Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine rebels release two US aid workers
Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Saturday that insurgents had released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine rebel leader says has released two US aid workers
Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Saturday that insurgents had released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying …read more Source: The New...
Russia’s WW2 victory parade draws rebuke from Ukraine
For the first time in 70 years, Ukraine has remembered World War II victims on May 8, the day when memorial services are held in European countries …read more Source: World...
Russia Stages Massive WW2 Parade Despite Western Boycott
As the whole of Europe continues to mark 70 years since the end of World War Two, Russia is staging its biggest military parade to celebrate the anniversary. Thousands of troops are marching on Red Square in Moscow, and new armour being displayed for the first time. Many world leaders are boycotting the event because of Russia’s role in the...
Ukraine rebel leader says has released Two U.S. aid workers
NNA – Ukraine39;s pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Saturday that insurgents had released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying. “We have freed two Americans that we arr …read more Source: National News...
Turkey’s new naval vessel contract causes alarm
“Turkey has taken a major step in altering the naval balance in the eastern Mediterranean by contracting the construction of a multi-purpose amphibious assault ship that can function as an aircraft carrier, potentially providing Turkey an unprecedented measure of sea control in the region”, Michael Tanchum writes in an article published by...
US aid workers released: Ukraine rebel leader
Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Saturday that insurgents had released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Russia fetes WWII victory with huge military parade
Russia readied for a grandiose Red Square military parade Saturday to mark 70 years since the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but Western leaders were going to stay away due to the Ukraine crisis. New tanks, mammoth nuclear missile systems and some 16,000 troops were set to sweep past the Kremlin under the gaze of President Vladimir...
Russia stages huge military parade, Western leaders boycott
By Vladimir Soldatkin, Jack Stubbs and Timothy Heritage Thousands of Russian troops marched across Red Square, tanks rumbled through the streets and jets screamed overhead on Saturday in a huge military parade marking the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany. Western leaders boycotted the parade over Russia’s role in the Ukraine...
Russia marks WWII victory with large military parade
Russia has kicked off its Victory Day military parade on Moscow’s Red Square, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II. The Victory Day parade in the capital’s center began at 10:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) and is described as the largest of such events in the...
