Section: Africa&ME
Head of Ukranian library held in Russia
The director of a Moscow library was detained after investigators uncovered printed material containing “anti-Russian propaganda”. ||| Moscow – Russian investigators said on Thursday they had detained the director of a Moscow library specialising in Ukrainian literature and opened a criminal case to establish whether she was guilty of...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels swap 20 prisoners
Ukrainian armed forces and pro-Russian insurgents on Thursday exchanged 20 prisoners in a goodwill gesture designed to get peace talks aimed at ending the 18-month crisis back on track. …read more Source: The Daily...
Women’s acquittal in topless protest at Notre Dame is upheld
The acquittal of eight women from the activist group Femen over a topless protest they held in Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral two years ago was upheld by a French court of appeals on Thursday. The feminist activists mixed with hordes of queuing visitors to enter the 12th century church unspotted in 2013 – one day after Pope Benedict resigned...
Russia arrests head of Ukrainian library in Moscow
Powerful Investigative Committee says library chief Natalya Sharina was charged with inciting ethnic hatred and violating human dignity by distributing books …read more Source: World...
What’s causing Obama’s sleepless nights?
With the conclusion of a much-ballyhooed summit meeting between the leaders of the two largest economic superpowers in the 21st century, one would expect that peace would reign in the vast Asia-Pacific region. But this is farthest from the truth because the summit didn’t really accomplish anything but allow U.S. President Barack Obama and...
Ex-Georgian president’s Ukraine ambitions suffer blow
Saakashvili’s approval ratings in the war-scarred nation soared thanks to his local anti-corruption drive and history of being able to transform Georgia’s notorious bribe-taking police into a transparent force that won the public’s trust. …read more Source: World...
Russia: 40% of terrorists in Syria are mercenaries from 100 countries
Moscow, SANA – Russian President Vladimir Putin said terrorist organizations are trying to use the Middle East and North Africa as a springboard to launch operations aimed at destabilizing the security of other countries. In a letter to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states in their meeting for discussing security and...
Separatist Ukraine region lifts ban on UN aid
Russia-backed separatists allow UN agencies to work in some areas of Lugansk region …read more Source: World...
Emperor Palpatine takes City Council seat in Ukraine’s Odessa — RT News
This is neither a joke nor a Star Wars sequel: The series’ villain, Emperor Palpatine, is set to continue his political career in Ukraine. Following Sunday’s nationwide elections, Darth Sidious secured a seat on Odessa City Council. This is according to Odessa mayoral candidate Aleksandr Borovik, who shared the news, as well as his...
Is War About to Break Out in the Balkans?
Lost in the cacophony of international news about Russian airstrikes against U.S.-backed anti-Assad rebels in Syria and refugees flooding through the Balkans on their way to Western Europe, a crisis is brewing in Bosnia-Herzegovina on the European Union’s southeast flank. And here, too, Moscow has a hand in the mischief-making. Nov. 21...
