Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
EU sanctions separatists as Ukraine crisis deepens
Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed to blacklist more Ukrainian separatists Monday but stopped short of fresh sanctions against Russia, saying there was hope of restarting dialogue with Moscow to end the worst standoff since the Cold War.New European Union diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said foreign ministers meeting in Brussels had raised...
MH17 wreckage removal starts in east Ukraine
Grabove (Ukraine) (AFP) – Workers started winching debris from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on to trucks in eastern Ukraine Sunday, paving the way for its eventual return to the Netherlands four months after it was downed, killing 298 people.A crew from the self-proclaimed Donetsk Peoples Republic — the pro-Moscow separatists who...
Russia-West tensions soar as Putin quits G20 summit
MOSCOW (AFP) – Vladimir Putins early exit from a G20 summit in Australia after an icy reception from world leaders may further stoke Russia-West tensions and lead to renewed fighting in Ukraine, analysts said.Western leaders piled huge pressure on the Russian president at the Group of 20 meeting in Brisbane, with host Tony Abbott calling on...
G-20 leaders agree on USD 2 trillion boost to growth
BRISBAINE: (AP) -Under pressure to jolt the lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G-20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years. The fanfare, however, was overshadowed by tensions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Western leaders.The communique from the Brisbane summit...
Putin resists Western offensive as testy G20 closes
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – G20 leaders wrapped up an annual summit Sunday with a vow to reinvigorate the global economy, but geopolitical frictions sparked anew as Russian President Vladimir Putin brushed off Western anger over Ukraine.Host Tony Abbott insisted that everyone including Putin — who left the Brisbane summit a little...
Romania’s Ponta favourite to win presidential poll
Bucharest (AFP) – Romanians vote on Sunday to choose their next president, with Social Democrat and current prime minister Victor Ponta the overwhelming favourite to win.Ponta, 42, goes into the second round of votes with 54 per cent support, according to the latest opinion polls, clearly ahead of his conservative opponent, Klaus...
England come from behind, San Marino claim famous draw
Paris (AFP) – England fought back from behind to beat Slovenia 3-1 in Euro 2016 qualifying on Saturday as some of the continents minnows again enjoyed outstanding results.A turgid Group E encounter at Wembley came to life just before the hour mark when Jordan Henderson headed into his own net to give Slovenia the lead.However, England were...
Putin under fire over Ukraine at G20 summit
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin faced Western scorn and scepticism over Ukraine at a G20 summit in Australia on Saturday, underscoring the deepest chill in relations with the West since the Cold War.At one stage, a member of the Russian delegation told AFP Putin would cut short his visit by skipping the annual...
‘Cold War’ fears over Ukraine overblown, say experts
Paris (AFP) – Secret Russian subs off Sweden, tit-for-tat sanctions, NATO fighters scrambling to intercept Russian warplanes: relations between the West and Moscow over Ukraine have sparked incidents reminiscent of the Cold War that terrified the world for decades. Even Cold War doyen Mikhail Gorbachev used the highly symbolic 25th...
Russian chill permeates G20 summit
BRISBANE (AFP) – Russias Cold War-style standoff with the West sent a chill through G20 talks aimed at heating up the world economy on Saturday as leaders kicked off a summit in Australia.Global warming also emerged as a focus for leaders including Barack Obama, Russias Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping of China, posing another distraction for...
