Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Rockets kill 15 after rebels reject Ukraine truce
DONETSK (AFP) – At least 15 people were killed Saturday when rockets hit a market in a vital Ukrainian port linking rebel territory with Russian-occupied Crimea after the pro-Moscow insurgents vowed to grab more land.Ukraines interior ministry said 76 people were also wounded in the city of Mariupol by Grad rockets that smashed into a...
Tennis: Djokovic joins sizzling Serena in last 16
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Fired-up top seed Novak Djokovic powered into the Australian Open fourth round on Saturday, joining sizzling fellow world number one Serena Williams and injury-free two-time winner Victoria Azarenka.The Serb, whose chances of a fifth Australian crown have vastly improved after Roger Federers shock exit on Friday, ground...
At least 10 killed in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol: police
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least 10 people died Saturday when heavy rockets fell on residential districts of Ukraines strategic government-held port of Mariupol in the wake of Russian-backed rebels rejection of peace talks.The police chief of the war-torn region of Donetsk said the long-range Grad rockets hit a market in an eastern...
Sizzling Serena joins Wawrinka in Australian Open last 16
Melbourne (AFP) – World number one Serena Williams took time to wake up before sizzling into the Australian Open fourth round on Saturday, joining resurgent sister Venus and mens defending champion Stan Wawrinka.The American top seed, vying for a sixth Australian title and the first since 2010, was slow to get in the groove against...
Ukraine headache grows for IMF
Washington (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund is far from being done with Ukraine, its latest mega-bailout client.A new aid plan for Kiev — larger and longer — is under discussion and raises the risk for the global crisis lender as Ukraine sinks deeper into war against pro-Moscow separatists.Less than a year ago, the IMF...
EU tells Moscow to ‘assume its responsibility’ in Ukraine war
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union called Friday on Moscow to assume its responsibility in ending the separatist war in Ukraine.Time is running out in eastern Ukraine where the escalation of fighting has caused far too many civilian as well as military casualties, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement.Mogherini...
Pro-Russian rebels reject peace deal, launch offensive
DONETSK (AP) -Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine on Friday rejected a previously signed peace deal and announced a new multi-pronged offensive against Ukrainian government troops, defying diplomatic efforts to end the spiraling crisis.The main separatist leader in the Donetsk region said the insurgents wont engage in further cease-fire talks,...
Russians will ‘eat less’ for Putin: Deputy PM
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, on Friday warned the West against trying to topple President Vladimir Putin and said that Russians are ready to sacrifice their wealth in Putins support.Russia has for the past year been sliding into recession amid a slump...
Ukraine rebels vow to conquer more territory in war-torn east
DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Pro-Russian rebels on Friday vowed to conquer more territory in eastern Ukraine and ruled out peace talks after Kiev retreated from a long-disputed airport, casting aside Europes latest push for a truce.The defiant comments from Donetsk rebel chief Alexander Zakharchenko came as Ukraine renewed allegations of...
Ukraine troops cede prized airport to pro-Russia rebels
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraines military on Thursday said days of unceasing artillery strikes by pro-Russian insurgents had forced its soldiers to abandon a shattered airport that had become the symbolic prize of the nine-month war.Defence officials said fighting around the ruins of the Donetsk air hub — once one of eastern Europes busiest and...
