Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine energy minister says "no threat" from accident at nuclear plant
Ukraine’s energy authorities said on Wednesday that an accident at a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya in the south-east of the country posed no …read more Source: The New...
EU, U.S. present Russia with united sanctions, energy front -draft
U.S. and EU leaders will on Wednesday pledge to work together on sanctions and on strengthening the energy security of Europe and Ukraine, as they see …read more Source: The New...
Draft: EU, US to Stand United on Ukraine Sanctions, Energy Plan
BRUSSELS—U.S. and European … …read more Source:...
Ceasefire largely holding around Ukraine airport
Bursts of exploding shells echoed across the Ukrainian rebel-held city of Donetsk on Wednesday but a ceasefire at the disputed airport appeared to be holding one day into a tenuous local truce. An AFP reporter said the calm was shattered just before noon by the sound of several Grad missiles that appeared to have been fired from rebel-held...
EU, US present Russia with united sanctions, energy front – draft
By Barbara Lewis US and EU leaders will on Wednesday pledge to work together on sanctions and on strengthening the energy security of Europe and Ukraine, as they seek to present a united front to Russia, a draft document said. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz are in Brussels for talks after a year in which the...
Turkish FM to discuss ISIL, Ukraine at Basel meeting
Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend Organization for Security and Co-operation meeting in Basel …read more Source: Anadolu...
Carter tapped to succeed Hagel
US President Barack Obama has reportedly settled on technocrat Ashton Carter as his fourth defence secretary. ||| Washington – Can a career Washington technocrat break into US President Barack Obama’s tight-knit inner circle and oversee the world’s most powerful military? It looks like former Pentagon official Ashton Carter is...
US welcomes formation of the new Ukrainian government
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says new government sets the stage for the difficult but necessary process of implementing reforms in Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
TRFN: Conflict, militancy hit human rights in Middle East, African nations
Syria was bottom and Ukraine had the biggest slide in a human rights index published on Wednesday, as countries suffering from conflict grappled with human trafficking and other rights violations.The worsening situation in Syria and Iraq, two of the three worst performing countries, increased the likelihood of human trafficking, forced labour and...
Russian economy heading for recession
Russia’s economy may enter its first recession since 2009 in the first quarter, Deputy Economy Minister Alexei Vedev said, as the Ukraine conflict and lower oil prices exact a toll on the world’s biggest energy exporter. ||| Olga Tanas MoscowRUSSIA’S economy may enter its first recession since 2009 in the first quarter, Deputy...
