Section: Asharq Al-Awsat (The United Kingdom)
Ukraine evacuates civilians from key town as rebels attack
Ukrainian army soldiers patrol the empty streets of Debaltseve, in the Donetsk region, on February 3, 2015. (AFP Photo/Manu Brabo) Kiev, Bloomberg News—Ukraine evacuated civilians from a strategically important junction in the country’s east as the worsening fighting with pro-Russian rebels led to calls for a military buildup on both sides....
Ukraine rebels plan call-up, want 100,000-strong army
Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), addresses people in Donetsk, Ukraine, on December 25, 2014. . (EPA/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO)Moscow, Reuters—Separatists battling government troops in east Ukraine plan a general mobilization and aim to boost their fighting force to 100,000 men, one of their main...
Artillery fire kills at least 12 civilians in Donetskd
Members of the Ukrainian armed forces gather inside a school building in Debaltseve, Donetsk region, January 30, 2015. (Reuters/Maksim Levin) Donetsk, Associated Press—Artillery fire killed at least 12 civilians in the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Friday amid fierce fighting between pro-Russia separatists and government troops as hopes for...
EU wins Greek backing to extend Russia sanctions, delays decision on new steps
A pro-Russian separatist aims his rifle at a suspect car near the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve, on January 28, 2015. (AFP Photo/Manu Brabo) Brussels and Kiev, Reuters—European Union foreign ministers extended existing sanctions against Russia on Thursday, holding off on tighter economic measures for now but winning the support of the new...
Malaysia declares MH370 an “accident”, airline to proceed with compensation
The wife of a passenger aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 holds a picture of her husband walking with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak, at a news conference in Putrajaya, on January 29, 2015. (Reuters/Olivia Harris) Kuala Lumpur, Reuters—Malaysia declared on Thursday the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370...
Greek PM Tsipras promises radical change, markets tumble
Employees of Athens Stock Exchange walk under screens showing falling stocks in red on January 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Athens Reuters—Leftwing Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras threw down an open challenge to international creditors on Wednesday by halting privatization plans agreed under the country’s bailout deal,...
Ukraine rebels move to encircle government troops in new advance
Ukrainian servicemen prepare their ammunition at a position on the front-line near the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on January 26, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO)Kiev and St. Petersburg, Reuters—Russian-backed rebels advanced to encircle a Ukrainian army garrison town on Monday in a new offensive that has again unleashed all-out war...
At least 8 civilians killed in shelling of Ukrainian trolleybus: regional officials
A still image from video footage shows the damaged public bus in Donetsk, on January 22, 2015. (Reuters/Reuters TV) Kiev, Reuters—At least eight civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or mortar hit a public transport stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, regional officials and eyewitnesses said. The strike,...
Ukrainian troops retake most of Donetsk airport from rebels
A man stands next to his car destroyed after shelling between Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on January 18, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ ALEKSANDER GAYUK)Kiev, Reuters—Ukrainian troops recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks,...
Shelling hits Ukraine bus, killing 10, as airport battle worsens
A local boy holds a cat outside of his home which reportedly was damaged by shelling, in Donetsk, Ukraine, 12 January 2014. (EPA photos)Kiev, Reuters—Shelling hit a passenger bus in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, and fighting intensified around the international airport in the city of Donetsk as separatists tried to oust...
