Section: Africa&ME
Donetsk shelling victim: my wish is to ‘go to Kiev and to kill them all’ – video
Shelling kills at least two near Ukraine’s Donetsk international airport with residents voicing despair. …read more Source: The...
News24.com | Six coffins of MH17 remains flown out of Ukraine
Six more coffins holding remains of the victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 were flown out of east Ukraine for The Netherlands, officials say. …read more Source:...
EU says no donors’ conference for Ukraine until government delivers
EU neighbourhood commissioner Johannes Hahn said Friday that Ukraine’s new government “needs to deliver” on reforms before it can expect a donors’ conference to be held. Brussels has repeatedly postponed plans for a donors’ meeting to help Ukraine’s crippled economy and Hahn said no date would be fixed until the EU had...
Russian warships enter English Channel
A flotilla of Russian warships led by a large submarine hunting ship entered the English Channel on Friday (28/11/2014) in what naval officials said were preparations for a regular series of exercises. Russia’s Northern Fleet said in a statement released to the RIA Novosti government news agency that its four vessels were led by the...
Round-up: UEFA Europa League matchday 5
Tottenham Hotspur, Besiktas, Dinamo Moscow, Salzburg, Celtic, Inter Milan, Everton, Dinamo Kiev, Fiorentina, Legia Warsaw and Trabzonspor advance to round 32 of Europa League …read more Source: Anadolu...
Russian ruble extends record slide
The ruble lost another 1.5 percent of its value as it extended a record slide after the OPEC oil cartel’s decision to leave its output ceiling unchanged. ||| Moscow – The ruble lost another 1.5 percent of its value on Friday morning as it extended a record slide after the OPEC oil cartel’s decision to leave its output ceiling...
Saudis block OPEC output cut, sending oil price plunging
Saudi Arabia blocked calls on Thursday from poorer members of the OPEC oil exporter group for production cuts to arrest a slide in global prices, sending benchmark crude plunging to a fresh four-year low.Brent oil LCOc1 fell more than $6 to $71.25 a barrel after OPEC ministers meeting in Vienna left the group’s output ceiling unchanged...
Economic sanctions on Russia also punish the European Union
Exports from the continent have dropped and increased red tape is holding up trade, giving rival nations a foothold, writes Robin Emmott …read more Source: Business...
Poroshenko: Ukraine should drop non-aligned status
Ukrainian president says non-aligned status cannot guarantee its security and territorial integrity …read more Source: World...
Ukraine re-elects Yatsenyuk as prime minister
Cabinet set to be selected after Arseniy Yatsenyuk wins support of majority of lawmakers …read more Source: World...
