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German foreign minister says situation in Ukraine “serious”
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said it had spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements …read more Source: World...
UPDATE 2-Brent climbs towards $84 on Ukraine tensions, Libya disruptions
* Ukraine ceasefire under threat with heaviest shelling in a month * Two Libyan oil fields closed, export terminal shut * Oil prices to move sideways until OPEC meeting -analyst (Updates prices) By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Brent crude… …read more Source:...
Germany celebrates 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
By Erik Kirschbaum More than a million Germans and people from around the world on Sunday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that more than any other marked the end of the Cold War. A spectacular 15 kilometre-long string of 7,000 illuminated helium balloons traced the course of the barrier that once snaked...
NYMEX-U.S. crude climbs towards $79 a barrel on Mideast, Ukraine tensions
Nov 10 (Reuters) – U.S. crude futures rose towards $79 a barrel on Monday on renewed geopolitical tensions in Libya and Ukraine, while Chinese economic data suggested the world’s second largest economy could implement more stimulus measures. … …read more Source:...
US slams Ukraine separatists for ‘moving heavy weapons’
U.S. is concerned about pro-Russian separatists’ moving large convoys of heavy weapons and tanks to the front lines of the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Anadolu...
China, Turkey discuss Silk Road project
The Peace and Disarmament Association of the People’s Republic of China requests easier visa and customs policies from Turkey, while Turkish representatives request that China detail its Russia, Ukraine, Palestine and Syria policies …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Rebels strengthen as shelling rocks Donetsk
Donetsk: Artillery fire rocked east Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Sunday as separatists appeared to be reinforcing their frontline and fears grew of a return to all-out fighting. The boom of shelling rumbled on mid-morning on the edge of Donetsk, where government forces regularly exchange heavy fire with insurgent fighters, but...
Germany cheers 25 years since Berlin Wall’s fall
(R to L) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Berlin’s Mayor Klaus Wowereit, former Hungarian Prime Minister Miklos Nemeth and German Minister of State for Culture Monika Gruetters hold roses as they attend a commemoration to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Berlin Wall Memorial in the Bernauer Strasse in Berlin...
Germany celebrates fall of Berlin Wall
The fall of Berlin Wall is also a message for “those struggling for freedom in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq,” Merkel says. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Russians accuse Kiev of hiding crimes against Jews
Jewish leaders from Odessa have disputed the reports of anti-Semitic attacks, stating that no such incidents had occurred and that they had not experienced any rise in anti-Semitism. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
