Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Obama takes foreign policy risk, but on his own terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obamas secret negotiations on Cuba suggest hes willing to make bold and risky moves if he can keep tight control and rely on a few close aides.Its a pattern he followed during clandestine talks with Iran that led to an interim nuclear deal and the under-the-radar discussions with China on a climate change...
Russia brands new sanctions roadblock to Ukraine peace
KIEV (AFP) – Russia accused the West on Saturday of fuelling unrest in Ukraine by adopting anti-Kremlin sanctions that further erode the prospects of peace talks to end the separatist war.A Ukranian conference mediated by European and Russian envoys in the Belarussian capital Minsk had initially been set for last week and meant to coincide...
US slaps trade ban on Crimea over Russia ‘occupation’
WASHINGTON, (AFP) – US President Barack Obama imposed sweeping sanctions Friday on Russia-annexed Crimea with an executive order prohibiting American exports of goods or services to the contested peninsula and barring Crimean imports.US neighbor Canada also slapped new sanctions on Russia, hitting the countrys oil and gas sector and...
Pakistani rupee only currency to gain 10pc or more in 2014
LONDON: (Dunya News) – Pakistani rupee was the only currency to have gained 10 percent or more during 2013-14, according to a British newspaper. British pounds gained against 42 currencies of the world. Out of 74 currencies, pound remained stronger 10 percent stronger to 10 currencies.However, Pakistani rupee was the only currency of the world to...
EU’s Mogherini urges Putin to make ‘radical change’ in attitude
BRUSSELS (AFP) – EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a radical change in attitude to end the crisis sparked by Moscows intervention in Ukraine.The fact that Russia is in a difficult situation from a financial point of view is not good news, Mogherini told reporters, referring...
EU approves new Crimea sanctions
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The EU imposed additional sanctions Thursday on Crimea, banning all investment and cruise ships from its ports to force home the message the bloc will not recognise Russias illegal annexation of Ukraine territory.The annexation is illegal and what we are doing is part of the non-recognition policy, European Commission...
Putin promises economic recovery, digs in on Ukraine
MOSCOW (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday tried to quell fears of economic collapse and vowed rapid recovery from the worst financial crisis of his rule but stressed that his position on Ukraine has not shifted.Speaking at an annual news conference, the Russian leader said that the economic downturn will last two years at most and...
Ukraine in ‘punitive’ war against rebels: Putin
MOSCOW (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday branded Ukraines attempt to crush a Moscow-backed separatist uprising in the east of the country a punitive operation and said Russia was fighting for its right to exist.It is indeed a punitive operation. But it is being conducted by the current Kiev authorities, Putin told his annual...
Putin holds late-night talks on Ukraine with European leaders
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russias President Vladimir Putin and his French, German and Ukrainian counterparts agreed in a phonecall early Wednesday that they wanted talks between Kiev, Moscow and rebels controlling parts of eastern Ukraine to resume as soon as possible.The telephone conversation came after the White House confirmed that US President...
Robin Williams tops 2014 list of Google searches
Robin Williams tops 2014 list of Google searchesBy MICHAEL LIEDTKEThe Associated PressSAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Robin Williams suicide seared into the worlds collective mindset more than anything else this year, based on what people were searching for on Google.The reaction to Williams death in August topped Googles list of 2014s...
