Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Do not let Ukrainian pilot die, writer tells Putin
MOSCOW (AFP) – Renowned Russian writer Vladimir Voinovich on Thursday warned President Vladimir Putin not to let die a Ukrainian military pilot who has been on hunger strike in a Moscow jail for over two months.Nadia Savchenko, a 33-year-old Ukrainian helicopter navigator, is being held in a Moscow prison hospital after launching a hunger...
Athletics: Coe says Russia must not be banned over doping
MARSEILLE (AFP) – Track legend Sebastian Coe, campaigning for the presidency of world athletics, said Wednesday that Russia should not be kicked out of sport because of its doping scandal.Coe told AFP in an interview that Russia has been through a difficult time but it must be helped to set up a clean sports machine.The International...
Bank of Cyprus 2014 loss narrows sharply
NICOSIA (AFP) – Bank of Cyprus said Wednesday it posted a 256 million euro loss for 2014, mainly on increased provisions for exposure to Russia.The results of the fourth quarter… were negatively affected by increased provisions relating… to impairments in Russia, CEO John Patrick Hourican said in a statement.The loss after tax...
Ceasefire takes hold in Ukraine, but US angry at Russia’s ‘lies’
KIEV (AFP) – A UN-backed ceasefire showed signs of taking hold in Ukraine on Wednesday, but tensions remained high after the US accused Russia of lies and Britain ordered a small troop deployment to train Kievs forces.Russia in turn has warned it could within days cut off gas supplies to Ukraine — and, by extension, to parts of the...
Vladmir Putin declares East Ukraine gas supply-cut as ‘genocide’
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that Kievs decision to cut off gas supplies to east Ukraine last week, which prompted Moscow to start direct deliveries, smacked of genocide.Its not enough that theres hunger there and the OSCE has reported a humanitarian catastrophe, but then to switch off gas supplies too...
Russian paratroopers in drills on border with Estonia, Lithuania
MOSCOW (AFP) – Up to 2,000 Russian soldiers took part in drills in the countrys west on Wednesday as Moscow conducted an inspection of its paratrooper units in the latest show of strength likely to alarm its neighbours.Some 500 units of equipment were also to be included in drills in the western Pskov region which borders EU members Estonia...
US furious over Russia’s ‘lies’ on Ukraine
Kiev (AFP) – The United States expressed fury at Russias lies over Ukraine after European powers urged a frayed ceasefire be respected, while a rare overnight calm was reported in the war zone on Wednesday.But the crisis still simmered dangerously. Britain said it was dispatching a team of soldiers to Ukraine for training and warned Russia...
World response to armed groups like IS ‘shameful’: Amnesty
London (AFP) – World leaders have proved shameful and ineffective in failing to protect civilians from groups like Islamic State (IS), Amnesty International said Wednesday, calling 2014 a catastrophic year.In its 415-page annual report detailing abuses in 160 countries, the group accused governments of pretending the protection of civilians...
Red Cross warns against ‘politicising humanitarian aid’ for Ukraine
MOSCOW (AFP) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross spoke out Tuesday against politicising the issue of humanitarian assistance for war-torn eastern Ukraine.Speaking to reporters after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine crisis, Peter Mauer also called on Moscow and Kiev to create what he...
Britain to send military trainers to Ukraine: PM
LONDON (AFP) – Britain will send troops to Ukraine next month to train government forces fighting pro-Russian separatists, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Tuesday, while ruling out sending lethal equipment.Over the course of the next month we are going to be deploying British service personnel to provide advice and a range of...
