Section: United Arab Emirates
Bus shelling, clashes kill 34 in one of Ukraine war’s bloodiest days
Another 10,000 people have been wounded by rocket and mortar strikes …read more Source: Gulf...
Wells running dry at Crimea Safari Park – video
Low water levels in a Crimean reservoir signal hardship for animals at a safari park caught in the political crossfire. …read more Source: The...
9,000 Russian troops backing rebels: Ukraine
KIEV: President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that more than 9,000 Russian troops were backing Ukrainian separatist fighters that Moscow will be under pressure to reel in at high-stakes peace talks in Berlin. Poroshenko’s claims followed days of heavy fighting that has left an already shaky September truce in tatters and forced the...
Russian president to visit Hungary on Feb.17
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Hungary on Feb.17 with controversial Prime Minister Viktor Orban seen as one of his closest European allies. “We will have bilateral and geopolitical issues on the agenda… including the energy security of central Europe as it is one of the most important issues for the region,” Hungarian...
Deadly clashes rock Ukraine ahead of high-stakes talks
Concerns mounted over the fate of civilians …read more Source: Gulf...
Kiev’s claim of Russian troops in Ukraine ‘nonsense’: Moscow
Kiev on Monday accused Russia of sending some 700 reinforcements to bolster separatist fighters battling Ukrainian forces around the rebel bastion of Donetsk. …read more Source: Khaleej...
Was my son terrorist? Father buries 4-year-old in Ukraine
Vladimir Bobryshchev was returning home early on a recent morning after a long night of work when a rocket ripped More… …read more Source: Emirates...
Shelling kills 6 civilians in eastern Ukraine
DONETSK: Shelling in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk killed at least six civilians on Tuesday, as fighting intensifies between government and rebel forces. AP reporters saw the bodies of two people killed while waiting for a bus in the separatist-held city of Donetsk. Separatist authorities said another person died from an attack...
Ukraine shelling claims more civilian lives
Explosion latest in string of blasts in Kharkiv …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine, rebels claim to control Donetsk airport
DONETSK: After days of intense fighting, Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed on Monday they had seized control of Donetsk airport once again. The Ukrainian military denied this but acknowledged that the fighting for the rubble-strewn trophy had been fierce. Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 66 wounded in the previous 24...
