Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine will join EU within 10 years: PM
Ukraine will join the EU within the next decade, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said Friday, adding that his country still believed strongly in the bloc despite Britain’s vote to leave …read more Source: The Daily...
1000s of Italians protest EU sanctions against Russia
Thousands of Italians protest in Verona against EU’s anti-Russia sanctions. …read more Source:...
Cepelova stuns Muguruza
LONDON — Garbine Muguruza, the world No. 2 and French Open champion, was knocked out of Wimbledon Thursday as Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori struggled and Andy Murray stormed into the third round. A below-par Muguruza, who was runner-up to Serena Williams last year, lost 6-3, 6-2 to Slovak qualifier Jana Cepelova, the world No. 124, in just...
Russia agrees to talks with NATO after Warsaw
Moscow has agreed to a Russia-NATO council after the alliance’s summit in Warsaw next month, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on June 29, as both sides seek to defuse military tensions exacerbated by the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Taye Taiwo, Nnamdi Oduamadi: Nigerian players in Helsinki team for Europa League fixture
Taye Taiwo has featured in the Europa League in the past with Marseille and Dynamo Kiev. Nigerian players Taye Taiwo and Nnamdi Oduamadi have been included in HJK Helsinki’s team to face FK Atlantas in Thursday’s first leg Europa League first round qualifying game at the Klaipédosmiesto Centrinis stadium.Helsinki will be aiming to...
Details emerge of Istanbul airport attack victims
Details are emerging about some of the 42 people killed in the suicide bombers’ attack at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport. ||| Istanbul – Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 42 people and wounded hundreds at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport late Tuesday, apparently targeting Turkey’s crucial tourism...
IS suspected of airport attack
SHATTERED REMAINS: A man looks at the damage caused by suicide bombers at Ataturk Airpor t’s international arrivals terminal in Istanbul. Pictures: AFP 41 killed in deadly Istanbul siege by suicide bombers Turkish investigators pored over video footage and witness statements yesterday after three suspected Islamic State (IS) suicide bombers...
Turkey points fingers after airport attack
Investigations are under way to determine the identity of the trio who carried out a triple suicide bombing at Ataturk Airport. ||| Istanbul – Turkey pointed the finger at Islamic State on Wednesday for a triple suicide bombing and gun attack that killed 42 people at Istanbul’s main airport, and President Tayyip Erdogan called it a...
Terror strikes Turkey
Relatives of one of the victims of the blast at Istanbul Ataturk Airport mourn in front of a morgue in Istanbul on Wednesday. — ReutersIstanbul — Five Saudis were among 13 foreigners killed in a triple suicide bombing at Istanbul’s international airport, a Turkish official said. A total of 41 people were killed and 239 injured. The city...
Ronaldo may test Poles’ defense
MARSEILLE — Poland has an impressive defensive record at Euro 2016 but standing in its way to a semifinal spot is arguably one of sport’s greatest-ever athletes, Cristiano Ronaldo. The monstrous Polish center back pairing of Michal Pazdan and Kamil Glik face their toughest challenge yet when they come up against Portugal in the last-eight...
