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      Germany Warns Ukraine Truce Turning ‘Very Fragile’
      May30

      Germany Warns Ukraine Truce Turning ‘Very Fragile’

      Germany’s foreign minister warned Friday that the situation in Ukraine’s separatist east was turning “very fragile” and required all sides to refocus their efforts on salvaging a three-month truce. …read more Source:...

      Defending ‘devils’
      May30

      Defending ‘devils’

      And the joke of one-less-lawyer They were all educated. And they all were being led by the educated too. It was a ‘civilised’ and organised group but they behaved like a herd. They raised a maelstrom of hooliganism then settled in their chambers while the rulers remained tight-lipped over what folks dub as ‘Wukala-Gardi’. They came,...

      Russia releases 89-name EU travel blacklist
      May30

      Russia releases 89-name EU travel blacklist

      THE HAGUE – Moscow has released a blacklist of European Union politicians barred from Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      Tennis: Emotional Sharapova, Ivanovic into French Open fourth round
      May30

      Tennis: Emotional Sharapova, Ivanovic into French Open fourth round

      PARIS (AFP) – Defending champion Maria Sharapova reached the French Open last-16 on Friday although she appeared on the verge of tears at the end of her straight-sets win over Samantha Stosur.The world number two made the fourth round for the 11th time with a 6-3, 6-4 win over the 26th seeded Australian.It was the Russians 15th win in 17...

      Russia Releases 89-Name European Union Travel Blacklist
      May30

      Russia Releases 89-Name European Union Travel Blacklist

      Moscow has released a blacklist of European Union politicians barred from Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday. …read more Source:...

      Russia issues 89-name EU blacklist, bars politicians
      May29

      Russia issues 89-name EU blacklist, bars politicians

      May 30, 2015 2:38 AMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – Moscow has issued a blacklist of European Union politicians barred from Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday. …read more Source: The Straits...

      Cash-strapped Ukraine inches toward crucial debt deal
      May29

      Cash-strapped Ukraine inches toward crucial debt deal

      KIEV – Ukraine’s finance minister said on Friday that Kiev and its private creditors were about to launch direct debt restructuring negotiations that could save the war-torn country from a devastating default. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      German FM calls for diplomatic solution to Ukrainian conflict
      May29

      German FM calls for diplomatic solution to Ukrainian conflict

      Visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged in Kiev on Friday all sides of the Ukrainian conflict to refrain from violence, calling a political settlement the only way out of the crisis. …read more Source: Global...

      Finland not afraid to criticize Russia – new foreign minister
      May29

      Finland not afraid to criticize Russia – new foreign minister

      HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s government aims to maintain good relations with neighbouring Russia, but it condemns the annexation of Crimea and will comply with European Union positions on the Ukraine crisis, its new foreign minister said. …read more Source: The...

      Second most wanted Nazi dies in Canada
      May29

      Second most wanted Nazi dies in Canada

      One of the top suspects of Nazi war crimes during the Second World War has died at the age of 93, the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail reported. A Canadian of Ukrainian descent, Vladimir Katriuk, was listed as the second most wanted Nazi this year by the US-based Simon Wiesenthal Center that focuses on war criminals. Katriuk died last week,...