Section: Africa&ME
‘Russia bans to stay in place until 2016’
EU member states agree to prolong the sanctions imposed by the bloc on Russia over Ukraine’s crisis. …read more Source:...
EU agrees to extend Russia economic sanctions by six months
By Adrian Croft European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to extend economic sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine by six months until Jan. 31, diplomats said, maintaining unity in the West’s tough stance towards Moscow. The six-month extension was agreed by ambassadors from the 28 EU nations meeting in Brussels. Ratification...
Cost of violence hits $14 trillion in increasingly divided world
By Magdalena Mis The cost of violence around the world reached a record $14.3 trillion in 2014, equivalent to the combined economies of Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, a global security report said on Wednesday. The divide between the most and least peaceful regions deepened with many Middle Eastern and African...
Ukrainian former Pres.Yanukovych to be stripped of title
A law that was passed in winter and published today will strip the Ukrainian President of his title. …read more Source: World...
EU agrees to extend economic sanctions on Russia to end-Jan: sources
European Union ambassadors agreed to extend economic sanctions on Russia by six months until the end of January next year, diplomatic sources said …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia, Germany call for ending fight in E.Ukraine
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Russia and Germany discussed swift end to fighting in east Ukraine …read more Source: World...
Ukraine confirm arrest of wanted banker in Berlin
Germann police have arrested Ukrainian Borys Tymonkin based on an international arrest warrant. …read more Source: World...
French, German, Russian, Ukrainian FMs to meet Tuesday in Paris: France
The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia are set to hold talks next week in Paris over the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the French foreign ministry said …read more Source: The Daily...
New Ukraine talks fail to halt escalating clashes in east
The latest round of the Ukraine peace talks involving Kiev and pro-Russia militias in the Belarusian capital have failed to halt escalating clashes in the volatile region. …read more Source:...
Cost of violence hits $14 trillion in increasingly divided world
The cost of violence around the world reached a record $14.3 trillion in 2014, equivalent to the combined economies of Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, a global security report said on Wednesday.The divide between the most and least peaceful regions deepened with many Middle Eastern and African countries sinking...
