Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine army retakes town from rebel bastion
Ukraine’s army says that it had retaken a town on the outskirts of the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk, and intercepted another convoy of vehicles crossing over from Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine army closes in on Donetsk
International monitors once again turned away from MH17 crash site as fighting in the area continues. …read more Source: AL...
US slaps more sanctions on Russia
President Barack Obama has declared that the United States will join the European Union in slapping new sanctions on Russia’s energy sector, arms industry and financial institutions. …read more Source:...
US and EU to impose tough sanctions on Russia
Obama says joint action against Russia’s defence and financial sectors could help avoid more violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
EU adopts tough new sanctions on Russia
BRUSSELS — Frustrated by the apparent ineffectiveness of previous sanctions and outraged by the deaths of 298 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over eastern Ukraine, the European Union adopted tough new economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, EU officials and diplomats said. …read more Source: Saudi...
EU sanctions to hit Russia where it hurts
BRUSSELS — The EU prepared Tuesday to hit Russia where it hurts with tough economic sanctions as Moscow insisted the West can do it little harm and showed no sign of reversing course in Ukraine. Late Monday the leaders of the United States, Germany, France, Britain and Italy put aside their differences and agreed for the international commu...
MH17 victim’s father urges Ukraine fighting lull
The father of a British MH17 victim said fighting in the Ukrainian plane crash zone should end to facilitate the repatriation of victims, after he met Prime Minister David Cameron. …read more Source:...
Civilians killed in Ukraine amid fierce fighting
Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed at least 19 civilians, local officials have said. …read more Source:...
EU agrees ‘strong’ sanctions to punish Russia
EU agrees to widen sanctions against Russia for its role in Ukraine, but stops short of harming vital gas deals. …read more Source: AL...
Dutch PM asks fighting to cease near crash site
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has called Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to ask Ukrainian forces to stop fighting around the MH17 crash site. …read more Source:...
