Section: Africa&ME
Ukrainian Yuriy Grabovsky, Lawyer of Captured Russian Soldiers, Found Dead
Yuri Grabovsky (right) in court with Russian serviceman Alexander Alexandrov. KIEV – Yuriy Grabovsky, Ukrainian lawyer, was found a dead body that has been discovered on the grounds of a former farming collective, prosecutor Anatoly Matios said on Friday, saying two men were in custody in connection with the lawyer’s death. It is worth...
Lawyer for 2 Russian troops in Ukraine found dead
Suspects in the lawyer’s murder detained, bar association says …read more Source: Gulf...
Lawyer for 2 Russian troops in Ukraine found dead
A lawyer for two Russian servicemen on trial in Ukraine has been found dead …read more Source: The Daily...
Syrian forces fight their way into Palmyra, as Kerry and Putin hail thaw
GENEVA/MOSCOW/BEIRUT — Syrian troops backed by Russian air support fought their way into the Daesh-held city of Palmyra on Thursday, their biggest offensive yet against the extremists, as Moscow and Washington hailed cooperation to help end the civil war. US Secretary of State John Kerry met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in an atmosphere...
President Putin: We hope Kerry’s visit would approximate stances between the US and Russia
Moscow, SANA-Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hoped that the visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry to Moscow would help approximate stances between Moscow and Washington on the crises in Syria and Ukraine. “The two countries can reach common points and go ahead in bilateral and international issues,” Russia Today TV quoted...
Turkish tourism and economy struggle due to bombings, Russia chill
Suicide bombings in Istanbul, a row with the Kremlin and hard times for the Russian middle class – all these factors spell trouble for Turkey’s tourist industry and its wider economy. Nowhere is the mood gloomier than among shopkeepers in Istanbul, Turkey’s cultural gem and scene last weekend of the second suicide attack on tourists...
NATO says no ‘trade-off’ with Russia after Brussels attacks
‘Even if we can collaborate more against terrorism, we are not going to abandon our firm response to that aggression and illegal annexation of Crimea,’ NATO Deputy Secretary-General says …read more Source: World...
Kerry, Steinmeier Discuss Syria, Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syria and Ukraine topped the agenda of talks of US Secretary of State John Kerry and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Moscow on Wednesday. …read more Source: Fars News...
MH17 team to discuss legal options
Flight MH17 investigation team is in Malaysia to discuss options with authorities to set up a tribunal to hold those responsible to account. ||| Kuala Lumpur – A joint team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine in 2014 is in Malaysia to discuss options with authorities to set up a tribunal to hold those...
MH17 investigation team in Malaysia to discuss legal options
A joint team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine in 2014 is in Malaysia to discuss options with authorities to set up a tribunal to hold those responsible to account, the Malaysian transport minister said Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
