Section: Africa&ME
EU poised for fresh Russia sanctions
European Union foreign ministers will discuss hitting Russia with fresh sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. ||| Brussels – European Union foreign ministers will discuss Monday hitting Russia with fresh sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, but they must keep the door open to Moscow, new foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said.The...
UK PM warns of bleak global prospects
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has offered a bleak assessment of global economic prospects. ||| London – Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has offered a bleak assessment of global economic prospects, comparing potential troubles to red warning lights on a car’s dashboard.Writing in an op-ed piece in the...
Tit for tat? Russia boots Polish envoys
Several Russian diplomats have been expelled from Poland – and Moscow has taken “adequate” measures in return. ||| Moscow – Russia said on Monday several of its diplomats had been expelled from Poland and that a number of Polish diplomats had left Russia after Moscow took “adequate” measures in return. The Russian Foreign Ministry did...
EU poised for fresh Russia sanctions over Ukraine
European Union foreign ministers will discuss hitting Russia with fresh sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, but they must keep the door open to Moscow, new foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Barloworld posts profit on after-market sales
Barloworld has been hit by slack demand from the mining sector and in Russia the on-going Ukraine crisis has also put pressure on demand. …read more Source:...
Russians wary of rouble’s rebound
Factors that led the rouble to plummet — the Ukraine crisis and low oil prices — ‘still in place’ …read more Source: Business...
Local emergency services recover MH17 wreckage in Ukraine
The air safety inspectorate intends to reconstruct parts of the airliner in the Netherlands in order to ascertain the cause of the crash. …read more Source: World...
Heavy shelling rocks Ukraine’s rebel-held Donetsk
In separatist Luhansk region, three members of Ukraine’s special police force were killed as a result of a rebel attempt to break into Ukrainian-controlled territory …read more Source: World...
MH17 flight evidence removal begins in eastern Ukraine
Dutch experts will examine crucial evidence from the wreckage, and previously unidentified bodies will be examined. …read more Source: Anadolu...
G20 pledges to reinvigorate global economy
G20 leaders wrapped up an annual summit yesterday with a vow to reinvigorate the global economy, but geopolitical frictions sparked anew as Russian President Vladimir Putin brushed off Western anger over Ukraine. ||| Jitendra Joshi Brisbane, AustraliaGROUP of 20 (G20) leaders wrapped up an annual summit yesterday with a vow to reinvigorate the...
