Section: Africa&ME
Djokovic into US Open third round on walkover
NEW YORK — World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the US Open without swinging his racket Wednesday when scheduled opponent Jiri Vesely pulled out injured. Serbia’s Djokovic won by walkover when left forearm inflammation prompted Czech Vesely — who inflicted a rare defeat on Djokovic on the claycourts...
UN anti-torture body resumes Ukraine visit
Geneva: A UN torture prevention group said on Wednesday it would resume a visit to Ukraine that it had halted in protest over access issues following “positive talks” with the Ukrainian government. Last May, the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) announced that it had suspended its mission to Ukraine after being denied...
6000 new immigrants in Israel this summer
6,000 new immigrants arrived in Israel this summer, with more than 150 Naaleh students and 30 olim to arrive tomorrow from Ukraine. …read more Source: Arutz...
UN anti-torture body resumes Ukraine visit
A UN torture prevention group said Wednesday it would resume a visit to Ukraine that it had halted in protest over access issues following “positive talks” with the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: The Sunday...
UN anti-torture body resumes Ukraine visit
A U.N. torture prevention group said Wednesday it would resume a visit to Ukraine that it had halted in protest over access issues following “positive talks” with the Ukrainian government …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine: Country ends visa-free deal with North Korea to keep out “ineligible persons”
South Korea has been making diplomatic efforts to engage North Korea's old allies to press for change in North Korea. Ukraine has revoked a Soviet-era deal that allowed visa-free travel for North Koreans, the latest setback for isolated North Korea which has been under growing pressure since the UN Security Council imposed toughened new...
EU should end economic bans against Russia: French president
French President Francois Hollande has called for an end to European Union sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine amid growing dissent in the 28-nation bloc on the restrictive measures. …read more Source: Iran...
Her grandmother hid their Judaism
Fleeing the violence of Ukraine, 211 new olim disembarked at Ben Gurion today. ‘We knew we had Jewish roots but did not have the documents.’ …read more Source: Arutz...
WATCH: Ukrainian forces drill hostage situation at Israeli Embassy
Ukrainian Special Forces simulate hijacking of embassy building in Kiev by ‘terrorists’ who posed as visitors; when the ‘negotiations’ with the kidnappers ‘failed,’ the forces stormed into the building, regaining control over it. …read more Source: Yedioth...
UN aid contracts ‘going to Assad-linked companies’
A UN aid convoy delivers food, health and emergency items to the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus/AFP-FileLONDON, United Kingdom, Aug 30 – United Nations aid contracts worth tens of millions of dollars have gone to people closely associated with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad despite US and EU sanctions, the...
