Section: Africa&ME
Kiev court permits self-rule for pro-Russia rebels
MOSCOW: Ukraine’s highest court on Friday allowed parliament to vote on Western-backed constitutional amendments aimed at stemming daily bloodshed by giving pro-Russian insurgents partial autonomy in the separatist east. The idea of granting at least three years of self-rule to rebellious parts of Ukraine’s industrial war zone has...
Moscow vows to retaliate against latest US sanctions
Russian Foreign Ministry has slammed fresh US sanctions, saying that Washington wants to aggravate tensions with Moscow and added that the move “would not be left without our reaction.” “Having imposed new sanctions against Russian citizens and companies, the US has once again demonstrated that it has opted for aggravating...
Ukraine court permits self-rule for pro-Russia rebels
Ukraine’s highest court Friday allowed parliament to vote on Western-backed constitutional amendments aimed at stemming daily bloodshed by giving pro-Russian insurgents partial autonomy in the separatist east. …read more Source: The Daily...
Plane debris identified as Boeing 777
Malaysian authorities confirmed that plane wreckage washed up on an Indian Ocean island was from a Boeing 777. ||| Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian authorities confirmed on Friday that plane wreckage washed up on an Indian Ocean island was from a Boeing 777, meaning the part is almost certainly from missing flight MH370.The debris, part of a plane...
In Ukraine: Nun beaten and strangled, Catholic priest shot to death in recent killings
62-year-old Sister Alevtina’s body was found on July 29 with her hands tied and showing “traces of torture” …read more Source: Pulse...
Why We Couldn’t Defeat Boko Haram – Former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh
Weeks after being sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari on 13th of July, Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, yesterday, alleged that certain former Heads of State entered into unholy alliances with foreign countries that grounded the Nigerian military, but ensured the survival of their regimes. Badeh revealed the main...
US Imposes More Sanctions on Russia
The United States has imposed further sanctions against Russia over the events in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. …read more Source: Al-Manar...
Over 160 Donetsk Residents Killed by Ukrainian Forces’ Shelling in Six Months
TEHRAN (FNA)- Over 160 people in the city of Horlivka in Ukraine’s Southeastern region of Donetsk were fallen victim to shelling conducted by Ukrainian forces in the past six months, the mayoral office said on Friday. …read more Source: Fars News...
Armed US Soldiers Arrested in Vienna Airport on Way to Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- A group of American soldiers caused a security alert at Vienna’s Schwechat airport while trying to travel with army weapons to Ukraine without any necessary permits. …read more Source: Fars News...
Finland demands explanation over US sanctions on Finns over Ukraine crisis
Finland has asked the United States to explain why two Finnish citizens and four enterprises have been slapped with sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said Friday. …read more Source: The Daily...
