Section: Africa&ME
Shelling kills 6 civilians in eastern Ukraine
DONETSK: Shelling in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk killed at least six civilians on Tuesday, as fighting intensifies between government and rebel forces. AP reporters saw the bodies of two people killed while waiting for a bus in the separatist-held city of Donetsk. Separatist authorities said another person died from an attack...
Europe has low expectations of Davos
Senior European executives have largely given up hope of an economic upturn this year, according to a survey released by PwC. ||| Davos Switzerland – Senior European executives have largely given up hope of an economic upturn this year, according to a survey released Tuesday by consultants PwC.The poll, published on the eve of the World...
Ukraine Issues ‘In Absentia’ Arrest Warrant for Ex-president
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Ukraine shelling claims more civilian lives
Explosion latest in string of blasts in Kharkiv …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukrainian Nationalists Hurt in Grenade Attack
KYIV—Six people were treated in hospital for injuries on Tuesday after what police said was a grenade attack on a group of Ukrainian nationalists in the eastern city of Kharkiv which several officials blamed on pro-Russian forces. The explosion, the latest in a spate of mystery blasts targeting Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities, occurred on...
Around 700 Russian troops enter Ukraine, govt claims
Ukraine’s Counterterrorism Center says around 700 Russian troops have entered the country via its eastern border in Luhansk Oblast. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine, rebels claim to control Donetsk airport
DONETSK: After days of intense fighting, Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed on Monday they had seized control of Donetsk airport once again. The Ukrainian military denied this but acknowledged that the fighting for the rubble-strewn trophy had been fierce. Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 66 wounded in the previous 24...
Explosion wounds 12 outside court building in Ukraine
According to an official statement, six of the wounded have been hospitalized. Preliminary information suggests the explosion was caused by a grenade. …read more Source: Anadolu...
EU not ready to ease Russia sanctions
European Union foreign ministers said there were no grounds to lift economic sanctions against Russia despite conciliatory proposals. ||| Brussels – European Union foreign ministers said on Monday there were no grounds to lift economic sanctions against Russia despite conciliatory proposals from the EU’s foreign policy chief, as...
News24.com | Renewed fighting rages at Donetsk airport
Pro-Russian separatists have renewed attacks on Ukrainian forces at an airport complex in the east after Kiev launched a mass operation to reclaim lost ground there. …read more Source:...
