Section: Africa&ME
France says Russia open to cooperation in fight against Daesh in Syria
PARIS — French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Thursday that Russia was sincere in wanting to cooperate in the fight against the Daesh group in Syria. “There is an opening, so to speak, with the Russians. We think they are sincere and we must bring together all our forces,” Fabius told France Inter radio. Relations between France and Russia...
US urges Europe not to soften stance on Russia
US Army commander in Europe says Russia protecting own interests in Syria, warns of troops in Ukraine …read more Source: World...
Athletics doping scandal: Russia ruled in breach of Wada code
Russia doping crisis in 60 secondsRussia is one of six countries ruled to be in breach of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s codes. Along with Argentina, Ukraine, Bolivia, Andorra and Israel, it has been deemed “non-compliant” by Wada. Brazil, Belgium, France, Greece, Mexico and Spain have been placed on a ‘watch list’...
News24.com | Russia to ban food imports from Ukraine
Moscow will ban food imports from neighbouring Ukraine starting on January 1, Russia’s economic development minister says. …read more Source:...
‘Russian food ban would cost Ukraine $600m next year’
KIEV: Ukraine said on Wednesday it expects to lose some $600 million next year as a result of a food trade ban which Russia has threatened to introduce from January 1st. Speaking at a government meeting, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said he expected a free trade agreement between his country and the European Union to enter force...
Surrogates feel hurt by India’s ban
It’s said to be intended to protect the women from exploitation, though some who have worked as surrogates say the ban actually hurts them. ||| New Delhi – For thousands of childless couples the world over, India has been the go-to destination to fulfil their dreams of becoming parents, thanks to its well-trained doctors,...
Obama: US president calls on Russia to focus on war against IS in Syria
"That's not how they've been operating over the last several weeks. It may be that now having seen ISIL take down one of their airliners in a horrific accident, that reorientation continues." U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that Russia had to shift its focus from propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and...
Ban Ki-moon: UN denies Secretary-General Ban will visit North Korea next week
Ban, a South Korean, had earlier this year made plans to visit an industrial park in the North operated jointly by the two Koreas. But Pyongyang retracted approval for the trip at the last minute without explanation. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will not visit North Korea next week, a U.N. spokesman said in a statement on...
UN denies Secretary-General Ban will visit North Korea next week
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will not visit North Korea next week, a UN spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday after China’s Xinhua news agency reported that he will visit the North on Monday and stay for about four days. The statement released by the spokesman’s office said Ban will be in New York and then travel...
Paris siege: woman blows herself up
Two suspected jihadists were killed, including a woman who blew herself up, in a shootout with police in Paris. ||| Paris – Two suspected jihadists were killed, including a woman who blew herself up, in a shootout on Wednesday in north Paris with police hunting the mastermind of last week’s attacks on the French capital, sources said....
