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Kerry, Lavrov meet in Geneva for highly disputable talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Geneva International airport, Sunday, March 1, 2015, in Geneva. (AP photo) US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting his Russian counterpart for likely highly contentious talks amid continuing tensions over Ukraine and American calls for a full probe into the murder of a prominent opposition figure in...
More than 6,000 killed in ‘merciless devastation’ in Ukraine: UN
GENEVA (AFP) – More than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said Monday, decrying a merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure.The UNs ninth report on the situation in violence-wracked Ukraine paints a bleak picture of developments in the country and warns there...
Kerry to meet Russia’s Lavrov for talks on Ukraine crisis
KIEV (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva for talks on the Ukraine crisis Monday, less than a week after accusing Moscow of lying to his face over the conflict.High-stakes talks between Kiev and Moscow are also set to get under way Monday aimed at resolving a bitter gas dispute...
Thousands attend anti-Putin protests in memory of Boris Nemtsov
People carry a huge banner reading ‘those bullets for everyone of us, heroes never die!’ as they march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov who was gunned down on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 near the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 1, 2015. (AP Photo) For the tens of thousands bearing flowers and tying black ribbons to railings...
Kerry, Lavrov meet in Geneva amid Ukraine unrest and Nemtsov murder
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Geneva International airport, Sunday, March 1, 2015, in Geneva. (AP photo) US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting his Russian counterpart for likely highly contentious talks amid continuing tensions over Ukraine and American calls for a full probe into the murder of a prominent opposition figure in...
Estonia’s pro-NATO Reform party wins vote overshadowed by Russia
Tallinn (AFP) – Estonias governing pro-NATO Reform party topped parliamentary elections Sunday, defeating a Kremlin-oriented rival amid concerns over a militarily resurgent Russia, but analysts warned that forging a coalition would be difficult.President Toomas Hendrik Ilves is expected to ask Reform chief, outgoing Prime Minister Taavi...
Kerry, Russian FM meet in Geneva as Ukraine tensions simmer
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Geneva International airport, Sunday, March 1, 2015, in Geneva. (AP photo) US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting his Russian counterpart for likely highly contentious talks amid continuing tensions over Ukraine and American calls for a full probe into the murder of a prominent opposition figure in...
Anti-Putin protests for slain Boris Nemtsov witness massive support in Moscow
People carry a huge banner reading ‘those bullets for everyone of us, heroes never die!’ as they march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov who was gunned down on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 near the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 1, 2015. (AP Photo) For the tens of thousands bearing flowers and tying black ribbons to railings...
Tens of thousands march for slain Russian opposition leader Nemtsov
Moscow (AFP) – Tens of thousands of people marched in central Moscow to honour the memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin in the highest-profile assassination during Vladimir Putins rule.A sea of grim-faced supporters, holding Russian flags and Nemtsov portraits, marched in the drizzle from a packed...
Without banks, Donetsk black market for cash thrives
DONETSK (AFP) – The entrance to the former perfume shop on a busy street in Donetsk now features a Kalashnikov-toting guard, a clear sign of the clandestine nature of the premises new business.Inside visitors find a fully-fledged black market cashiers operation — one of many now serving residents of this rebel hub who have been unable...
