Section: Africa&ME
Beşiktaş to brave Dynamo on cold ground for best CL record ever
Wintry conditions and already-eliminated opposition will be all that stand between Beşiktaş and a date with destiny in a maiden trip to the knockout round of the Champions League when the Black Eagles head to Ukraine to take on Dynamo Kyiv on Dec. 6 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
IAAF: Corruption-hit body adopts Coe’s reforms
Some 197 of the IAAF's 213 member federations were present for the vote. The IAAF on Saturday unanimously adopted a reform package drawn up by president Sebastian Coe in a bid to end “grotesque” corruption that has rocked track and field’s governing body.In a Special Congress in Monaco, 182 member federations voted for the...
Trump complains in tweets about Chinese policy after Taiwan call raises hackles
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump complained about Chinese economic and military policy on Twitter on Sunday, showing no signs of a conciliatory approach after a phone conversation with Taiwan’s president raised hackles in Beijing. Trump’s unusual call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday prompted a diplomatic protest with the...
Ukraine: The lasting impact of landmines on civilians
No one knows how many civilians have been killed by landmines or how many have been planted and where. …read more Source: AL...
Five Ukranian policemen killed in friendly fire
KIEV: Five Ukrainian police were killed by friendly fire in a tragic accident in which officers mistook colleagues for burglars, officials said on Sunday. Three burglars initially escaped the crime scene amid a gunfight between different security forces, although they were later detained. “Last night a devastating tragedy took place that killed...
Magnus Carlsen’s dramatic fightback from ‘certain’ defeat cements his legend
He believed defeat was ‘certain’ after a series of self-inflicted wounds, but Magnus Carlsen overcame self-doubt and a stubborn opponent to show the greatest champions find the path to victory when they’re not at their best Magnus Carlsen looked spent. It was Thursday morning in New York, less than a full day after he had survived the...
600,000 risk losing water in Ukraine
International monitors warned on Friday that around 600,000 impoverished people could be left without water or heat in war-scarred eastern Ukraine this winter. The words of caution came with few signs of an end to the 31-month-long conflict between Kiev and the pro-Russian separatists that has killed nearly 10,000 people in the EU’s...
Ukraine prime minister meets al-Kuwari
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman met HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kuwari, Adviser at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar’s candidate for the post of director general at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), in Kiev on Friday. During the meeting, they talked about the Qatari candidate’s vision...
Lithuanian president: NATO exercises send clear message
Civilians across Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, are concerned that Moscow, after displaying its military might in Georgia, Ukraine and now Syria, could have the Baltic states in its sights next. …read more Source: World...
Iran’s Bimeh Razi vice champion at World Wrestling Club Cup 2016
Iranian freestyle wrestling club Bimeh Razi finishes runner-up at the 2016 Freestyle World Wrestling Clubs Cup in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
