Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
US plays down flyover by Russian bombers near warship
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US military released a video Monday of a Russian Su-24 bomber flying past an American warship in the Black Sea to dispel what it called inaccurate media reports about a routine encounter.In the video, a Su-24 aircraft appears in the distance, then zooms by the USS Ross — a guided-missile destroyer.Other Russian...
Tennis: Serena survives but Sharapova, Kvitova sent packing in Paris
PARIS (AFP) – Defending champion Maria Sharapova and fourth seed Petra Kvitova were sent packing from the French Open at the fourth-round stage on Monday, but top seed Serena Williams survived a scare to seal her quarter-final place.Sharapova, seeded two, was beaten in straight sets 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 by Lucie Safarova, the Czech 13th seed who...
More than 6,400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine: UN
Geneva (AFP) – The United Nations said Monday that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in fighting, millions more are suffering from abuses and hardship.In its latest report, the UN human rights office noted that an overall decrease in indiscriminate shelling since a fragile truce was...
Axe to swing as Malaysia Airlines tries to start fresh
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Troubled Malaysia Airlines on Monday laid out plans for an across-the-board hard reset of the way the carrier is run that will see around 6,000 jobs cut as it struggles to stay in business.The bullet-point blueprint, released by email, marks the first concrete move by new CEO Christoph Mueller, a German national who had...
Tennis: Ivanovic, Svitolina into last-eight, Sharapova rained off
PARIS (AFP) – Ana Ivanovic made the French Open quarter-finals for the first time since her 2008 title run Sunday where shell face Elina Svitolina, the first Ukrainian to make the last eight.But defending champion Maria Sharapovas scheduled last-16 clash against Lucie Safarova was pushed back until Monday after rain caused a lengthy...
Tennis: Federer leads over-30s into record French Open show
PARIS (AFP) – Roger Federer bids to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the 11th time on Sunday when he faces home favourite Gael Monfils.Second seed Federer, the 2009 champion in Paris, is one of six men over the age of 30 to make the last-16 — the most since 1969, when there were eight.Monfils, seeded 13, has defeated Federer...
Germany warns Ukraine truce turning ‘very fragile’
KIEV (AFP) – Germanys foreign minister warned Friday that the situation in Ukraines separatist east was turning very fragile and required all sides to refocus their efforts on salvaging a three-month truce.Frank-Walter Steinmeier flew into Kiev just days before Ukraines Western-backed President Petro Poroshenkos peace envoy meets...
Russia releases 89-name EU travel blacklist
THE HAGUE (AFP) – Moscow has released a blacklist of European Union politicians barred from Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.Russia yesterday handed over a list of people to diverse EU embassies who may not enter Russia any longer, Rutte said at a weekly press...
Tennis: Emotional Sharapova, Ivanovic into French Open fourth round
PARIS (AFP) – Defending champion Maria Sharapova reached the French Open last-16 on Friday although she appeared on the verge of tears at the end of her straight-sets win over Samantha Stosur.The world number two made the fourth round for the 11th time with a 6-3, 6-4 win over the 26th seeded Australian.It was the Russians 15th win in 17...
G7 finance ministers, central bankers meet in Dresden
DRESDEN, Germany (AFP) – Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven wealthiest nations gathered in Dresden Thursday to discuss the global economy and tax evasion, but the Greek crisis was also high on everyones minds.German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his counterparts from Britain, Canada, France, Italy,...
