Section: United Arab Emirates
One dead, 3 missing in Kiev fuel depot blaze
VASYLKIV: Emergency services stopped a fuel depot fire outside Kiev from spreading on Tuesday, officials said, but the fate of three firemen missing after the blaze triggered a powerful explosion was unknown. The fire burned overnight and by morning had spread to at least 16 tanks, most of them storing petrol. That sent a huge pall of black smoke...
‘Gigantic’ blast in Ukraine, several feared dead
Several Ukrainian firefighters were feared dead on Tuesday outside Kiev when a ferocious blast tore through a fuel More… …read more Source: Emirates...
‘Gigantic’ blast hits fuel depot near Kiev, several feared dead
Several Ukrainian firefighters were feared dead Tuesday outside Kiev when a ferocious blast tore through a fuel depot, sparking a “gigantic” fire that spread to nearby buildings. …read more Source: Gulf...
G7 warns Russia of more sanctions
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN: World leaders on Monday warned Russia it would face stepped-up sanctions for its “aggression” in Ukraine, as they wrapped up a G7 meeting also pledging strong action to fight climate change. At a luxury retreat nestled in the picture-perfect Bavarian Alps, the leaders of the most powerful countries also tackled threats to...
G7 leaders take tough stance against Russia
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN: US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Western sanctions must remain in place against Russia until it complies with a ceasefire deal with Ukraine. “The two leaders discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and agreed that the duration of sanctions should be clearly linked to...
G7 summit opens with tough line on Ukraine
The folksy welcome and display of US-German unity contrasted sharply with the leaders’ line on Russia, which was excluded from the talks. …read more Source: Gulf...
Merkel, Obama: Russia sanctions to stay until Ukraine truce implemented
ELMAU CASTLE, GERMANY // The leaders of Germany and the United States hammered home a tough line on Russia on Sunday at the start of a G7 summit dominated by crises in Ukraine and Greece.US president Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that western sanctions must remain in place against Russia until it complies with a ceasefire...
G7 leaders urge tough line on Russia at summit
The crises in Ukraine and Greece seemed likely to overshadow the discussions at Schloss Elmau, a luxury Alpine hotel near the Austrian border …read more Source: Al...
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
MOSCOW: Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying he was still committed to a Ukraine peace deal after a fresh flare-up in the country’s east. “I would like to say — there’s no need to be afraid of Russia,” Putin told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera in an...
Thousands protest against the G7 ahead of Germany summit
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany // Thousands of demonstrators marched in the German resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday to protest against a meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations that starts on Sunday at a nearby luxury hotel.Police estimated the crowd at 2,000 while organisers put it at up to twice that...
