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Barack Obama: World must reach climate deal in Paris ‘while we still can’
Sep01

Barack Obama: World must reach climate deal in Paris ‘while we still can’

President Barack Obama speaks at the Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience (GLACIER) Conference at Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Source: AP) President Barack Obama said on Monday that world leaders must agree to cut carbon emissions at a U.N. summit in December...

Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; 1 officer killed
Sep01

Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; 1 officer killed

As lawmakers took up a measure to give greater powers to separatists in eastern Ukraine, nationalist protesters clashed with police outside parliament on Monday, and the Interior Ministry said one officer was killed in a grenade blast and more than 100 were wounded. …read more Source: The Times of...

Violent protests rock Kiev
Aug31

Violent protests rock Kiev

Grenade explodes killing one officer; more than 100 injured …read more Source: The...

Angela Merkel says refugee crisis as challenging as reunifying Germany
Aug31

Angela Merkel says refugee crisis as challenging as reunifying Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel likened the test Germany faces in coping with a flood of refugees to the challenge of reunifying the country 25 years ago, and called on citizens on Monday to show flexibility, patience and openness. At a 90-minute news conference at which she was peppered with questions on a range of subjects, including the euro zone,...

Clashes near Ukraine parliament injure 100 officers after vote on east
Aug31

Clashes near Ukraine parliament injure 100 officers after vote on east

Clashes broke out between police and nationalist protesters outside the Ukrainian parliament on Monday after a controversial vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the east. …read more Source: The Times of...

Around 30 Detained Over Ukraine Parliament Clashes: Minister
Aug31

Around 30 Detained Over Ukraine Parliament Clashes: Minister

Around 30 people were detained on Monday over clashes outside Ukrainian parliament in which more than 90 people including police were injured, the interior minister said. …read more Source:...

Blast, clashes outside Ukraine parliament as MPs back more autonomy for rebels
Aug31

Blast, clashes outside Ukraine parliament as MPs back more autonomy for rebels

Clashes erupted outside parliament in Kiev on Monday as lawmakers gave initial approval to constitutional changes granting more autonomy to pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...

Dozen Wounded in Blast Outside Ukraine Parliament: Reports
Aug31

Dozen Wounded in Blast Outside Ukraine Parliament: Reports

A powerful explosion today outside Ukraine’s parliament wounded about a dozen protesters and police during clashes over reforms giving greater powers to rebels in the east, an AFP reporter saw. …read more Source:...

Two US F-22 Jets Land in Poland Amid Ukraine Tensions
Aug31

Two US F-22 Jets Land in Poland Amid Ukraine Tensions

Two US F-22 Raptor stealth fighters landed in Poland on Monday, as regional tensions run high over Russia and the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

IAAF World Championships: Asbel Kiprop’s hat-trick puts Kenya on top in Beijing
Aug30

IAAF World Championships: Asbel Kiprop’s hat-trick puts Kenya on top in Beijing

Asbel Kiprop produced a trademark sprint finish to win a third straight 1,500 metres gold and ensure Kenya topped the medals table at successive world championships after the final night of action on Sunday. The United States men won a sixth straight gold in 4x400m relay but Jamaica’s Novlene Williams-Mills ran down tiring American Francena...