Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Russia stages huge military parade to mark WWII victory
Russia on Saturday staged a huge military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in a conspicuous show of military might amid a standoff with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine president says almost 7,000 civilians killed in war
Nearly 7,000 civilians have been killed in the war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists, the nation’s president say …read more Source: The Daily...
EU says no further delay on Ukraine trade deal
The EU said Thursday it would not bow to Russian demands to delay further the planned January 2016 implementation of a free trade deal with Ukraine which is bitterly opposed by Moscow. …read more Source: The Daily...
Record 38 million people internally displaced by conflicts: watchdog
Conflicts and violence in places like Syria and Ukraine have displaced a record 38 million people inside their own countries, equivalent to the total populations of New York, London and Beijing, a watchdog group said Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
One killed, 4 wounded in latest Ukraine clashes
A Ukrainian army volunteer was killed and three soldiers were wounded in fighting in the country’s east, Kiev says, while pro-Russian rebels said one of their fighters was injured …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine soldiers killed in unrest in the east
Ukraine’s army says two soldiers have died in renewed bouts of fighting in the east, where skirmishes between government and separatist forces are increasing and intensifying despite a February peace deal …read more Source: The Daily...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in eastern Ukraine: Kiev
One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and six wounded in attacks in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists, testing a fragile two-month ceasefire, the military says …read more Source: The Daily...
Chernobyl wildfire extinguished: Ukraine
Ukraine said on Saturday that firefighters have extinguished a forest fire that had burned for four days near the Chernobyl plant, scene of the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine seeks more than $16 bln from Gazprom in pricing dispute
Ukraine is seeking more than $16 billion from Russia’s Gazprom in its appeal to an arbitration court in Stockholm over a long-running gas pricing dispute between Kiev and Moscow, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Friday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Kremlin says too early to speak of Ukraine peacekeeping mission
Russia said Friday that it was premature to discuss the deployment of a peacekeeping mission in war-torn eastern Ukraine before a peace deal agreed in February is implemented in full. …read more Source: The Daily...
