Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
As recession looms, Russia acts to support ruble
MOSCOW: (AP) – With its economy spiraling toward recession following Western sanctions and a dramatic fall in the price of oil, Russia took another step Tuesday to shore up the value of the ruble, which has been one of the worlds worst-performing currencies this year.Russias energy-dependent economy has suffered a severe economic shock over...
Ukraine takes big steps toward NATO to outrage Russia
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russias anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet states separatist war.Lawmakers in the government-controlled chamber overwhelmingly adopted a bill dropping Ukraines non-aligned status — a classification assumed by states that...
Report: At least 60 journalists killed in 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — At least 60 journalists around the world were killed in 2014 while on the job or because of their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday, making the past three years the deadliest for journalists since the organization began keeping track more than two decades ago.Two journalists for The Associated Press...
Ukraine takes historic step towards NATO
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russias anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet states separatist war.Lawmakers in the government-controlled chamber overwhelmingly adopted a bill dropping Ukraines non-aligned status — a classification given to states such as...
Ukraine’s rebel university goes Russian
DONETSK (AP) -In eastern Ukraine, where the countrys pro-Russian insurgency has claimed thousands of lives, the regions top university is a major victim of the bitterness and rifts the fighting has caused.The conflict has not only split the university in half and forced many students and professors to quit, it also has affected everything from...
International journalist deaths soar in 2014
NEW YORK (AFP) – The gruesome murders of foreign journalists by the Islamic State group contributed to 2014 being a particularly deadly year for international correspondents, an annual review by the Committee to Protect Journalists reported Tuesday.The CPJ study found that an unusually high proportion of the 60 journalists who died...
Obama invited to WWII commemorations in Moscow: Kremlin
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia has invited US President Barack Obama to Moscow next year to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Unions victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, a Kremlin advisor said.Asked by reporters whether Obama was on the guest list for the May 9 commemorations, Yuri Ushakov, one of President Vladimir Putins top aides,...
Investors expect higher stocks in 2015, but also turbulence
NEW YORK: (AP) – Can the U.S. hold everyone else above water? That is the question investors are asking as Wall Street heads into 2015.A strong U.S. economy helped propel the stock market higher in 2014, continuing a bull market that is on pace to celebrate its sixth birthday in March. On more than one occasion, investors dumped stocks...
Belarus’ president promises help for Ukraine
MOSCOW: (AP) – Belarus authoritarian president has promised to help Ukraine as it struggles through its pro-Russia separatist insurgency and economic hardships.Ukraines year of crisis has been unsettling to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled autocratically since 1994, and wants to fend off any protest movement like...
Czech Jewish community opposes Putin invitation to Holocaust event
PRAGUE (AFP) – The Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic has firmly opposed Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting Prague to attend ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.Invited to attend events by Czech President Milos Zeman, the Russian leader has thus far neither accepted nor rejected...
