Section: Africa&ME
US: Supplying Ukraine to rival Russia’s weapons ‘unrealistic’
‘We believe a negotiated solution to the crisis is the right approach, and no decision has been made to provide lethal assistance,” said Jen Psaki …read more Source: Anadolu...
At least 9 killed when TransAsia plane crashes into Taiwan river
By Faith Hung and Michael Gold At least nine people were killed and dozens were unaccounted for after a Taiwanese TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board crash-landed in a Taipei river on Wednesday, officials and domestic media said. Dramatic pictures taken by a motorist and posted on Twitter showed the planed cartwheeling...
9 killed as plane crashes into river
At least nine people were killed after a plane with 58 passengers and crew on board crash-landed in a Taipei river. ||| Taipei – At least nine people were killed and dozens were unaccounted for after a Taiwanese TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board crash-landed in a Taipei river on Wednesday, officials and domestic...
UN Agency Pushes Tight Deadline for Plane Tracking Standard
MONTREAL—Global aviation leaders on Tuesday debated setting a tight deadline to improve the tracking of passenger planes in a push to prevent a recurrence of the still unsolved disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Officials at the United Nations safety conference also sought to tackle risks from conflict zones after another Malaysia...
Mother of seven accused of treason released from jail
MOSCOW: A mother of seven accused of treason for telling the Ukrainian embassy about Russian troop movements was to be released from jail on Tuesday, her husband said, though the charges against her remain. Svetlana Davydova, who faces between 12 and 20 years in prison, is being held in the high-security Lefortovo jail in Moscow. Her case has led...
Ukraine hopes for US arms as death toll mounts in east
KIEV: Ukraine will step up efforts to persuade the United States to send weapons, a government source said on Tuesday, after Washington signalled it might be ready to arm troops battling a rebel offensive. At least 19 civilians and five government troops were killed over the previous 24 hours as fierce clashes raged between pro-Russian...
US Dilemma: To Arm Ukraine Troops or Not
MOSCOW/KYIV—By considering giving weapons to Kyiv, the United … …read more Source:...
Turkey wishes Cyprus issue solution based on equality
Addressing a weekly briefing in Ankara, Foreign ministry spokesman spoke about support for Turkish Cypriots, Crimea and the situation in Syria and Egypt. …read more Source: Anadolu...
News24.com | Thousands petition Putin to free mother of seven
Tens of thousands of people have petitioned President Vladimir Putin to release a mother of seven accused of treason for having called the Ukrainian embassy about Russian troop movements. …read more Source:...
Ukraine evacuates civilians from key town as rebels attack
Ukrainian army soldiers patrol the empty streets of Debaltseve, in the Donetsk region, on February 3, 2015. (AFP Photo/Manu Brabo) Kiev, Bloomberg News—Ukraine evacuated civilians from a strategically important junction in the country’s east as the worsening fighting with pro-Russian rebels led to calls for a military buildup on both sides....
