Section: Africa&ME
Debate: Ongoing crisis in Ukraine
This episode of The Debate discusses the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Guardsman killed in violent Ukraine protests
A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine’s parliament were wounded by grenades hurled from a crowd of nationalist protesters Monday as lawmakers backed reforms to give more autonomy to rebel-held areas. …read more Source: The Daily...
News24.com | Warning for instigators of deadly Kiev clashes
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said those behind deadly Kiev clashes that erupted after a vote on autonomy for separatist eastern regions, deserved severe punishment, calling the violence a “stab in the back”. …read more Source:...
Italy shaken by tale of two migrants
Italy is reeling after a migrant was accused of killing an elderly Sicilian couple, while another died trying to prevent an armed robbery. ||| Rome – One migrant is reviled, suspected of killing an elderly couple in Sicily; another has been hailed as a hero, killed after trying to prevent an armed robbery at a supermarket in Naples. The...
Lithuania charges 66 over 1991 deaths
Lithuania has charged 66 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with war crimes and crimes against humanity over the deaths of 13 civilians in a Soviet crackdown. ||| Vilnius – Lithuania has charged 66 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with war crimes and crimes against humanity over the deaths of 13 civilians in a Soviet crackdown...
News24.com | Ukrainian kids go to military camp
More than 100 Ukrainian schoolchildren will have unusual tales to tell their mates when classes resume, after spending part of their summer vacations undergoing training by the National Guard. …read more Source:...
‘What happened to standards of journalism, ‘trusted’ Western media?’ — RT Op-Edge
Western media has been using underhanded tactics to drive US and its allies’ political agenda, where they desperately need to make Russia into a villain, and the West into the backers and supporters of ‘good guys’, geopolitical analyst Eric Draitser told RT. A number of Western media outlets have reported Russia has accidentally...
Guardsman killed in Ukraine protests
A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine’s parliament were wounded by grenades hurled by protesters. ||| Kiev – A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine’s parliament were wounded by grenades hurled by protesters on Monday, the Interior Ministry said, as deputies...
EU says deadly Kiev clashes ‘very worrying’
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expressed concern over ‘very worrying’ deadly clashes in Kiev as Ukrainian lawmakers backed an autonomy plan for rebel regions …read more Source: The Daily...
Can a Loose Federal system save Syria and Iraq?
By Jerome Joffe | (Informed Comment) | – – In recent months, prospects for applying the principles of federation and constitutional protection for minorities as a basic political solution for the conflicts in Syria and Iraq have dramatically improved. On the foundation of state restructuring, coordination of military force to degrade ISIS and the...
