Section: Africa&ME
No clear winner in Ukrainian poll as preliminary results are out
In Ukraine, the preliminary results from local elections have been published. …read more Source:...
Commodity Traders Helped Spark the War in Syria, Complex Systems Theorists Say
Complex systems theorists say that a combination of deregulated markets, commodity speculation, and food-to-fuel ethanol policies are the direct cause of the spike in food prices that led to the Arab Spring and the civil war in Syria. A new paper, published in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, concludes that the “two sharp peaks...
Ukraine says soldier killed near Donetsk
Ukraine says one of its soldiers has been killed by mortar fire near Donetsk. …read more Source:...
German exporters upbeat despite market volatility
German exporters are expecting another boom in their shipments abroad this year despite a number of global market uncertainties. And they don’t think WV’s pollution scandal will be much of a party pooper. Sluggish growth prospects in many parts of the world aren’t discouraging German exporters, who on Tuesday said they were...
Ukraine loses soldier in sudden upsurge in violence
Ukraine said Tuesday one of its soldiers had died in a mortar fire exchange with pro-Russian insurgents near the shelled-out remains of an airport in the rebels’ de facto capital Donetsk …read more Source: The Daily...
Family confirms first Russian military fatality in Syria, disputes ‘suicide’
By Maria Tsvetkova The parents of the first Russian serviceman confirmed dead in four weeks of air strikes in Syria said on Tuesday they did not believe the military’s account that their 19-year-old son had hanged himself. In an interview with Reuters at their home in southern Russia, Alexander and Svetlana Kostenko said their son, Vadim,...
Riyadh, Ankara in Collaboration to Supply Terrorists in Syria with Ukraine’s SAM Missiles
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkey and Saudi Arabia have developed a plan to supply sophisticated air defense missile systems to the terrorist groups in Syria from the Ukrainian army. …read more Source: Fars News...
Airline industry seeks better information on conflict zones
The aviation industry is still struggling to gain better access to information on conflict zones, more than a year after the downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine last year …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Dynamo Kyiv stadium chief suggests segregating black fans ‘to combat racism’
A Ukrainian stadium director has suggested that one of the potential solutions to combating racist attacks on black fans in the eastern European country is to have a “black sector” inside the stadiums. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Dynamo Kiev: Club chief suggests separate sections for black fans in football stadiums
The Ukraine side is facing UEFA actions after a shocking video of four black men being attack during the clash with Chelsea A Dynamo Kiev stadium chief has suggested that creating a separate section for black fans in the stadium can reduce the cases of racisms in stadiums.The Ukraine side is facing UEFA actions after a shocking video of four...
