Section: Kuwait
Bloody bus attack in Ukraine kills over 41 – Troops abandon airport amid raging battle
DONETSK, Ukraine: At least 41 people were killed in Ukraine’s east yesterday, one of the deadliest days in the separatist war, with a bloody bus shelling in Donetsk as government forces abandoned their defense of the city’s strategic airport. In a graphic illustration of the degenerating nine-month conflict, pro- Russian rebels also...
Ukraine: Tank offensive pushing rebels from airport
DONETSK, Ukraine: Ukraine rushed tanks to the front lines and claimed yesterday to have cleared pro-Russian rebels from most of Donetsk airport after days of intense fighting, with heavy shelling shaking the key eastern city. As fighting wracked the country’s war-torn east, thousands of people held a common prayer and peace march Sunday in...
ICC opens examination into Israeli war crimes – US blasts ‘tragic irony’ * Palestinians welcome probe
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court launched a preliminary probe Friday that could clear the way for a full-scale investigation into possible war crimes in Palestinian territories – plunging the court into the most politically charged conflict it has ever tackled. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said her office would conduct an...
The International Federation of Journalists: 118 journalists killed in 2014
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said that 118 journalists and media staff were killed across the world in incidents in 2014. Pakistan ranks as the world’s most dangerous country for journalists, with 14 journalists killed in 2014, followed by Syria where 12 journalists were killed. Afghanistan and Palestine account for...
Little hope for future as east Ukraine ends nightmare year
MARINIVKA, Ukraine: Larissa Pogorelka began the year looking forward to seeing her son graduate college and planning for the future with cautious optimism. Now she will end 2014 homeless, after her house was destroyed in the fighting that swept through this region of east Ukraine, and counts herself lucky just to be alive. “Nobody ever expected...
Pope slams IS, decries suffering of children – ‘So many tears this Christmas’
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis yesterday condemned the “brutal persecution” of minorities by Islamic State insurgents and said the joy of Christmas was marred by the suffering of children in the Middle East and around the world. Tens of thousands of people flocked to St. Peter’s Square to hear the Argentine pope deliver his “Urbi et Orbi” (to...
Russia threatens to cut NATO ties
MOSCOW, Dec 24, (Agencies): Russia said on Wednesday NATO was turning Ukraine into a “frontline of confrontation” and threatened to sever remaining ties with the Atlantic military alliance if Ukraine’s hopes of joining it were realised. The Ki… …read more Source: Arab...
Russia, Ukraine set for peace talks – Kiev step towards NATO
KIEV: Fragile peace talks aimed at ending the separatist war between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels are due to resume yesterday, a day after Kiev angered Moscow by taking a historic step towards NATO. The talks in the Belarussian capital Minsk are expected to bring together envoys from Ukraine, Russia, pro-Moscow separatists and the Organization...
Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO – Putin’s view of NATO as modern Russia’s biggest threat
KIEV: Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO yesterday in a parliamentary vote certain to stoke Russia’s anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state’s separatist war. Lawmakers in the government-controlled chamber overwhelmingly adopted a bill dropping Ukraine’s non-aligned status-a classification given to states such...
US imposes new Russia sanctions
KIEV, Dec 20, (AFP): The United States imposed sanctions Friday on Russian-controlled Crimea as Ukraine announced the loss of five soldiers ahead of peace talks meant to end a war against Russian-backed insurgents. President Barack Oba… …read more Source: Arab...
