Section: South Africa
‘Show of force’ as Australia tracks Russian ships
Australia said it is tracking four Russian navy ships off its north coast, a move analysts said was posturing by Moscow with relations strained after the downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Asian shares flat, eyes on China data
Asian shares mostly steadied on Thursday as investors awaited a flurry of Chinese economic indicators later in the day. ||| Tokyo – Asian shares mostly steadied on Thursday as investors awaited a flurry of Chinese economic indicators later in the day, but energy stocks slumped after oil prices fell to four-year lows. MSCI’s broadest...
EU unlikely to step up Russian sanctions
European Union foreign ministers are unlikely to step up sanctions against Russia next week over its involvement in destabilising eastern Ukraine, EU diplomats said. ||| Brussels – European Union foreign ministers are unlikely to step up sanctions against Russia next week over its involvement in destabilising eastern Ukraine, EU diplomats...
NATO says Russian troops in Ukraine as Kiev readies for combat
NATO on Wednesday accused Russia of sending fresh columns of tanks, troops and military hardware into Ukraine as Kiev said it was preparing for a return to combat in the war-torn east. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Italy couple can’t keep child born to surrogate mom – court
Italy’s supreme court has ruled that a baby born to a surrogate mother in Ukraine cannot be kept by the Italian couple who paid for it and must be put up for adoption, reports say. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Lavrov tells Kerry: Ukraine ceasefire must be observed
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday it was vital to ensure a ceasefire agreement in east Ukrai …read more Source: The New...
Ukraine says preparing for combat in face of Russian build-up
Ukraine said on Wednesday (12/11/2014) it was readying for fresh combat operations in the war-torn east as NATO backed claims that Moscow has poured columns of military hardware across the border. Kiev’s warning will fuel fears of a return to all-out conflict despite a two-month-old ceasefire deal which has halted fighting along much of the...
Heavy shelling rocks Ukraine rebel bastion Donetsk
Heavy artillery fire on Wednesday (12/11/2014) rocked east Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel bastion of Donetsk, after international monitors warned over escalating violence following the arrival of columns of insurgent reinforcements. The explosions of mortars being fired from near the centre towards government positions at the ruined airport...
Ukraine’s president accuses Russia of abandoning peace accords
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia and the Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine of abandoning the peace accords agreed in September. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Observers fear rising violence in Ukraine
International observers have issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, as Dutch investigators left the MH17 crash site empty-handed. …read more Source:...
