Section: Africa&ME
US to Station 150 Tanks, Armored Vehicles in Europe
BRUSSELS—The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armored vehicles in Europe for use by U.S. forces training there, according to a U.S. military commander. Some of the tanks and vehicles – enough to equip an armored brigade – could be placed in Poland, Romania or the Baltic states,...
Kremlin critic Navalny given suspended sentence, brother jailed
By Maria Tsvetkova A Russian court gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence on Tuesday for embezzling money but jailed his brother for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent. As hundreds of his supporters gathered in front of the Kremlin, Navalny broke house arrest to join the rally but was...
US to station 150 armored vehicles in Europe
Paratroopers of the US Army enter a helicopter at the training area in Grafenwöhr, Germany, on February 10, 2014. (EPA/Armin Weigel) Brussels, Reuters—The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armored vehicles in Europe for use by US forces training in Europe as part of the US response to the Ukraine crisis,...
Wheat supply sufficient until April, 120m tons to arrive from Russia
The ministry will start receiving wheat from local farmers by mid April(AFP Photo) Approximately 120m tons of wheat will arrive in January 2015, marking the delivery of all contracts signed between Egypt and Russia during 2014, the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade announced. The supplied wheat will be sufficient until the end of April 2015,...
AirAsia boss: ‘my heart is filled with sadness’
AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes expressed his grief to the relatives of the 162 people who were on board the ill-fated plane. ||| Kuala Lumpur – AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes on Tuesday expressed his grief to the relatives of the 162 passengers and crew who were on board Flight QZ8501 after wreckage and bodies were spotted...
Ukraine Eyes IMF Credit Lifeline in Early 2015
KYIV—Ukraine expects the International Monetary Fund to disburse new and overdue loans after a visit next month and still hopes a $17 billion bailout program can be expanded, its central bank chief said on Tuesday. Valeria Hontareva declined to give a value for the payment, even when pressed by journalists, but it is likely to total more than $4...
Bodies found in Indonesian waters where plane disappeared
AP PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — Bloated bodies and debris seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday painfully ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people aboard and took more than two days to find, despite a massive international search. The low-cost carrier vanished Sunday halfway through a two-hour...
Ukraine expects to receive three tranches of credit from IMF
Ukraine expects to receive three tranches of credit from the International Monetary Fund… …read more Source: World...
Bodies, debris from missing AirAsia plane pulled from sea off Indonesia
Family members of passengers onboard missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 react to the news that bodies and debris were found off the coast of Borneo island, while they wait at the airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, on December 30, 2014. (Reuters/Beawiharta) Jakarta, Reuters—Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people...
AirAsia: warship recovers 40 bodies
The hunt for a missing AirAsia passenger plane appeared over as debris and dozens of bodies were spotted in the sea off Indonesia. ||| Jakarta – The hunt for a missing AirAsia passenger plane appeared over Tuesday as wreckage and dozens of bodies were spotted in the sea off Indonesia, prompting raw scenes of emotion from sobbing relatives...
