Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine debates whether to celebrate Christmas twice
Eastern European country wants to take a step that would bring it in line with Western Europe …read more Source: Business...
White Woman Claims Super Eagles Player, Brown Ideye Fathered Her Two Children +See Photos Of The Children
Nigerian football player, Brown Ideye who is married with two children is currently facing some accusations from a woman named Alex based in Ukraine. She claims Brown fathered her children while he was playing in the country. The woman has since been posting photos of her children on her Instagram page to back her claim. See screen shots below:...
Crimea loses quarter of power after Ukraine halts supplies
Crimea has lost at least one quarter of its power after Ukraine switched off supplies, citing a downed electricity pylon, an official in the contested peninsula said Thursday …read more Source: The Daily...
In China: Government confirms building second aircraft carrier
Defence Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said the carrier had been designed in China and was being built in the port of Dalian. China on Thursday confirmed it is building a second aircraft carrier, as neighbours worry about Beijing’s new assertiveness to claims in the South China Sea.Defence Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said the carrier had...
Leaders urge full implementation of Minsk peace deal in 2016
BERLIN: The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine agreed in a phone call on Wednesday that the Minsk peace deal for Ukraine must be fully implemented next year and said their foreign ministers would meet in one month to assess progress, the German government said in a statement. The statement from deputy government spokeswoman Christiane...
Russia, Ukraine reaffirm commitment to cease-fire deal
Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande renew support to Minsk cease-fire deal, amid fresh clashes in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
World: Russian court jails blogger for five years for extremist posts
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a blogger to five years in jail for what it said was his extremist activity on the Internet after he urged people to attend a protest against high transport fares and criticised Russian intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: Standard...
Europe: Russian court jails blogger for five years for extremist posts
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a blogger to five years in jail for what it said was his extremist activity on the Internet after he urged people to attend a protest against high transport fares and criticised Russian intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: Standard...
News24.com | Uncertainty in Ukraine’s rebel east
People in In Ukraine’s rebel east say they are living with uncertainty as the aura in the capital, Donetsk, feels more forced than festive. …read more Source:...
Russian court jails blogger for five years for ‘extremist’ posts
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a blogger to five years in jail for what it said was his extremist activity on the Internet after he urged people to attend a protest against high transport fares and criticized Russian intervention in Ukraine. Vadim Tyumenstev, 35, from the Siberian region of Tomsk, was also banned from using the Internet...
