Section: Africa&ME
Jewish woman killed in Ukraine; rocket hits near synagogue
Dovid Mondshine of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS has expressed interest in evacuating the Jewish community of Donetsk to the nearby Russian city of Rostov. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Is climate change fuelling war?
For years, scientists and security analysts have warned that global warming looms as a potential source of war and unrest.Storms, droughts, floods, and spells of extreme heat or exceptional cold: all can destroy wealth, ravage harvests, force people off land, exacerbate ancient rivalries and unleash a fight for resources, they say.These factors...
Hollande and Merkel will ‘try everything’ at Ukraine summit: France
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to a Ukraine peace summit in Minsk on Wednesday to “try everything right to the end,” the French presidency said. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Cypriot-flagged freighter runs aground off a Greek Aegean island
Greek authorities have rescued 11 crew members of a Cypriot-flagged freighter which ran aground off a Greek Aegean island early on Wednesday, the Greek coastguard said on Wednesday. The “Goodfaith” cargo ship, which was sailing empty from the port of Elefsina – close to Athens – to Odessa, Ukraine, was driven ashore off the island of Andros and...
Attacks threaten Ukraine peace talks
Desperate four-way peace talks in Minsk appeared increasingly doomed to failure after fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine. ||| Kiev – Desperate four-way peace talks planned for Wednesday in Minsk appeared increasingly doomed to failure on Tuesday night after fighting intensified in eastern Ukraine. Early in the morning, reports emerged...
Leaders Set to Discuss Ukraine Peace Plan as Fighting Continues
Deadly fighting … …read more Source:...
News24.com | Putin, Obama urge swift end to bloodshed in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama have highlighted in a phone call the need for a political solution to the “internal” conflict in Ukraine to swiftly end the bloodshed there, the Kremlin says. …read more Source:...
Ukraine summit set for crunch talks
Leaders from Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany were due to hold last-ditch peace talks Wednesday aimed at halting 10 months of conflict in east Ukraine that has claimed over 5400 lives. …read more Source:...
Peace talks pull Ukraine trigger
A rocket attack on Ukraine’s military headquarters in the war-torn east killed at least six civilians yesterday as violence intensified in the region ahead of a planned peace summit. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Wall Street rises on Greek deal hopes
American stocks rose on Tuesday on hopes that Greek debt negotiations could result in a deal that stabilises Europe. ||| New York – US stocks rose on Tuesday on hopes that Greek debt negotiations could result in a deal that stabilises Europe, while Apple helped lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq as it became the first US company worth more...
