MH17 victim photos in lecture
A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, the government said Thursday. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Expert fired over MH17 victim photos
A Dutch expert helping to identify MH17 crash victims has been fired after showing photos of the dead at a public lecture. ||| The Hague – A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, the government said on Thursday....
Migrants: Europe restores rescue mission
EU leaders have agreed to beef up a naval mission in the Mediterranean in the wake of the migrant tragedy. ||| Brussels/Rome – Four days after up to 900 desperate people drowned trying to reach Europe from Libya, EU leaders agreed on Thursday to triple its naval search mission in the Mediterranean, restoring its funding to last year’s...
Poland slams US over holocaust remarks
Poland was still waiting for the US to apologise for remarks by an FBI official that “implied complicity in the Holocaust during WWII.” ||| Warsaw – Poland was still waiting for the United States to apologise for remarks by an FBI official that it says implied complicity in the Holocaust during World War Two, a government spokeswoman said...
Zimbabwe sanctions call rejected
Top EU court dismisses appeal by Zimbabwe’s attorney-general to have EU sanctions removed …read more Source: Business...
