Section: Africa&ME
NATO Stages Military Drill in Lithuania
LITHUANIA—More than 2,500 NATO troops are taking part in exercises on two training grounds in Lithuania. Nine countries have sent soldiers to train as part of Exercise Iron Sword, Czech Republic, Estonia, the U.S., U.K., Canada, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary and Germany. Originally the exercise was to have involved only Lithuanian troops but was...
Putin cannot avoid me: Australia PM
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Nov. 6 warned Vladimir Putin he will not be able to avoid a “conversation” over the loss of Australian lives in the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not ‘game over’ for Obama
From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis has fanned perceptions …read more Source: The New...
Ukraine peace plan hangs by a thread
KIEV: The ceasefire in Ukraine hung by a thread on Wednesday after President Petro Poroshenko accused pro-Russian rebels of endangering the peace process and ordered troop reinforcements to eastern cities. In another sign of how far apart the two sides are drifting, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced he was cutting the rebel-held Donetsk...
Ukraine to stop cash support for east
Gas and electricity supplies to pro-Russian separatist regions to continue despite financial aid cut-off, PM says. …read more Source: AL...
Bone by bone, Ukraine identifies its dead
ZAPORIZHIA: Before the war, Oksana Biryukova’s lab helped investigators connect criminals to crime scenes. Now her equipment is buzzing around the clock trying to identify the charred remains of Ukrainian soldiers. The DNA laboratory in the southeastern city of Zaporizhia is the only one in the country charged with creating genetic profiles...
Number of OSCE observers in Ukraine to increase to 500
Plans to increase number of observers in Ukraine to 500, 350 of whom would be based in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. …read more Source: Anadolu...
Second-hand clothes the austerity fashion in Eastern Europe
The global financial crisis hit hard in central and eastern Europe, but one industry has thrived: second-hand clothing stores. While in western Europe the squeeze on household finances prompted many consumers to turn to discount retailers like Primark, their peers further east – where wages are significantly lower – have shifted to the used...
Georgia coalition in crisis as party, foreign minister quit
By Margarita Antidze Georgia’s foreign minister quit on Wednesday and one of six parties in the ruling coalition pulled out, depriving it of a parliamentary majority in a rift over the pace of integration with the West. Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze, who cited threats to Georgia’s pro-Western course, and a junior minister resigned...
Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu due to visit Ukraine on Nov 10
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will visit Ukraine on Nov. 10 to attend the third meeting of the Turkey-Ukraine Joint Strategic Planning Group Meeting …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
