Section: Africa&ME
Ukrainian, rebel convoys head for rail town to evacuate civilians
By Richard Balmforth Convoys of buses converged from two sides on the town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine on Friday after separatist rebels and government forces appeared to have patched together a truce to allow civilians to be evacuated. A Reuters correspondent outside the town of Horlivka, west of Debaltseve, said around 30 empty buses were...
Australian PM to face leadership vote after party-room revolt
By Wayne Cole and Lincoln Feast Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he will fight a challenge to his leadership at a party-room meeting next week after disgruntled government lawmakers on Friday sought to oust him following weeks of divisive speculation. A member of Abbott’s ruling conservative Liberal Party, Western...
Greek radicals play it safe with debt advisers Lazard
Soon after politicians from the far-left Syriza party won power in Greece they said they had hired Lazard to advise them on restructuring their debt.It is a homecoming of sorts for the U.S. investment bank. Lazard cemented its position as the eminence grise of debt negotiations when it secured the biggest restructuring deal in history for Athens...
Merkel and Hollande in Moscow for talks on rising tension in Ukraine
German and French leaders propose a ‘new initiative’ to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko as US top envoy warns Russia …read more Source: Business...
Ukrainian, rebel convoys head for rail town to evacuate civilians
The temporary truce was declared as German and French leaders pressed forward with a new peace plan to end the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: World...
Situation in Ukraine becoming worse: NATO chief
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warns of worsening situation in Ukraine amid worries of split within the alliance. …read more Source: World...
Australian PM to face leadership vote
Australian PM Tony Abbott will face a vote on his leadership after disgruntled government lawmakers called a challenge. ||| Sydney – Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will face a vote on his leadership at a party-room meeting next week after disgruntled government lawmakers called a challenge on Friday following weeks of...
Leaders push new Ukraine peace plan
Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande are headed to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin over eastern Ukraine peace plan. ||| Kiev – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are headed on Friday to Moscow as they mount a diplomatic push behind their latest initiative to halt escalating violence in eastern...
Putin to get Ukraine peace plan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande were due in Moscow Friday after getting Kiev’s tentative backing for a crunch peace plan aimed at ending surging violence in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
German, French Leaders Take Ukraine Peace Plan to Putin
The leaders of Germany and France are due in Moscow Friday to present a new peace proposal aimed at ending an upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande will present their proposal to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, a day after meeting in Kyiv...
