Section: Africa&ME
Klitschko extends nine-year reign as champion
Wladimir Klitschko used his big jab to extend a nine-year reign as world heavyweight champion with a unanimous points decision over a game but limited Bryant Jennings at Madison Square Garden. Returning to the US and the Garden for the first time in seven years, the 39-year-old Ukrainian regretted not being able to overpower the American...
Klitschko extends nine-year reign as champion
The 39-year-old Ukrainian beats Jennings on points at Madison Square Gardens to remain world heavyweight champion …read more Source: AL...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in rebel attacks – Ukraine military
KIEV, April 26 (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and seven servicemen were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Post correspondent wins B’nai B’rith Diaspora Reportage Award
Reporter honored for series on Jewish communities displaced by Ukrainian civil war. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukrainian DJ Mila Alias to perform at the Dead Sea Jordan in May!
Summer is quickly approaching, which could only mean one thing: Beach partyyy! For the first time in Jordan, Ukrainian DJ Mila Alias will be playing at the Sax Fashion Summer Bang party on May 8. …read more Source: Al...
Ukraine soldier dies in rebel raid near Mariupol
KIEV: A Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in shelling attacks by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday near the port of Mariupol in Ukraine’s southeast, Kiev’s military said. A military spokesman said rebels opened artillery fire on forces from the government’s National Guard at Shyrokyne, a village to the east...
Wiki Loves Earth Competition to Showcase Natural Scenes of Morocco
Rabat- Morocco will participate in the third edition of Wiki Loves Earth from May 1 to 31, 2015, to highlight the country’s natural heritage. The event is an international nature photography competition created in 2013 to illustrate Ukrainian landscapes. It expanded to 15 countries in different regions of the world in 2014, when it...
Kazakhstan might re-elect long-time ruler
ALMATY: As oil-rich Kazakhstan votes for a president on Sunday, the governing elite is pounding home a mantra of stability as fears percolate about the country’s massive Russian minority taking inspiration from the Moscow-backed insurgency in Ukraine. With authorities clamping down on all opposition, Nursultan Nazarbayev’s re-election...
Ukraine’s richest man blamed for inciting unrest
KIEV: A leading politician in Ukraine published documents on Friday that he says show the country’s richest man is plotting to incite unrest to ensure the government steers clear of reforms that would hurt his business. Parliament deputy Mustafa Nayyem, a respected former reporter, wrote in an article on the Ukrainska Pravda website that...
Poland to deny entry to pro-Putin bikers
Poland will not allow members of a Russian motorcycle club linked to President Vladimir Putin to cross its border and enter European Union territory. ||| WARSAW/MOSCOW – Poland will not allow members of a Russian motorcycle club linked to President Vladimir Putin to cross its border and enter the European Union’s territory, the Polish...
