Section: Africa&ME
BREAKING: Raila Drops Bombshell To Uhuru Over Rigged Elections, Panic In Statehouse
IT IS D-DAY FOR ELECTORAL JUSTICE IN 2018: BY RAILA ODINGA A year that has been difficult in nearly all fronts has come to an end. Kenyans preserved a dysfunctional economy and an all-time high cost of living that was coupled with the disappearance of basic commodities like unga from stores. The situation was worsened by a bitterly contested and...
Week in pictures: From Kabul blast to Egypt attack
A photo roundup of some of last week’s events, including protest in Honduras, Ukraine prisoner exchange and Christmas. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine kidnappers release analyst after $1M ransom payment in bitcoins
Kidnappers in Ukraine have released an employee at a United Kingdom-registered cryptocurrency exchange after getting more than $1 million in bitcoins as ransom, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
Russia’s bitcoin expert Pavel Lerner freed after kidnapping
Russian IT expert Pavel Lerner, the head of a UK-registered cryptocurrency exchange, was freed after unknown assailants kidnapped him in Ukraine. The kidnappers released Lerner in exchange for a million dollar ransom. …read more Source:...
Russia’s bitcoin expert Pavel Lerner freed after kidnapping
Russian IT expert Pavel Lerner, the head of a UK-registered cryptocurrency exchange, was freed after unknown assailants kidnapped him in Ukraine. The kidnappers released Lerner in exchange for a million dollar ransom. …read more Source:...
Saudi attack on Qatar at chess tournament sparks fury
Fury erupted yesterday over an outspoken attack by Saudi Arabia on Qatar at the opening ceremony of an international chess tournament. Viewers took to Twitter to attack Saudi General Sport Authority chairman Turki bin Abdul Mohsen al-Sheikh over remarks he made at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships being held in Riyadh. It happened...
Politics: White House officials reportedly said that time Angela Merkel had to explain the ‘fundamentals’ of EU trade to Trump 11 times was ‘humiliating’
White House officials claimed Merkel was condescending toward Trump when explaining Ukraine during one of their first calls, and that wasn't the only incident. A meeting between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel led to a conversation between the two leaders that White House officials reportedly said was...
US Welcomes Ukraine-Russia Prisoner Swap But Says More Can Be Done
The United States on Thursday welcomed the mass prisoner swap by Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist rebels, but called on both sides in the conflict to go farther, asking Moscow to help put an end to the fighting. On Wednesday, authorities in Kiev and the rebels who control large parts of eastern Ukraine exchanged more than 300 prisoners, in...
News24.com | US welcomes Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap but says more can be done
The United States has welcomed the mass prisoner swap by Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist rebels, but called on both sides in the conflict to go farther, asking Moscow to help put an end to the fighting. …read more Source:...
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners before New Year
According to the terms of the deal, Kiev was meant to hand over 306 prisoners to the rebels and receive 74 prisoners in return. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
