Section: Africa&ME
Euro 2016 kick-off in France marred by fears of terrorism and labour strikes
MARSEILLE // Euro 2016 kicks off at the Stade de France on Friday night, with the international football tournament marred by fears of terrorism and disruptive strikes.France has been in a self-declared state of emergency since ISIL attacks killed 130 people in the capital on November 13 last year.Terror suspects have been arrested in both...
Ukraine releases recording of alleged French terror plot
Ukraine’s national security service has released what it says are recordings of a Frenchman and a Ukrainian discussing plans for terror attacks in France, in which the Frenchman says targets would include the national tax center and a bridge. …read more Source: The Daily...
OSCE says staff member missing in rebel held Ukraine
NNA – European monitors observing Ukraine39;s flaring separatist conflict said on Wednesday that one of their local staff has gone missing in the pro-Russian east. The Organization for Security and …read more Source: National News...
2 Ukrainian sailors found dead in Istanbul shipyard
Investigation launched after bodies discovered by shipyard personnel in Tuzla district …read more Source: Anadolu...
US optimistic EU will renew sanctions on Russia
‘Minsk [agreement] is far from being implemented in any of its components,’ US top official says …read more Source: World...
US optimistic EU will renew sanctions on Russia
‘Minsk [agreement] is far from being implemented in any of its components,’ US top official says …read more Source: Anadolu...
Federer to face fearless teen Fritz
STUTTGART, Germany — Teenager Taylor Fritz earned the chance to face his hero Roger Federer after the American defeated an unranked French qualifier Tuesday to reach the second round in Stuttgart. Federer will be playing his first match in nearly a month after clearing up back pain and skipping the French Open, as he ramps up his preparations for...
News24.com | Ukraine border guards discover bootleg alcohol pipeline
Authorities in Ukraine say they have foiled plans to ship bootleg alcohol from Moldova to Ukraine via a pipeline. …read more Source:...
Ukraine border guards discover bootleg alcohol pipeline
Authorities in Ukraine say they have foiled plans to ship bootleg alcohol from Moldova to Ukraine via a pipeline. …read more Source: The Daily...
French officials doubt Ukraine arrest linked to soccer bomb plot
French investigators believe a Frenchman detained in Ukraine with a cache of weapons and explosives was more likely involved in arms smuggling than tied to a militant group, the prosecutor leading the case said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
