Section: Africa&ME
Total CEO de Margerie killed in Moscow as jet hits snow plough
By Vladimir Soldatkin The chief executive of French oil major Total, Christophe de Margerie, was killed when his private jet collided with a snow plough as it was taking off from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on Monday night. De Margerie’s death leaves a void at the top of one of the world’s biggest listed oil firms at a difficult...
Police probe begins after Moscow crash
A criminal investigation is under way after the airport collision that claimed Total CEO Christophe de Margerie’s life. ||| Moscow – The chief executive of French oil major Total, Christophe de Margerie, was killed when his private jet collided with a snow plough as it was taking off from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on Monday...
Sweden widens search for mystery vessel
Fingers were pointed at Russia as Sweden’s navy stepped up its hunt for a suspected foreign submarine in its waters. ||| Stockholm – The Swedish navy stepped up its hunt on Monday for a suspected foreign submarine in its waters with fingers pointing at Moscow in a throwback to the Cold War.Swedish soldiers and sailors were scouring...
Oil executive killed in plane crash
Total CEO Christophe de Margerie was killed in a collision between a plane and a snow plough at a Moscow airport. ||| Moscow – Christophe de Margerie, the chief executive of French oil major Total, was killed in an airplane collision with a snow plough at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport, airport spokeswoman Elena Krylova said...
Ukraine saw 1000 dead or missing in Illovaisk clashes
Commission blames the heavy losses on former Defense Ministry and General Staff, who took no action ahead of the attacks …read more Source: Anadolu...
Allies urged to help pay Ukraine gas debt
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Ukraine’s allies to help the war-scarred nation pay off its gas debts to Russia. ||| Bratislava – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Ukraine’s allies to help the war-scarred nation pay off its gas debts to Russia, amid concern over gas supplies this winter.Russia and...
Pro-Russian rebels end cease-fire agreement with Ukraine
The pro-Russian separatists continued their attacks against the Ukrainian army in the eastern Ukrainian town of Smeloe, in the Luhansk region …read more Source: Anadolu...
Hope, obstacles as Russia, Ukraine seek gas deal
A tentative agreement between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents has raised hopes of ending a dispute. ||| Moscow/Kiev – A tentative agreement between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents has raised hopes of ending a dispute in which Moscow has halted natural gas supplies to Kiev, but several obstacles still have be overcome. Movement on...
‘Ukraine, rebels guilty of atrocities’
Both Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels may be guilty of atrocities, Amnesty International said. …read more Source:...
Russia and Ukraine seek gas deal
A tentative agreement between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents has raised hopes of ending a dispute in which Moscow has halted natural gas supplies to Kiev. …read more Source:...
