Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Kerry heads to talks on Palestinian statehood bid
Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry left early Sunday for a series of meetings in Europe seeking to head off an end-of-year UN showdown over a Palestinian bid for statehood.His first stop was to be Rome where he will meet separately with both Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Kerry to meet Russian counterpart as tensions soar over Ukraine
MOSCOW (AFP) – Top US diplomat John Kerry is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine.The meeting in Rome will take place with tensions soaring after US lawmakers passed a bill — dubbed the...
Russia reaches out to Europe’s far-right parties
VIENNA (AP) — A Russian loan to Frances National Front. Invitations to Moscow for leaders of Austrias Freedom Party. Praise for Vladimir Putin from the head of Britains anti-European Union party.As the diplomatic chill over Ukraine deepens, the Kremlin seems keener than ever to enlist Europes far-right parties in its campaign for influence...
Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome
MOSCOW (AFP) – Top US diplomat John Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday amid a toughening American response to a Kremlin-backed separatist insurgency in Ukraine.Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said Saturday that an agreement has been reached on a meeting between Russian Foreign...
Ukraine says 11 attacks and drones spotted despite truce
KIEV (AFP) – The Ukrainian army on Saturday reported 11 attacks against its positions in the east where a ceasefire is tentatively holding and said a drone was spotted over Mariupol, the last major eastern town under its control.The surveillance activities of the enemy have intensified around Mariupol where a drone was identified, the...
Ukraine is its own worst threat: Dmitry Rogozin
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees defence, said Saturday that Ukraine was its own worst threat, after Kiev announced plans to boost its armed forces because of the conflict in east Ukraine.Rogozin quoted Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak as telling parliament Friday that Kiev faced threats...
Ukraine cheers US vote for military aid, Russia outraged
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine welcomed a US bill that would allow Washington to provide lethal military assistance to the embattled country, but Russia expressed outrage at the openly confrontational legislation.The bill — passed late on Thursday and due to get final approval in Congress on Friday before being sent to US President Barack Obama...
India to build 10 more nuclear reactors with Russia
New Delhi (AFP) – Energy-starved India is to build at least 10 more nuclear reactors with Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday after talks with President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi.We have outlined an ambitious vision for nuclear energy of at least 10 more reactors, Modi said at a press briefing.It will have the highest...
Holders look to secure berth in Europa League last 32
Paris (AFP) – Trophy holders Sevilla are among the clubs looking to claim one of the 10 berths still up for grabs in the Europa League knockout stage in Thursdays final round of group games.The Spanish side, who beat Benfica on penalties in last seasons final in Turin, host Rijeka of Croatia needing just a point to progress, while their...
UN predicts increased global economic growth
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The United Nations predicts that the global economy will grow by more than 3 percent in 2015 and 2016, but that growth will be uneven in some regions.The U.N.s annual economic report says growth edged up in 2014 at an estimated 2.6 percent.The U.N. is forecasting 3.1 percent economic growth in 2015 and 3.3 percent growth in...
