Section: Africa&ME
Eurosceptics claim victory in landmark Poland election
By Pawel Sobczak and Wiktor Szary Poland’s eurosceptic Law and Justice party (PiS) claimed victory on Sunday in a watershed election that risks putting the ex-communist state on a collision course with key European Union allies. Run by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the twin brother of Poland’s late president Lech, PiS secured 38 percent of the...
The Elections Today In Ukraine 25.10.15
Today In Ukraine it was election day & the Government Arrested Chewbacca as he was Campaigning for Darth Vader. Look, It’s bad enough knowing how Democracy perpetually produces Worse Tyranny, Despotism, Dictatorship & Corruption when compared with Simple Monarchy’s. But now The Unproven Idea of Democracy, besides showing the...
Ukraine polls marred by cancelled vote
KIEV: Western-backed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s fragile ruling coalition faced a major survival test on Sunday in local elections swiftly marred by polls failing to open in the strategic port of Mariupol. A smooth vote and show of support for Poroshenko’s unpopular austerity and anti-corruption measures could help his...
Ukraine and Russia ground direct flights in latest spat
Mistrust between ex-Soviet neighbors affects tens of thousands of families …read more Source:...
Ukraine government facing test of performance in local votes
Ukraine’s government is facing a major test of its performance. Voters are choosing nearly seventeen-thousand local mayors and deputies, as well as eleven-thousand local councils. …read more Source:...
Russian Presence Near Undersea Cables Concerns U.S.
WASHINGTON — Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some American military and intelligence officials that the Russians might be planning to attack those lines in times of conflict. The issue goes beyond old Cold War...
Ukraine rebels says MSF banned for ‘espionage’
Pro-Russian insurgents in Ukraine’s eastern separatist Donetsk region said Sunday they had banned Doctors Without Borders (MSF) from working in the area for alleged espionage activity and other crimes. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukrainians vote in local elections to select mayors, council members
People in Ukraine vote in local elections to select mayors and council members. …read more Source:...
Iranian short film awarded at Ukrain’s Dytiatko festival
Iran’s “Cloudy Children” is awarded at Ukraine’s Dytiatko children’s television festival. …read more Source:...
Russia, Ukraine stop direct flights as part of mutual ban
Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine have been cancelled as part of a mutual ban imposed by Kiev and Moscow on each other over the crisis in eastern Ukraine. The ban, which took effect on Sunday, was announced last month by the Kiev government over Moscow’s alleged support for pro-Russia forces fighting the Ukrainian army in the east....
