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Interpol lists ousted Ukraine President Yanukovich as wanted person
KIEV (Reuters) – Interpol has put ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on the international wanted list on Ukrainian charges of embezzlement and financial wrong-doing, according to a notice on the international police organisation’s website on Monday. …read more Source: The...
EU sanctions on Russia depend on Ukraine truce – Latvia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The European Union will consider lifting sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis only if there is “real progress” in implementing a four-month-old ceasefire deal, Latvia’s foreign minister said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Latvian minister hopes for progress on Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said after talks in Moscow on Monday that he had heard certain ideas that provided hope of progress being made on resolving the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
NATO's Stoltenberg sees slight improvement in eastern Ukraine – paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fighting between Kiev’s forces and pro-Russian rebels has eased in eastern Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was quoted on Monday as saying, although he voiced concern about the risks to local people. …read more Source: The...
World leaders link arms in historic Paris march against extremism
PARIS: World leaders, including some who are normally implacable foes, on Sunday linked arms in unprecedented scenes of solidarity during an historic march against terrorism in Paris. Walking arm in arm alongside President Francois Hollande were a string of leaders including British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela...
No Ukraine summit without progress on peace plan, Merkel tells Putin
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone on Saturday that a four-way summit to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine would not take place until there was real progress on the Minsk peace plan. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine has violated loan conditions, no decision on repayment – agencies cite Finance Minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine has violated the conditions of a $3 billion (£1.97 billion) Russian loan but no decision on demanding early repayment has yet been taken, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Saturday, Russian media reported. …read more Source: The...
Russia likely to demand early repayment of Ukraine's $3 billion debt – RIA Novosti
MOSCOW (Reuters) – It is “highly likely” that Russia will demand early repayment of $3 billion (1.98 billion pounds) in debt owed by Ukraine, Russia’s RIA Novosti agency reported on Saturday citing an anonymous government source. …read more Source: The...
Russia bans transvestites and transsexuals from driving
MOSCOW: Russia has passed a controversial law banning transvestites, transsexuals and people with other “disorders” from driving, prompting sharp criticism from rights activists, including a prominent Kremlin advisor. The legislation, which took effect this week, says its aims at lowering the country’s high death rate from road...
European leaders to show solidarity at Paris attacks rally
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy signs a book of condolences at the French Embassy in Madrid on January 9, 2015 for victims of a terror attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead -© Pool/AFP / by Danny Kemp BRUSSELS: European leaders will make an extraordinary show of support for France by joining a mass rally in Paris...
