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Lemkos: Abandoned Minority of Shattered Ukraine War Zone
Partially blind Tetyana has been living near the skeletal remains of a rebel-held airport in eastern Ukraine and surviving off hand-picked vegetables since war gripped the EU’s backyard last year. …read more Source:...
Pope Francis, Angela Merkel among contenders for Nobel Peace Prize to be announced Friday
Pope Francis (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are among the contenders for the Nobel Peace Prize Pope Francis and a line-up of anti-nuclear campaigners headed lists of favourites to win the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize on the eve of Friday’s announcement. The Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was...
UN: Polio vaccines in Ukraine safe despite local concerns
The World Health Organization says it’s worried that millions of doses of polio vaccine might be wasted in the Ukraine after concerns were raised by a patient group that the doses are unsafe. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ajay Jayaram, Guru, Thulasi win in Dutch Open
Defending champion Ajay Jayaram and Commonwealth bronze medallist RMV Gurusaidutt advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Dutch Open Grand Prix after notching up straight-game wins in Round 2, here. Brimming with confidence after his maiden runners-up finish at the Korea Super Series, World No. 25 Jayaram thrashed Germany’s Fabian Roth...
Next Stop Syria? Ukraine Rebels Weigh Options as Fighting Stops
As fighting has dropped off in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels are weighing their options: wait for the conflict to resume, return to civilian life or even head to war-torn Syria. …read more Source:...
Russian President Putin spends his birthday playing hockey with NHL stars
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in an ice hockey match between former NHL stars and officials at the Shayba Arena in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin spent his 63rd birthday on the ice, playing hockey with NHL stars against Russian officials and tycoons. (Alexei...
Ukraine says four soldiers wounded in rebel attack despite truce
The ceasefire has been holding in recent weeks and an agreement to extend a pullback of weapons from the frontline has spurred hopes for the fragile peace process. …read more Source: The Times of...
The World This Week: Russia bombs Syria while America guns its own
Once upon a time, not a very long time ago, Peter the Great decimated Swedish troops in the Battle of Poltava in 1709. Charles XII, the last of the Swedish warrior kings, was forced into exile in Ottoman Turkey and later died fighting as his country was attacked on all sides. After Poltava, Russia emerged as a great power, while the death of the...
French President Francois Hollande Welcomes Ukraine Rebel Election Delay
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday welcomed a decision by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine to delay local elections until 2016, saying it was a step toward lasting peace. …read more Source:...
EU welcomes Ukraine rebel poll delay as ‘fundamental step’
The EU welcomed Tuesday a decision by Ukraine rebels to delay planned elections until 2016 as a “fundamental step” towards full implementation of the Minsk peace accords. …read more Source: The Times of...
