Section: Iran
Russia Says US Coerces Kiev, Violates Arms Treaties
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia accused the US on Thursday of coercing Kiev into pressing on with the conflict in east Ukraine and urged Washington to fully implement a treaty on eliminating intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
US pledges support to Ukraine in face of ‘Russian aggression’
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, has pledged support to Ukraine to counter “Russian aggression” in the country. …read more Source:...
Americans support military force against Russia if necessary: Poll
A majority of people in the United States are supporting a military strike against Russia in response to an attack by Moscow on a NATO country, according to a new survey. The poll conducted by the Pew Research Center showed Wednesday that 56 percent of Americans back a military response. The result is in sharp contrast with the European countries...
Local administration: Kindergarten, hospital damaged in Donetsk shelling
A kindergarten, hospital and eight houses have been damaged by massive artillery shelling of Donetsk. Itar-Tass reported that the press service of the local administration said on Thursday “Over the past 24 hours, the Kuybyshevsky and Kievsky districts have come under massive artillery shelling.” A kindergarten, hospital and three...
DPR: Two Children, 3 Women Killed in Shelling of Donetsk Region by Ukrainian Forces
TEHRAN (FNA)- Five civilians, including 2 children, have been killed in a shelling attack of Ukrainian security forces on the Gorlovka city in the Southeast of Ukraine, the Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) reported on Thursday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Ukraine oil depot fire threatening ecology
Ukraine is facing an ecological danger because of a huge blaze at an oil depot in the capital Kiev. …read more Source:...
DNA Deciphers Roots of Modern Europeans
Carl Zimmer MATTER For centuries, archaeologists have reconstructed the early history of Europe by digging up ancient settlements and examining the items that their inhabitants left behind. More recently, researchers have been scrutinizing something even more revealing than pots, chariots and swords: DNA. On Wednesday in the journal Nature, two...
Fatal blaze in Ukraine’s BRSM-Nafta oil depot
The Ukrainian government says the country’s BRSM-Nafta oil depot near the capital, Kiev, has caught fire; four people have died. …read more Source: Iran...
Russia to retaliate against more EU bans: Diplomat
A Russian diplomat has warned that the Kremlin will take retaliatory measures in response to any extension of the European Union (EU) sanctions against Moscow. According to Russia’s Interfax news agency a diplomat on the condition of anonymity on Wednesday said: “We are against a new twist of the sanctions spiral … and our reaction is...
Fatal blaze in Ukraine’s BRSM-Nafta oil depot
The Ukrainian government says the country’s BRSM-Nafta oil depot in the capital, Kiev, has caught fire. …read more Source:...
