Section: Africa&ME
Analysts Say Ukraine’s Challenges Are Also Russia’s
Daniel Schearf Published December 29, 2014 Ukraine’s pro-European revolution succeeded this year in replacing its Russia-leaning president with leaders favoring European integration. But the Kremlin’s annexation of Crimea, and support for pro-Russia rebels in east Ukraine has many worried the country will remain unstable or conditions...
Moscow ‘not interested in confrontation’ with the West
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says it is possible to escape “spiral of confrontation” over Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
Poroshenko: Three Ukraine troops killed at airport
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday that his forces had lost three soldiers in battles with pro-Russian fighters for a disputed airpor …read more Source: The New...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko to Meet With Putin, Merkel, Hollande
Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, said on Monday he intends to meet January 15 with Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.The meeting, part of efforts to seek a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine’s east, would take place in Kazakhstan’s capital,...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says to meet Putin, Merkel, Hollande on January 15
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday he would meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Germany and France on Janu …read more Source: The New...
Russian economy shrinks
Russia’s economy has shrank for the first time in five years, as sliding oil prices and sanctions over Ukraine take their toll. ||| Moscow – Russia’s economy shrank in November for the first time in five years, the government said on Monday, as sliding oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine take their toll.The economy...
Indonesia says missing AirAsia plane could be at ‘bottom of sea’
One of the relatives of a passenger on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wipes tears as she awaits the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) Jakarta, Reuters—A missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of...
Ukraine adopts ‘draconian’ budget backed by IMF
Ukraine’s parliament on Monday adopted an austerity budget that hikes import prices and shrinks social spending in order to balance the books under a plan backed by the International Monetary Fund. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Are we cursed, Malaysians ask
The disappearance of an AirAsia flight has some Malaysians wondering whether their country is cursed. ||| Kuala Lumpur – The disappearance of an AirAsia flight marks a tragic climax to a heartbreaking 2014 for Malaysians still grieving from the loss of two planes operated by their national carrier, and has some wondering whether their...
AirAsia shares drop after jet disappears
Shares in AirAsia, Southeast Asia’s biggest budget airline, lost almost eight percent after one of its jets disappeared. ||| Kuala Lumpur – Shares in AirAsia, Southeast Asia’s biggest budget airline, lost almost eight percent on Monday in Kuala Lumpur after one of its jets disappeared with 162 people on board.The firm slumped 12...
