Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Tennis: Young ousts French seed Mannarino at Memphis
MEMPHIS (AFP) – American Donald Young upset French eighth seed Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 7-6 (11/9) Monday in the opening round of the ATP Memphis Open.In a 90-minute showdown of left-handers who both went out in the second round at the Australian Open last month, 67th-ranked Young booked a second-round match against a qualifier by downing the...
EU suspends new sanctions pending Ukraine summit
BRUSSELS (AFP) – EU foreign ministers postponed new sanctions against Russia for a week to boost the chances of success at a four-way Ukraine peace summit Wednesday, EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said.In order to give space for our diplomatic efforts with the maximum chance of success we decided to put implementation on hold...
Report shows HSBC helped rich clients dodge taxes
LONDON: (AP) – HSBCs Swiss private bank hid millions of dollars for drug traffickers, arms dealers and celebrities around the world as it colluded to help them dodge taxes, according to a report based on leaked documents that lifts the veil on the countrys banking secrecy.The report, published Monday, suggests the bank, which is based in...
EU suspends new sanctions pending Ukraine summit: France’s Fabius
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The EU has agreed to postpone new sanctions against Russia to give time to see if a four-way Ukraine peace summit Wednesday makes progress, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.The principle of the sanctions will be kept, but their implementation will depend on the situation on the ground, Fabius told reporters in...
Leaked bank files show HSBC ‘helped clients dodge taxes’
London (AFP) – A cache of secret bank files shows that HSBCs Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers avoid taxes and hide millions of dollars, according to a report by a network of investigative journalists released Sunday.The files, analysed by reporters in the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), showed that...
Four-way emergency Ukraine summit planned for Wednesday
Kiev (AFP) – The leaders of Ukraine, Germany and France are pushing for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in a frantic bid to halt escalating bloodshed in eastern Ukraine.The four leaders discussed the meeting in a phone call Sunday as part of their efforts to achieve a comprehensive settlement in the conflict...
Obama hosts Merkel amid deepening Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama hosts Angela Merkel at the White House on Monday, as worsening violence in Ukraine confronts them with a choice between throwing more weapons into the war and risky peace talks.The German chancellor will visit the Oval Office for a tete-a-tete as divisions grow over how to stop bloody fighting...
West presses Putin to back ‘last-chance’ Ukraine peace bid
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Western leaders challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday to prove he wants peace in Ukraine, warning both sides a new Franco-German peace drive may be a last chance to stop all-out war.In a dramatic gesture at a gathering of world leaders in Germany, Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko brandished...
Austria opposes arming Ukrainian government forces
VIENNA (AFP) – Austria opposes arming the Ukrainian government in their fight against rebels in the east of the country, Chancellor Werner Faymann was quoted as saying Saturday.I do not believe military action is the way to resolve conflict. I am opposed to sending arms, Faymann told the Kurier daily in an interview.Calls have been growing...
Football: Guardiola demands more despite Bayern win
BERLIN (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has demanded leaders Bayern Munich improve despite picking up their first win of 2015 to stay eight points clear in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win at Stuttgart.Huub Stevens Stuttgart dropped to the bottom of the league following their home defeat while Guardiolas defending champions stayed on course for a third...
