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Access agreed for OSCE monitors in Ukraine: Berlin
BERLIN – The leaders of Russia, Germany and Ukraine have agreed on “concrete measures” to allow OSCE observers to monitor the shaky ceasefire in Ukraine, Berlin announced on Tuesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine army, rebels miss deadline to start weapons pullback
Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels failed Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weaponry from the front line in eastern Ukraine as a deadline passed to do so. Under a cease-fire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France last week, the warring sides were to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the...
Putin, Merkel, Poroshenko agree on OSCE steps to monitor eastern Ukraine
…read more Source: AKIpress News...
Tennis: Seeds Dolgopolov, Karlovic win at Delray Beach
DELRAY BEACH (AFP) – Ukraines third-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov and Croatian fourth seed Ivo Karlovic advanced to the second round of the ATP Delray Beach Open with victories on Monday.Dolgopolov fired nine aces and dropped his serve only once in defeating Russias Teymuraz Gabashvili 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 while Karlovic blasted 23 aces to oust...
Ukraine army, rebels miss deadline to start weapons pullback
Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels failed Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weaponry from the front line in eastern Ukraine as a deadline passed to do so.Under a cease-fire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France last week, the warring sides were to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the...
Separatists to battle on for east Ukraine town – senior rebel
Pro-Russian separatists cannot “morally” stop fighting for control of a town in east Ukraine where they have encircled government troops despite a peace deal, a senior rebel representative said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Canada’s Fairfax to buy insurer Brit Plc for $1.88 billion
CANADA (Reuters) – Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, a Canadian property and casualty insurer, said it would buy Brit Plc, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, for about $1.88 billion to gain a significant presence in the Lloyds of London market.Brit shareholders will receive 305 pence in cash per share, including any final dividend for the...
Separatists to battle on for east Ukrain town
Pro-Russian separatists cannot “morally” stop fighting for control of a town in east Ukraine where they have encircled government troops despite a peace deal, a senior rebel representative said on Tuesday. Denis Pushilin also told Reuters before a scheduled conference call on implementation of the agreement that the rebels could not...
Merkel, Putin, Poroshenko agree steps on Ukraine ceasefire
German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on concrete steps with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to allow the OSCE to observe the situation in eastern Ukraine given the fragility of the agreed ceas… …read more Source: The...
Breaches threaten shaky Ukraine truce
KIEV – A two-day-old truce in Ukraine was under threat Monday with fighting unabated around a strategic railway hub and other violations reported, putting in peril an agreement to start withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline. The European Union, which backed the fresh peace effort brought about last week through hard-won mediation by...
