Section: Africa&ME
Femi Fani-Kayode: Of Warriors and Heroes Past
The warrior is noble and strong. His resolve is firm and his commitment is total. His is to kill, to shed blood and to be killed. His is to die for his king and for a worthy cause. His is to protect and lay down his life for his faith, his nation, his people and his loved ones. What manners of men are these whose spirits speak of such valour and...
Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbass postpones local elections
The disputed elections scheduled for this year in eastern Ukraine are postponed to the next year. …read more Source:...
EU welcomes Ukraine rebel poll delay as ‘fundamental step’
The EU welcomed Tuesday a decision by pro-Russian Ukraine rebels to delay planned elections until 2016 as a “fundamental step” towards full implementa …read more Source: The New...
Ukraine separatists delay local elections
Europrean Union immediately called the move a ‘fundamental step’ toward peace …read more Source: World...
Ukraine parliament votes to legalizes foreign mercenaries
Ukraine’s Verkhovnaya Rada on Tuesday adopted in a second reading a draft law on foreigners serving in the country’s armed forces. A total of 229 members of parliament supported the decision, Itar-Tass reported. The legislation is aiming “at increasing the fighting efficiency of the armed forces and reducing human and financial...
Ukraine rebels to delay elections
NNA – (AP) Officials of the eastern Ukraine regions under the control of Russia-backed separatists say they will postpone local elections that were to be held in the next several weeks, an issue tha …read more Source: National News...
Germany greets pro-Russian rebels’ delay of Ukraine elections
A German diplomatic source described as “good news” a decision by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine to delay disputed local elections there. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine rebels to delay elections
Officials of the eastern Ukraine regions under the control of Russia-backed separatists say they will postpone local elections that were to be held in the next several weeks, an issue that had impeded progress toward a firm resolution of the conflict. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian Soldiers Join Syria Fight
Photo Russian technicians attached a bomb to a plane at a base in Syria on Saturday. Russian officials say their airstrikes are targeting the Islamic State, but they have mainly hit other insurgents. Credit Alexander Kots/Komsomolskaya Pravda, via Associated Press MOSCOW — Ratcheting up the confrontation over the Syria war, Russia said Monday...
Ukraine Parliament Votes to Legalizes Foreign Mercenaries
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ukraine’s Verkhovnaya Rada on Tuesday adopted in a second reading a draft law on foreigners serving in the country’s armed forces. …read more Source: Fars News...
