Section: Africa&ME
MH17 victim found wearing oxygen mask
One of the people on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine in July was found wearing an oxygen mask. …read more Source:...
Ukraine lobbies Nato, IMF as deaths mount
Ukraine has dispatched top envoys to Washington and Brussels to secure help in the face of a surge in clashes with pro-Russian insurgents that have killed eight more civilians and troops. …read more Source:...
Hundreds killed during Ukraine cease-fire
The UN says at least 331 have been reported killed in the month since the east Ukraine cease-fire. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian refugees seek new life in Russia
Olesya Astakhova BELGOROD, Russia — After three days trapped in a cellar by shelling, Svetlana and Sergei Divenko left their home in eastern Ukraine and fled to Russia with their two children and a single bag. The two-day, 250-km (150-mile) car journey from the city of Slaviansk to the quiet provincial city …read more Source: Saudi...
Eight killed in separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine
Five Ukrainian soldiers and three civilians killed, according to Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council …read more Source: Anadolu...
IMF lowers global economic growth forecast
Citing Ukraine-Russia crisis, Middle East strife and Ebola outbreak, the fund sets timid forecasts. …read more Source: AL...
Putin celebrates ‘Herculean’ birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his 62nd birthday in the Siberian wilderness as supporters compared his takeover of Crimea to one of the ’12 Labours of Hercules’ …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine rebels blame Kiev for halt in prisoner swaps
Separatists in Donetsk reported to have claimed Kiev for barring swap of certain separatists …read more Source: Anadolu...
Germany, France to send drones to Ukraine
German spokesman confirms unmanned aerial vehicles will survey Ukraine-Russian border …read more Source: Anadolu...
A month in, Ukraine truce exists in name only
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels have marked a month since the signing of a Kremlin-backed truce by engaging in one of the most heated battles of their six-month war. …read more Source:...
