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Swimming: Ledecky keeps US flag flying with Phelps on sidelines
PHOENIX (AFP) – With Michael Phelps taking the night off, Katie Ledecky flew the US flag at the Mesa Pro Series swimming meeting Friday with a sizzling 400m freestyle victory.In his first meet since serving the six-month suspension that followed his drunk-driving arrest in September, Phelps had the night off after failing to qualify for the...
‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’, 93, faces trial in Germany
BERLIN (AFP) – A former Nazi officer known as the bookkeeper of Auschwitz goes on trial in Germany next Tuesday, possibly the last SS member to face punishment after most escaped justice.Oskar Groening, 93, will be tried on accessory to murder charges in 300,000 cases for his role in the deaths of mostly Hungarian Jews deported to the death...
Conflict and terror or peace
The AfPak relationship is more important than ever Synopsis After the visit Of Afghanistan’s president to Pakistan hopes are high that a bilateral understanding between the two countries can lead to peace and stability. This hope and expectation is tempered with the reality of uncertainties, past hostility and, above all, the interests of...
US Troops on Ukrainian Soil Could Reignite Fighting: Moscow
Russia on Friday warned that the arrival of US paratroopers in Ukraine to train its forces fighting pro-Russian rebels could reignite the conflict, leading to mass bloodshed. …read more Source:...
Act II of Yemen crisis
Bilateral relations with all parties should be Pakistan’s focus point The Pakistan Parliament has passed a resolution about the Pakistani foreign policy position on Yemen which largely advises the government to focus on a diplomatic solution. The reaction by State Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE has been unfortunate which is tantamount...
Obama: Europe should keep Russia sanctions until Minsk accord implemented
U.S. President Barack Obama said Europe needs to keep current sanctions against Russia in place until it implements an accord known as the Minsk agreement to halt the fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Obama: Europe should keep Russia sanctions until Minsk accord implemented
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said Europe needs to keep current sanctions against Russia in place until it implements an accord known as the Minsk agreement to halt the fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Australia pushes for criminal investigation
MELBOURNE: Australia will ask Ukraine for a strong criminal investigation to find and punish those responsible for the destruction of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 last July, according to The Australian newspaper. The newspaper reported that Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who is attending a global cyber-security conference...
US troops in Ukraine to train forces fighting seperatists
Hundreds of US paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine to train its forces fighting pro-Russian rebels, the US army said Friday, a move Moscow warned could “destabilise” the war-torn ex-Soviet country.Russia blames U.S. for security crises and turmoil in UkraineViolence escalates in east Ukraine ahead of talksEaster in the trenches for...
Ukraine says first debt proposal does not meet targets
The first proposal by a committee that represents nearly half of Ukraine’s creditors does not help the government achieve all its targets for debt restructuring, Ukraine’s finance minister Natalia Yaresko said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
