Section: Africa&ME
Mines kill two civilians in east Ukraine
Local official in the government-held part of the east reported the death of two women after they hit ‘an unknown explosive device’ …read more Source: World...
Trump right that Russia was not behind MH17 crash: American writer
Donald Trump is right that there is no evidence that Russia was behind last year’s downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, an American writer says. …read more Source:...
Russia is lone holdout from Ukraine debt deal
Ukraine said Thursday it was prepared to battle Russia in court after the Kremlin refused to join a critical debt swap deal for the beleaguered country that has been accepted by the majority of its other creditors …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel sees hope in Ukraine, but Russia sanctions remain
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she saw a “glimmer of hope” for a political solution to the Ukraine crisis, but insisted sanctions against Russia could be rolled back only once the Minsk peace plan was fully implemented …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia refutes MH17 crash report
Russian Ambassador to Malaysia Valery N Yermolov refuted the investigation report of the Dutch Safety Board on flight MH17. ||| Kuala Lumpur – Russian Ambassador to Malaysia Valery N Yermolov refuted here on Thursday the investigation report of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB), which alleged that the crash of flight MH17 was caused by the...
Russia gives Ukrainian 6 years over espionage
A former defense factory chief from Ukraine has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Russian court for attempting to smuggle missile components out of Russia. Seventy-three-year-old Yuri Soloshenko was found guilty of spying by the Moscow city court on Wednesday and will remain in a pre-trial detention pending his sentence to take effect....
UN set to elect five new members to Security Council
Ukraine to have temporary seat alongside permanent member Russia on UN’s most powerful body …read more Source: Anadolu...
Flight passengers go eyeball to eyeball with fighter jet pilot
PASSENGERS aboard a Birmingham-bound flight were left terrified after it was intercepted by a fighter jet in a dramatic mid-air alert. The plane drew so close to the Monarch Airlines aircraft that passengers could see the pilot’s face. It happened on Monday when Flight ZB983, from Madeira, lost contact with air traffic controllers in French...
UN set to elect new members to Security Council
Ukraine to have temporary seat alongside permanent member Russia on UN’s most powerful body …read more Source: World...
US should not blame Russia for crash of Malaysian airliner: Donald Trump
Donald Trump says the US should not blame Russia for last year’s crash of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
