Section: Africa&ME
Greek PM Tsipras promises radical change, markets tumble
Employees of Athens Stock Exchange walk under screens showing falling stocks in red on January 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Athens Reuters—Leftwing Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras threw down an open challenge to international creditors on Wednesday by halting privatization plans agreed under the country’s bailout deal,...
EU to extend sanctions on Russia to end-2015
The European Union will extend asset freezes and travel bans imposed on dozens of Russians and Ukrainians after Moscow’s annexation of Crimea to the end of this year, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters on Wednesday. A draft statement, prepared for an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers on Thursday and seen by Reuters,...
News24.com | US provides more aid to Ukraine
The US has signed an agreement to provide $2bn in loan guarantees to help war-torn Ukraine with “near-term social spending” in 2015. …read more Source:...
Litvinenko post-mortem was world’s most dangerous ever, UK inquiry hears
Pathologists examining the body of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned with a rare radioactive isotope London in 2006, carried out the world’s most dangerous-ever post-mortem, an inquiry into his killing heard on Wednesday. They also said they would probably never have discovered the way he had been killed had unusual tests not been...
Turkey condemns raid on Crimean television station
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has termed the incident an “unacceptable breach” to press freedom. …read more Source: Anadolu...
US provides Ukraine with $2bn in loan guarantees
US says it is prepared to step up sanctions against Russia if necessary, will continue to work with allies to increase the pressure on Moscow …read more Source: Business...
US threatens tougher action against Russia over Ukraine
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Wednesday that Washington was ready to increase sanctions on Russia over its actions in war-torn Ukraine.Lew’s comments during a visit to Kiev came one day after EU heads of state threatened to impose further financial measures against Moscow in response to the latest upsurge in violence in...
Russia considers condemning “annexation” of East Germany
The move comes after the Duma’s speaker, Sergei Naryshkin, faced scathing criticism of Russia’s annexation of Crimea when he spoke at the Parliament Assembly of Europe earlier this week. …read more Source: The...
EU to Extend Russia Sanctions
BRUSSELS—The European Union will extend by six months sanctions imposed on Russia last March over its annexation of Crimea, add new people to those under sanctions and prepare new measures, draft conclusions for an EU foreign ministers meeting showed.EU foreign ministers will meet on Thursday in Brussels for emergency talks to address renewed...
US threatens tougher action against Russia over Ukraine
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Wednesday that Washington was ready to increase sanctions on Russia … …read more Source: Gulf...
