Section: Sunday Times (South Africa)
Ukrainians attack Russia embassy, demand pilot’s release
Angry protestors threw stones and eggs at the Russian embassy in Kiev on Sunday, breaking several of its windows after smashing cars and burning a Russian flag, as Ukrainians’ anger boiled over at Moscow’s refusal to free a hunger-striking pilot. …read more Source: The Sunday...
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...
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...
Merkel takes centre stage in EU’s year of crises
In a year of crises for Europe, from the Ukraine war to Greece’s debt turmoil to the historic refugee influx, Germany’s Angela Merkel emerged as the continent’s de facto leader, drawing more praise and fire than ever. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Mother braves east Ukraine frontline for children’s homework
For Oksana Boiko’s children, the trip to school used to be a short walk to the other side of their tiny village of Zaytseve in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
‘Time’ names Merkel as its ‘person’ of 2015
‘Time’ magazine Wednesday named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its “Person of the Year 2015,” hailing her leadership during Europe’s debt, refugee and migrant crises, as well as Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Dutch policeman held for online sale of MH17 ‘souvenirs’
Dutch police have suspended an officer who tried to sell online souvenirs said to have come from the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down over war-torn Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The Sunday...
State of emergency declared in Crimea after electricity pylons “blown up”
A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea after pylons carrying electricity from Ukraine were blown up cutting off power to almost two million people, media and the Russian government said on Sunday. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Dynamo Kyiv stadium chief suggests segregating black fans ‘to combat racism’
A Ukrainian stadium director has suggested that one of the potential solutions to combating racist attacks on black fans in the eastern European country is to have a “black sector” inside the stadiums. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukraine’s Dynamo Kiev faces fresh UEFA charges over racist fans
UEFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Dynamo Kiev on Thursday over alleged racist behaviour and crowd disturbances caused by their fans during Tuesday’s Champions League match at the Olympiysky Stadium against Chelsea. …read more Source: The Sunday...
