Section: Africa&ME
Heavy shelling in Donetsk threatens fragile ceasefire – video
Heavy shelling in the outskirts of the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine increases the strain on a two-month-old ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Netherlands marks MH17 victims with ceremony
The Netherlands will hold a national memorial ceremony for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot out of the sky over war-torn east Ukraine in July. …read more Source:...
MH17: Dutch victims remembered
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will speak at a memorial service in Amsterdam for the victims of Flight MH17. ||| Amsterdam – The Netherlands was on Monday to hold a national memorial ceremony for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was downed over war-torn eastern Ukraine in July.Flags flew at half mast across the...
EU urges Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine
EU foreign policy chief asks Russia to cease movement of military after reports of convoys moving west in Ukraine. …read more Source: Anadolu...
German foreign minister says situation in Ukraine “serious”
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said it had spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements …read more Source: World...
Balloons, music on Berlin Wall anniversary
Thousands of helium balloons traced the course of the Berlin Wall as Germany marked the 25th anniversary of the barrier’s fall. ||| Berlin – More than a million Germans and people from around the world on Sunday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that more than any other marked the end of the...
UPDATE 2-Brent climbs towards $84 on Ukraine tensions, Libya disruptions
* Ukraine ceasefire under threat with heaviest shelling in a month * Two Libyan oil fields closed, export terminal shut * Oil prices to move sideways until OPEC meeting -analyst (Updates prices) By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Brent crude… …read more Source:...
Mounting fears of full-scale conflict in Ukraine
Armoured convoys headed to bolster rebel positions in east Ukraine Sunday as shelling rocked separatist stronghold Donetsk, prompting US-led concerns of a return to full-scale fighting. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Fears over full-scale Ukraine conflict
Concerns of a return to full-scale fighting in Ukraine mounted as rebels bolstered positions and shelling hit Donetsk. …read more Source:...
Germany celebrates 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
By Erik Kirschbaum More than a million Germans and people from around the world on Sunday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that more than any other marked the end of the Cold War. A spectacular 15 kilometre-long string of 7,000 illuminated helium balloons traced the course of the barrier that once snaked...
