Section: Africa&ME
Russia ‘could lose most’ from South Stream stoppage
Cancellation of oil project a setback for Russia, which wants to weaken its dependence on Ukraine as pipeline transit country, analyst says …read more Source: Anadolu...
Dutch to begin assembling MH17 wreckage for investigation
Crash investigators were to begin reconstructing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 shot down over eastern Ukraine in July after wreckage arrived by truck at a Dutch air force hangar …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine receives first Russian gas since June cut
Energy-starved Ukraine said it had received the first Russian natural gas shipments since a politically charged price dispute saw Moscow cut off supplies to its Westward-leaning neighbor in June …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Kiev suspends combat on ‘day of silence’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says a ceasefire along the front line in the east of his country appeared to be holding. ||| Singapore – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday a ceasefire along the front line in the east of his country appeared to be holding after Kiev declared a “day of silence” in its war with...
Suspected uranium smugglers held in Moldova
Moldovan police say they have detained seven people on suspicion they smuggled uranium and mercury to be used in a dirty bomb. ||| Chisinau, Moldova – Moldovan police say they have detained seven people on suspicion they smuggled uranium and mercury from Russia to be used in a dirty bomb.Police chief Ion Bodrug said house searches were...
Ukraine, on anti-graft drive, mulls selling stakes in state firms
Ukraine will conduct audits of state companies with a view to selling stakes on international markets, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Tuesday (09/12/2014), as part of the new government’s drive to reform corrupt and inefficient state institutions. Around 1,500 state firms cannot be privatised by law at present, but the Kiev...
MH17 wreckage arrives in Netherlands
A convoy carrying wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on Tuesday (09/12/2014) on its way to a Dutch air force base where the doomed plane will be reconstructed. Dutch national broadcaster NOS showed eight trucks carrying wreckage crossing the border with Germany overnight, before heading to a southern air base...
Poroshenko orders Ukraine army to cease fire
…read more Source: Anadolu...
UNICEF laments 2014 as extremely harsh year for millions of children
The UNICEF lamented 2014 as being an extremely harsh year for millions of children who were absorbed into violent clashes and wars around the world. The international organization estimated children caught up in violent conflicts in 2014 at 15 million in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Palestine, Syria and Ukraine. It added...
Russia sends more aid to separatist-controlled Ukraine
Convoy consists of around 120 vehicles loaded with 1,200 tons of food and first aid supplies. …read more Source: World...
