Section: The Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Eurovision victory ‘makes no difference’ for Tatars
Ukraine’s Jamala reacts on winning the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest final at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Photo: AP GENEVA: The UN human rights office says Ukrainian singer Jamala’s Eurovision victory “makes no difference on the ground” for Crimean Tatars, who have faced growing persecution...
Ukraine’s Jamala takes home Eurovision crown with song about war
Ukraine’s Jamala reacts on winning the Eurovision Song Contest final at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, May 14, 2016. REUTERS STOCKHOLM: Ukraine’s Jamala struck a surprise gold in the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with a song “1944” about war-time deportations of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union in one of the...
Obama toasts Nordic nations after Russia-focused summit
The White House is seen with the Washington Monument (L) behind it and the Jefferson Memorial (R) in Washington, May 1, 2011. REUTERS WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama toasted Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland at a star-studded state dinner on Friday, lauding the nations for their global influence on civil rights, humanitarian issues...
US activates Romanian missile defense site, angering Russia
A view shows the command center for the newly opened ballistic missile defense site at Deveselu air base, Romania, May 12, 2016. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea/via DEVESELU: The United States switched on an $800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday that it sees as vital to defend itself and Europe from so-called rogue states but the Kremlin...
US to switch on European missile shield despite Russian alarm
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter testifies on operations against the Islamic State, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, April 28, 2016. REUTERS BUCHAREST: The United States’ European missile defence shield goes live on Thursday almost a decade after Washington proposed protecting NATO from Iranian rockets and despite Russian warnings that...
Reinventing Europe
After almost six decades of successful integration, Europe has become a large feature of everyday life a political, economic, institutional, and legal reality. But all of Europe’s manifestations depend on the vitality of its underlying idea, of its soul. If this idea dies among Europe’s citizens and peoples, the EU will come to an...
Germany’s Guendogan ruled out of Euro 2016 with knee injury
Borussia Dortmund’s Ilkay Guendogan (R) and Gonzalo Castro celebrate a goal against SC Paderborn during their German Cup (DFB Pokal) second round soccer match in Dortmund, Germany, October 28, 2015. Photo: Reuters BERLIN: Germany midfielder Ilkay Guendogan has been ruled out of Euro 2016 after sustaining a serious knee injury in training...
Villarreal warm up for Liverpool by clinching CL berth
Villarreal players celebrate after scoring a goal during their Europa League semifinal first leg football match between Villarreal and Liverpool FC at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, on Thursday April 28, 2016. Villarreal won 1-0. Photo: Alberto Saiz/AP BARCELONA: Villarreal warmed up for its decisive Europa League semifinal at...
Two soldiers killed
KIEV: Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in fresh fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the east even as a new truce took effect, Kiev said on Saturday. “As a result of hostilities, over the past 24 hours two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and four others wounded,” Ukraine’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told...
Let’s get ready to rumble at Bernabeu, says City’s Hart
Manchester City’s Joe Hart applauds the fans at the end of the match.Reuters Manchester City are set up to land Real Madrid a knockout blow at the Bernabeu next week and earn a place in the Champions League final, Joe Hart said after his saves helped earn a 0-0 draw in Tuesday’s first leg. The England goalkeeper produced two...
