Section: Africa&ME
German minister to visit Ukraine amid fears over truce
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, the government in Berlin said, voicing fears about a possib …read more Source: The New...
German minister to visit Ukraine amid fears over truce
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, the government in Berlin said, voicing fears about a possible “new military escalation” in the separatist conflict. …read more Source: The Daily...
U.S. indicts world soccer officials in alleged $150 million FIFA bribery scandal
A combination of file pictures made on May 27 shows FIFA officials. From left to right from upper row: Rafael Esquivel, Nicolas Leoz, Jeffrey Webb, Jack Warner, Eduardo Li, Eugenio Figueredo and Jose Maria Marin. The seven men are among several soccer officials arrested. (AFP/Getty Images) The Justice Department unsealed a 47 count indictment...
7 civilians, fighters killed in new Ukraine unrest
Ukrainian government and rebel officials say seven people have been killed over the last day of fighting between armed forces and separatists. …read more Source: The Daily...
Luxury brands hit by slower sales
Louis Vuitton and Chanel were the only big luxury brands to increase in value last year, according to a survey. ||| Paris – Louis Vuitton and Chanel were the only big luxury brands to increase in value last year as the industry grappled with slowing sales in China and Russia, research company Millward Brown said on Wednesday in the 2015...
Russia allows food imports from Iran
Russia has given the go-ahead to dairy and poultry supplies from six Iranian companies, RIA Novosti has reported. “We gave permission to six Iranian companies for delivery of food products: four dairy producers, and two poultry producers,” it quoted Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Inspection Service press secretary Yulia Melano...
Kiev mortar attack on Donetsk kills three: Pro-Russia forces
At least three civilians, including a child, have lost their lives in a mortar attack by the Ukraine’s military in the country’s eastern Donetsk region, pro-Russia forces in the area say. …read more Source: Iran...
Kiev mortar attack on Donetsk kills three: Pro-Russia forces
Three civilians are killed in a mortar attack on Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, pro-Russia forces say. …read more Source:...
Analysis: The Holocaust as a political issue
The issue of Nazism has been central to the recent Ukrainian-Russian conflict. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
US should ‘back up, reconsider’ Ukraine stance
The US should “back up and reconsider” its stance towards the situation in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
