Section: Africa&ME
Russian economy strained by sanctions: Obama
US president Obama says that US sanctions levied against Russia over its actions in Ukraine are working but that the US will face a different set of questions about how to respond if Moscow invaded Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Australia holds day of mourning for MH17 victims
Flags fly at half mast as Australia holds a national day of mourning for those killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine, a day after experts suspended the search for body parts. …read more Source:...
NATO chief heads to Ukraine as crisis deepens
Moscow accuses NATO of ‘selling soap bubbles’ as claims of Russian troop build-up near Ukraine prompts invasion fears. …read more Source: AL...
NATO concern at Russian build-up near Ukraine
NATO says Moscow could use pretext of humanitarian mission as excuse to send troops massing at border into east Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
Donetsk hit by air strike as govt forces close in
Local residents inspect a destroyed outlet after night shelling on a local market, in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday. Air strikes and artillery fire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in the eastern city of Donetsk have brought the violence closer than ever to the city center, as Kiev’s forces move in on the rebel...
UAE tour operators hit as Russian travel market contracts
Collapse of major Russian and Ukrainian tour operators are hitting Dubai’s tour operators where Russia is the fifth largest tourist market. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian separatists kill 18 government soldiers in east, army says
Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade, NATO said Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Video: Tensions rise in Ukraine over military offensive
Russia calls for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over Ukraine, as Kiev keeps its military offensive to claw back territory lost to rebels. …read more Source: The...
UN warns of worsening conditions in Ukraine
Power and water supplies becoming scarce as civilians in the east continue to bear brunt of conflict, official says. …read more Source: AL...
About 730 000 have left Ukraine for Russia
About 730 000 Ukrainians have left the country for Russia this year, the European head of the United Nations agency for refugees says. …read more Source:...
