Section: Africa&ME
Merkel says “not there yet” on lifting of Russia sanctions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused Russia on Thursday of violating Europe’s peaceful post-war order with its interventions in Ukraine and said Europe could not consider lifting economic sanctions against Moscow until it changed course. “The annexation of Crimea is not just any annexation. It is a violation of the values that created a...
Eight civilians killed in shelling of Ukraine trolleybus-UPDATED
Ukraine and Russia point finger at one another …read more Source: World...
Rebels parade Ukrainian soldiers again
Pro-Russian rebels paraded 20 Ukrainian soldiers through the streets of Donetsk, hours after a trolleybus bombing. …read more Source:...
At least 41 Ukraine soldiers, civilians killed in 24 hours: officials
At least 41 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were killed in one of the heaviest 24-hour spells of fighting in the nine-month separatist war, Kiev and pro-Russian rebel officials said Thursday. …read more Source: The Sunday...
At least 41 Ukraine soldiers, civilians killed in 24 hours
At least 41 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were killed in one of the heaviest 24-hour spells of fighting … …read more Source: Gulf...
News24.com | Ukrainian forces almost lose Donetsk airport
Ukrainian forces have all but abandoned Donetsk airport after months of bitter battle, although military officials continue to insist they hold part of the terminal. …read more Source:...
Bus shelling, clashes kill 34 in one of Ukraine war’s bloodiest days
Another 10,000 people have been wounded by rocket and mortar strikes …read more Source: Gulf...
At least 8 civilians killed in shelling of Ukrainian trolleybus: regional officials
A still image from video footage shows the damaged public bus in Donetsk, on January 22, 2015. (Reuters/Reuters TV) Kiev, Reuters—At least eight civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or mortar hit a public transport stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, regional officials and eyewitnesses said. The strike,...
Ukraine bus shelling kills 13
Thirteen civilians died when shells hit a trolleybus in Donetsk hours after peace talks in Berlin called for a ceasefire. ||| Kiev – Thirteen civilians died when shells hit a trolleybus on Thursday in Ukraine’s rebel bastion Donetsk as clashes forced Kiev to abandon its dogged defence of the city’s airport in one of the...
Russia is ‘tricking’ the world: Poroshenko
Ukraine is ready for an immediate cease-fire, but it has to be reliable, says Ukraine’s president. …read more Source: Anadolu...
