Section: Africa&ME
Sweden hunts for ‘foreign sub’ in its waters
Sweden is trying to locate a mysterious underwater vessel seen in its Baltic Sea territory. ||| Stockholm – Sweden released on Sunday a grainy photo of a mysterious vessel in Stockholm’s archipelago, as the military hunted for a foreign submarine or divers in the country’s biggest such mobilisation since the Cold War. The search...
Man searches MH17 crash site for relative
A Dutch relative of a victim of Flight MH17 has travelled to the crash site to search for the remains of his missing cousin. ||| The Hague – A Dutch relative of a victim of downed Flight MH17 has travelled to the crash site in eastern Ukraine to search for the remains of his missing cousin, Dutch television reported on Sunday.National...
Shelling in east Ukraine’s Donetsk kills 4 civilians
13 Ukrainian servicemen had been wounded in the past 24 hours …read more Source: Gulf...
Bombing in Ukraine’s Donetsk kills four civilians
Pro-Russian rebels clash with government forces in separatist stronghold despite September cease-fire. …read more Source:...
Military action cannot create success in Donetsk: Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tells national television channel Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics dependent on Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine, Russia see imminent end to latest gas war
Ukraine and Russia stood on the verge of resolving their latest gas war in time to keep the war-scarred nation and EU clients warm through the winter months. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Sweden steps up hunt for “foreign underwater activity”
By Niklas Pollard Sweden beefed up its military presence in the Stockholm archipelago on Saturday to scour its waters for “foreign underwater activity”, a mobilisation of Swedish ships, troops and helicopters unseen since the Cold War. The search in the Baltic Sea less than 30 miles (50 km) from Stockholm began on Friday and reawakened memories...
Ukraine and Russia make breakthrough on gas
“Ukraine will have the gas, will have heating,” president tells state television after meeting Vladimir Putin in Milan. …read more Source: AL...
Donetsk, Luhansk reject Poroshenko’s law
Pro-Russian separatists of self-proclaimed republics refuse to recognize Ukrainian President Poroshenko’s law granting special status to local authorities …read more Source: Anadolu...
MH17 discussion with Putin ‘constructive’: Australian FM
The Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur flight was blown out of the air on July 17 as it flew over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Gulf...
