Section: Africa&ME
Isolated at G20, Putin shows he will do it his way in Ukraine
There is no sign of him changing tack and a European Union decision not to toughen sanctions on Russia is likely to be seen in Moscow as a victory for Putin. …read more Source: World...
Czechs mark Velvet Revolution with red cards
Thousands of Czechs marched to mark the the 25th anniversary of the fall of communism, and issue a warning to the pro-Moscow president. ||| Prague – Thousands of Czechs marched through Prague on Monday to mark the the 25th anniversary of the fall of communism, waving soccer-style red penalty cards as a warning to a president they see as...
In tit-for-tat, Russia expels several Polish diplomats – EU set for new Ukraine sanctions
Polish police guard the Russian Embassy in Warsaw MOSCOW: Russia expelled several Polish diplomats for spying yesterday, deepening the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War as the EU eyed fresh sanctions against Moscow over the violence in Ukraine. Fresh bloodshed in Ukraine between pro-Kremlin rebels and Kiev’s forces added to the...
Protesters give Czech president red card to mark Velvet Revolution
Thousands of people protested Monday on the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution against Czech president Milos Zeman’s Russia-friendly foreign policy and a vulgar diatribe that sparked uproar.The demonstration marked the brutal suppression by communist police of a student march in Prague on November 17, 1989 that sparked the Velvet...
Swastikas Spray-Painted on Babi Yar Memorial in Ukraine
In the second anti-Semitic graffiti incident in a week in Ukraine, vandals spray-painted swastikas on Babi Yar monument in Kiev. …read more Source: Arutz...
EU Moves to Sanction Separatists as E. Ukraine Fighting Intensifies
European Union foreign ministers moved Monday to ratchet up sanctions against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, amid reports of intensified fighting in the … …read more Source:...
Grim prognosis for stricken Ukraine hospital
Facing frequent shelling and desperate conditions, staff and patients at Donetsk’s Hospital 21 in eastern Ukraine say they have no choice but to hunker down, stay put and cling to life as best they can. …read more Source:...
Babi Yar Holocaust memorial defaced with swastikas
For second time in two months, site in Kieve desecrated with graffiti. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Putin Admits Russian Troop Role in Crimea Annexation
Contradicting previous… …read more Source:...
Nine soldiers, police die in Ukraine
Six Ukrainian soldiers and three police officers have been killed in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, security officials say. …read more Source:...
