Section: Africa&ME
Remains of WWII German soldiers found in Kiev
MOSCOW: A Ukrainian newspaper says Ukrainian and German servicemen have found remains of about 200 German soldiers buried in Kiev during the German occupation in World War II. The Segodnya newspaper reported that Ukrainians and Germans have been engaged in the search for three weeks near a cemetery on the banks of the Dniepr in Kiev where 1,500...
Israeli communist joins Ukrainian rebels to fight ‘fascists and neo-Nazis’
Dozens of former IDF soldiers present in Donetsk, according to the city’s foreign minister …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Tax bill bankrupts Santa
Finland’s Santa Claus Office has been declared bankrupt over unpaid taxes after a sharp drop in visits from recession-hit Russians. ||| Helsinki – Finland’s Santa Claus Office has been declared bankrupt over unpaid taxes after a sharp drop in visits from recession-hit Russians, once the centre’s best customers. But...
Fresh clashes kill four army soldiers in east Ukraine
The Ukrainian military says four of its soldiers have been killed in a fresh wave of clashes with pro-Russia forces operating in the country’s troubled east. …read more Source: Iran...
Fresh clashes kill four army soldiers in east Ukraine
Four Ukrainian soldiers are killed in fresh clashes with pro-Russian in country’s restive east. …read more Source:...
Etihad airways expands codeshare with Belavia to offer daily Abu Dhabi – Kiev service
Under the agreement, which commenced from 20 July 2015, Etihad Airways has placed its EY flight code on Belavia’s daily services between Minsk and Kiev. …read more Source:...
Turbulence in Pentagon plans to expand drone flights
Trying to cope with a steadily growing battlefield as the “Islamic State” increases its sphere of influence, the US plans to drastically up its use of drones. Though the move makes sense militarily, it raises questions. When the Pentagon announced this week that it would expand its use of drone flights by 50% within the next four years, Shashank...
Asia: Putin says glad to give US boxing star Russian passport
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would be glad to grant a request for Russian citizenship from US boxer Roy Jones Jr as the multiple world champion visited Russian-annexed Crimea. …read more Source: Standard...
World: Putin says glad to give US boxing star Russian passport
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he would be glad to grant a request for Russian citizenship from US boxer Roy Jones Jr as the multiple world champion visited Russian-annexed Crimea. …read more Source: Standard...
Fresh deadly east Ukraine clashes
Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 14 wounded in fighting with Russia-backed militants in the past 24 hours …read more Source: World...
