Section: Africa&ME
Lennon not Lenin: Ukraine renames street after late Beatle
It was only a minor tweak in the spelling but a historic change when a Ukrainian village on March 2 renamed a street, which honoured Soviet founder Lenin, after The Beatles’ John Lennon. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
News24.com | Lennon not Lenin: Ukraine renames street after late Beatle
It was only a minor tweak in the spelling, but a historic change when a Ukrainian village renamed a street which honoured Soviet founder Lenin, after The Beatles’ John Lennon. …read more Source:...
USI – Union Solidarity International
A STATEMENT FROM BWI – The Building and Wood Workers’ International Football is a game, but building stadiums is not child’s play. It is dangerous and tough labor. The workers who build the stadiums cannot be sacrificed for entertainment. This Friday, … A STATEMENT FROM BWI – The Building and Wood Workers’ International Football...
Hungary warns of wave of refugees heading to Europe again this summer
Hungary says it will close its borders with Romania and Ukraine if the refugee route shifts to East Europe …read more Source: Gulf...
Dogara seeks economic partnership with Ukraine
The Speaker of Nigerian House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara has urged the government of Ukraine to partner with Nigeria and invest in the solid minerals, agriculture and renewable energy sectors to enable the country diversify its economy. Mr. Dogara made the appeal when he received the ambassador of Ukraine, Mr Vitalis Alexandruk in his...
Russia’s Lavrov to attend Ukraine meeting in Paris Thursday: foreign ministry
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will Thursday attend a meeting in Paris to discuss implentation of the Ukrainian peace deal, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia seeks 23 years jail for Ukraine pilot
Russia’s state prosecutor on Wednesday demanded a 23-year prison sentence for Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko accused of killing two Russian journalists in war-torn Ukraine …read more Source: The Daily...
In search of a legacy, Egypt’s leader buys arms
EconomyAbdallah HendawyEgypt appears to be finalizing a deal to buy 46 MiG-29 multirole fighters, worth $US 2 billion, according to Russian media reports.The nation’s recent shopping spree for arms is unprecedented, including billion-dollar deals for the purchase of fighter jets, helicopter carriers, multi-role warships, and high-tech...
ICG: Ukraine’s Eastern separatist leaders turn on each other
The one-year-old Minsk peace process is bogged down and artillery duels are picking up. But the leadership of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), the larger of eastern Ukraine’s two separatist statelets, is immersed in other struggles. Top leaders are fighting to break the political and economic power of one of their own: Alexander...
Landmine kills 3 soldiers in eastern Ukraine
Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and two others wounded when their car hit a mine in the restive east of the country. …read more Source: Iran...
