Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Literature Prize
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Belarussian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the 2015 Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday for her work chronicling the horrors of war and life under the repressive Soviet regime.The Swedish Academy hailed the 67-year-old for writings that were a monument to suffering and courage in our time — tableaux of World War II,...
Football: Unconvincing Spain eye qualification for Euros
MADRID (AFP) – Defending champions Spain can seal their place at next years European Championships in France when they host minnows Luxembourg in Logrono on Friday.However, Vicente del Bosques men are under pressure to produce plenty of goals as well as the three points after an unconvincing campaign that has failed to dispel the doubts...
Next stop Syria? Ukraine rebels weigh options as fighting stops
DONETSK (AFP) – As fighting has dropped off in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels are weighing their options: wait for the conflict to resume, return to civilian life or even head to war-torn Syria.There are no more battles and some people are bored, a bearded rebel fighter who goes by the name of Turok (the Turk) told AFP.The guys I know...
‘Back in the game’ Putin marks birthday with eye on Syria
MOSCOW (AFP) – Vladimir Putin marked his 63rd birthday Wednesday with a focus on Syria, as supporters sang his praises — comparing him to a range of heroic figures from Buddha to Batman.The Russian president has been back in the international limelight since launching a bombing campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria last...
EU welcomes Ukraine rebel poll delay as ‘fundamental step’
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The EU welcomed Tuesday a decision by pro-Russian Ukraine rebels to delay planned elections until 2016 as a fundamental step towards full implementation of the Minsk peace accords.Due implementation (of the decision) will represent a fundamental step towards full implementation of the Minsk agreements, the European Unions...
Another Congo virus patient dies in Quetta, death toll reaches 15
QUETTA (Dunya News) – Another case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus has died in Quetta today (Tuesday), taking death toll to 15 in the country.The patient identified as Hayat Ullah was pronounced dead at Fatima Jinnah Chest and General Hospital, taking toll to three in three days whereas as many as 15 patients have been reportedly...
Tennis: Nishikori quashes Croatian rebellion in Tokyo
TOKYO (AFP) – Defending champion Kei Nishikori survived a courageous ambush attempt from Croatian teenager Borna Coric to reach the second round of the Japan Open on Monday.Playing his first match since helping Japan preserve their place in the Davis Cup world group with victory over Colombia last month, second seed Nishikori had to work...
Boxing: Hard-hitting Matthysse eyes first world title
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Lucas Matthysse will be much the shorter man when he steps into the ring against Viktor Postol but what he lacks in size he hopes to make up for in punching power.Although Matthysse is one of boxings most feared punchers, the 33-year-old from Argentina has never held a major world title.He is determined to change that...
Boxing: Klitschko-Fury fight rescheduled for November 28
BERLIN (AFP) – Wladimir Klitschkos scheduled title fight against Britains Tyson Fury in Dusseldorf has been rescheduled for November 28, the world heavyweight champions camp announced on Friday.Klitschko, 39, was due to meet Fury in Dusseldorf on October 24 for the WBA, WBO and IBF titles, but the fight was pushed back last week after the...
Ukraine local elections will not take place in 2015: Hollande
PARIS (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande said Friday that local elections in Ukraine, planned for October, will be delayed until next year.With the rebel east planning separate elections from the rest of Ukraine, Hollande said after a Paris summit on the conflict that the polls would be delayed to allow an indisputable...
