Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine’s first wheelchair model breaks taboos
When Alexandra Kutas headlined a recent fashion show in Kiev it was not just a personal dream come true but also a victory for disabled people in her homeland Ukraine. Wearing a long, black dress, she wowed the crowd as she was carried across the catwalk on a wooden throne by four trim men, becoming …read more Source: The New...
Vladmir Putin: US challenges Kremlin with new Russian TV channel
Nearly three decades after it helped topple communist totalitarian regimes in Eastern Europe, US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is challenging Moscow again, this time with a new 24-hour TV news channel in Russian. Nearly three decades after it helped topple communist totalitarian regimes in Eastern Europe, US-funded Radio Free...
France’s Disillusioned Farmers Turn to Le Pen
France’s presidential contenders will this week make mandatory campaign stops at the annual Paris farm fair as polls show farmers increasingly tempted by the far-right’s Marine Le Pen when they even bother to vote at all. Though only a fraction of the population still works in the farm sector, voters remain attached to the...
Kim Jong Un: UN slams North Korea over ‘provocative’ sanctions evasion
Backed by China, the UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea for its "irresponsible and provocative" attempts to evade sanctions. Backed by China, the UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea for its “irresponsible and provocative” attempts to evade sanctions.The council agreed...
Russians Mark Anniversary of Opposition Leader’s Murder
The second anniversary of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s murder was marked Monday in Moscow. U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft read a message on the bridge where Nemtsov was assassinated, just meters from the Kremlin. “We are here today to honor his memory, the values for which he stood, and to express our hope for the...
Russians Mark Anniversary of Opposition Leader’s Murder
The second anniversary of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s murder was marked Monday in Moscow. U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft read a message on the bridge where Nemtsov was assassinated, just meters from the Kremlin. “We are here today to honor his memory, the values for which he stood, and to express our hope for the...
EU member states approve visa-free travel for Georgia
BRUSSELS: European Union (EU) member states on Monday approved visa-free travel for Georgia, after agreeing safeguards to prevent any upsurge in arrivals from the former Soviet satellite. Georgia, along with much larger Ukraine, has been urging the EU to grant visa-free travel so as to show its citizens that close ties with Europe can deliver...
Russia-backed rebels issue ultimatum to Ukraine
Ukraine-run businesses to be seized in Donetsk and Luhansk if blockade does not end, say Russia-backed rebel leaders. …read more Source: AL...
Pro-Russian forces threaten to seize enterprises in east
Russia-backed forces in Ukraine threaten to seize control of enterprises in the east unless Kiev halts a rail blockade. …read more Source:...
Dubai Championship: Wozniacki, Svitolina walk away with positives
Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki feels she could walk away with her head held high even after going down to Elena Svitolina in the women’s final late on Saturday. Chasing a second crown in Dubai, the Danish player went down 4-6, 2-6 in an hour and 28 minutes as Svitolina landed her sixth, and first-ever major title, on the WTA Tour....
